To what extent do media sources represent the character of changing place? Flashcards
Examples of Media Sources
. Film . Art i.e classical, modern . Literature i.e. books and poetry . Literature . Music . Social Media . Newspapers . Digital or Augmented place . Fake news?
Define Media Sources
Public sources of information and entertainment
Importance of Media Sources
. Media sources have a huge global market and are very important about shaping wider PERCEPTIONS of a place
. They represent place as well
Why are smart phones import for media giving representation and perceptions of place?
. The majority of adults have a smart phone
. They give INSTANT access about a place
. We can development attachments to place we have never even visited
E.g. The perception of Man Utd came from the media sources such as TV, newspapers and social media. Smart phones help this this perception and representation of place
Benefits of photograph
. Good Qualitative sources of data, as they are excellent at representing sense of place
. Some photos show the reality of place
. Photographs of the same place can show temporal change
. Photographs show the changing CHARACTER of a place, as they are better at showing temporal change in comparison to a painting
. Photos less subjective in comparison to painting
. Photos better than painting at showing temporal change
. Photos are better than maps at showing sense of place
Disadvantages of Photograph
. Photographs are subjective and can be biased
. The reasons for this is is that the photographer can choose the time of day, angle of photo, what weather to take the photo in.
.The photograph will be biased and subjective as he will have a reason for taking the photo. For example, he might try to promote an area. If he wants to promote an area, he will be biased and subjective by taking the photo in times of the day where it is not busy
. For example, the majority of Kinkaku Ji photos in Japan perceive and represent the as peaceful and quiet. However, in reality the place is very busy and noisy. The photographer has been subjective and the perception of place has been manipulated by choosing to take the photo early in the morning when it is not quiet
This could make outsiders have a false sense of place.
. Additionally, the perception of a place can be easily manipulated through photoshop. This provides a false sense of place to outsiders of a place, who get their sense of place through media sources such as social media and newspapers.
Define Geotagging
Where photographs are mapped
Strengths of poetry as a way to represent place
. Gives the reader a sense of place
. It could be an insider or outsider perspective depending upon the poet from a given point in time so temporal change can be seen in a place
Weakness of poetry as a way to represent place
Poems are EXTREMELY subjective and biased upon how the poet wants to convey a place
They may exaggerate certain aspects to interest the reader. Most poems are from not the current time period so they may not be relevant
Examples of Poem Representing place
. In the poem ‘London’ William Blake has an insider perspective an describes London
. He describes London as depressing, dull and violence with prostitution.
Main Issues for all Qualitative Data
It is hard to compare
E.g. It is hard to compare media, newspapers, art, sculptures, poems and TV
