Paper 1 Media Representations Flashcards
Traditional/Negative - Ethnicity - Mulhern UK nationalities
Mulhern an irish journalist, is critical about media portrayals of the irish and says that Irish nationals are stereotyped in the following 2 ways:
Stereotype 1: Homesick and drinking bad Guinness while listening to bad ballads in north london.
Stereotype 2: Too successful to be homesick while making megabucks in the city, and reporting the good wealth home via skype.
Examples - Mrs brown boys
Unmannered, alcoholics, overly swearing, obnoxious
Traditional/Negative - Ethnicity - Vir, Hall and Foye UK Nationalities
Found that those living in the Highlands feel under-represented in media portrayals and coverage - They noted the bias of TV programmes who excluded ‘smaller locations’. In their research one participant stated - ‘i think it (sport) is very much English broadcast and Scotland in quietly left behind’ and another claimed that ‘The Scottish person is always drink and an abusive drunk at that’
Examples - Rab C Nesbitt
Angry, Easily annoyed, emotional closed off and they don’t show any feelings.
Bad influence, children and fustration.
Traditional/Negative - Ethnicity - Graham UK Nationalities
Graham suggests that the media can sometimes force other nationals into TV programmes leading to ‘tokenism’. One participant also discussed ‘Gavin and Stacy’ - it’s all about portraying Wales as think’
