neo marxist exp of media reps

Question 1

SUTTON TRUST

Answer 1

> journalists + broadcasters tend
to be white, middle class + male +
more than 50% attended private
schools
over representation promotes
ruling class norms, values +
ideologies

Question 2

GILROY

Answer 2

> black crime = form of political
resistance against a repressive,
racist state (capitalist)
media created a folk devil -
generated deviancy amplification

Question 3

HALL

Answer 3

> black people portrayed = natives,
entertainers, slaves
black + asian people are portrayed
as being the ‘source’ of social
problems
although an attempt to promote
diversity - still constructed by
those in ‘control’ of the media -
doesn’t challenge their dominant
views

Question 4

GLASGOW MEDIA GROUP

Answer 4

> working class issues - workers strike + industrial action
benefits of immigration receiving
limited media coverage
exaggerate number of immigrants coming into the uk

Question 5

PHILO ET AL

Answer 5

working class as immigrants + asylum seeker