Neomarxism

Question 1

Sutton trust

Answer 1

• journalists and broadcasters tend to be white, middle class and male
• more than 50% attended private schools which only 7% of the population attend
• promotes ruling class norms, values and ideologies unconsciously
  Eg. Use this as intro to Gilroy

Question 2

Gilroy

Answer 2

• black crime form of political resistance against a repressive, racist state
• media created folk devil surrounding black people generating deviancy amplification as certain social groups threaten the positions of white, middle class males
  Eg. News reporting on black crime included headlines such as the Dailey express “rampage at the carnival” (after Notting hill carnival with emphasis on crime)

Question 3

Hall

Answer 3

• unconscious racism is reflected as black and Asian people are portrayed as being the source of social problems and labelled as problems in media coverage
  Eg. Top boy- predominantly huge black cast and involves drug usage and violence

Question 4

The Glasgow media group

Answer 4

• working class presented in stereotyped way
• themes: need for immigration control (key theme on political debate and frequent topic in headlines), burden on the welfare and job market (ignores the possible economic benefits of immigration for the uk in favour of exaggerating perceived burden that immigrants put on the welfare state and job market) etc.
  Eg. Headlines about increasing immigration levels such as the daily express “immigration soars 20% in a year” , “we can’t take anymore”