Media Studies Representation Quiz

What is representation in media studies?

• The way aspects of society are presented to audiences

• The ideas and beliefs held by media producers

• The process everything goes through before it reaches an audience

• The way media texts are put together

What does construction refer to in media texts?

• The way a media text is put together

• The process everything goes through before it reaches an audience

• The words that go along with images to give them a certain meaning

• What has been selected to include in a media text

What is mediation in the context of media texts?

• The way a media text is put together

• The process everything goes through before it reaches an audience

• What has been selected to include in a media text

• The words that go along with images to give them a certain meaning

What does selection refer to in media texts?

• The way a media text is put together

• The process everything goes through before it reaches an audience

• What has been selected to include in a media text

• The words that go along with images to give them a certain meaning

What are stereotypes in the context of media representation?

• A simplified representation of a person, groups of people or a place

• The way media texts are put together

• The process everything goes through before it reaches an audience

• The ideas and beliefs held by media producers

What is ideology in media representation?

• The ideas and beliefs held by media producers

• The process everything goes through before it reaches an audience

• A simplified representation of a person, groups of people or a place

• The way media texts are put together

What is anchorage in media texts?

• What has been selected to include in a media text

• The words that go along with images to give them a certain meaning

• The process everything goes through before it reaches an audience

• The way a media text is put together

Why are stereotypes considered dangerous in media representation?

• They are a simplified representation of a person, groups of people or a place

• They are the words that go along with images to give them a certain meaning

• They can lead audiences to generalise about people or places

• They are ideas and beliefs held by media producers

What is the power of media texts in terms of influencing ideas and attitudes?

• They are the words that go along with images to give them a certain meaning

• They are a simplified representation of a person, groups of people or a place

• They have the power to shape an audience’s knowledge and understanding

• They are ideas and beliefs held by media producers

What is the main purpose of analysing media texts in terms of representation?

• To determine how they've represented ideas and issues

• To know what has been selected to include in a media text

• To understand the process everything goes through before it reaches an audience

• To recognize the words that go along with images to give them a certain meaning