representation & lang - The observer - a study of contemporary covers
Key term Definition CONSTRUCTION This is the way a media text is put together. In a magazine or newspaper. It includes the layout and writing as well as the choice of images MEDIATION This is the process everything goes through before it reaches an audience. This can be how newspaper or magazine photographs are cropped and captioned, or how real-life events - like a protest or a speech by a politician - are portrayed in a news report. SELECTION This refers to what has been selected to include in a media text. This can be particularly important in newspaper articles, where selecting certain facts over others can change the angle of a story; what is omitted is sometimes as important as what is included. ANCHORAGE These are the words that go along with images to give those pictures a certain meaning in a specific context. This includes captions and headlines in newspapers and taglines in adverts or on film posters. STEREOTYPES These are a sim...