How did the language and selection of images in the coverage create a particular representation of young people?
there's a picture where you can see a British youth who is represented to be a villain to society, this is because in the image we can see the youth who is wearing a hooded tracksuit and covering his face, and behind him there is a large fire which looks like it came from a car explosion, from the first look at this image we get a an understanding that they are trying to create a sense of fear for the audience. Next, the title says "Anarchy in the UK" this word means a state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems.
Why does David Buckingham mention Owen Jones and his work Chavs: the demonisation of the working class?
David Buckingham speaks about what Owen Jones mentioned in his book about how the elite control the media and demonise the working class people (marxist theory).
What is the typical representation of young people – and teenage boys in particular? What did the 2005 IPSOS/MORI survey find?
The typical representations of young people are generally negative, violent and scary. The 2005 survey found that “76% of reporting of young people is negative and only 12% of crime in general is committed by young people”
How can Stanley Cohen’s work on Moral Panic be linked to the coverage of the riots due to the fact that the London riots caused young people to become violent, aggressive and unpleasant. This caused a moral panic across England as it all happened within a week
What is your own opinion on the riots? Do you have sympathy with those involved or do you believe strong prison sentences are the right approach to prevent such events happening in future
In my opinion i thought what happened with the riots were tragic. However, i also think that way which the media portrayed youth was also very unfair. This is because they didn't really cover the wider context enough
David Buckingham speaks about what Owen Jones mentioned in his book about how the elite control the media and demonise the working class people (marxist theory).
What is the typical representation of young people – and teenage boys in particular? What did the 2005 IPSOS/MORI survey find?
The typical representations of young people are generally negative, violent and scary. The 2005 survey found that “76% of reporting of young people is negative and only 12% of crime in general is committed by young people”
How can Stanley Cohen’s work on Moral Panic be linked to the coverage of the riots due to the fact that the London riots caused young people to become violent, aggressive and unpleasant. This caused a moral panic across England as it all happened within a week
What elements of the media and popular culture were blamed for the riots?
There was alot of critism towards the popular culture of Rap/Hip hop/ grime music as many people believed that this was a major factor towards what caused the riots.
How was social media blamed for the riots? What was interesting about the discussion of social media when compared to the Arab Spring in 2011?
Social media was blamed a lot during the London riots (mainly blackberry messenger) as this was used as a form of communication for the rioters to meet up before causing chaos.
There was alot of critism towards the popular culture of Rap/Hip hop/ grime music as many people believed that this was a major factor towards what caused the riots.
How was social media blamed for the riots? What was interesting about the discussion of social media when compared to the Arab Spring in 2011?
Social media was blamed a lot during the London riots (mainly blackberry messenger) as this was used as a form of communication for the rioters to meet up before causing chaos.
The riots generated a huge amount of comment and opinion - both in mainstream and social media. How can the two-step flow theory be linked to the coverage of the riots?
Famous people like Russel Brand and skepta were sharing their thought on the riots through social media and each of them have over 100k followers
Alternatively, how might media scholars like Henry Jenkins view the 'tsunami' of blogs, forums and social media comments? Do you agree that this shows the democratisation of the media?
What were the right-wing responses to the causes of the riots?
the right wings responses was more negative as they were blaming the youths and criticising them a lot and comparing them to animals, whereas the left wing responses were more understanding of the rioters and the reasons they may have participated.
Famous people like Russel Brand and skepta were sharing their thought on the riots through social media and each of them have over 100k followers
Alternatively, how might media scholars like Henry Jenkins view the 'tsunami' of blogs, forums and social media comments? Do you agree that this shows the democratisation of the media?
What were the right-wing responses to the causes of the riots?
the right wings responses was more negative as they were blaming the youths and criticising them a lot and comparing them to animals, whereas the left wing responses were more understanding of the rioters and the reasons they may have participated.
What are your OWN views on the main causes of the riots?
In my opinion, i thought that there was more reasons for people part taking in the riots other than just wanting to cause trouble. These are thing such as unemployment rates, police harassment etc.
How can capitalism be blamed for the riots? What media theory (from our new/digital media unit) can this be linked to?
Were people involved in the riots given a voice in the media to explain their participation?
There was significant cover of the voice of people involved, one in particular was an interview on Sky news with a a young teenager who had his face covered and he was expressing his anger towards society and how he feels he has been marginalised, this was his main cause to participate in the riots.
In the Guardian website's investigation into the causes of the riots, they did interview rioters themselves. Read this Guardian article from their Reading the Riots academic research project - what causes are outlined by those involved in the disturbances?
In my opinion, i thought that there was more reasons for people part taking in the riots other than just wanting to cause trouble. These are thing such as unemployment rates, police harassment etc.
How can capitalism be blamed for the riots? What media theory (from our new/digital media unit) can this be linked to?
Were people involved in the riots given a voice in the media to explain their participation?
There was significant cover of the voice of people involved, one in particular was an interview on Sky news with a a young teenager who had his face covered and he was expressing his anger towards society and how he feels he has been marginalised, this was his main cause to participate in the riots.
In the Guardian website's investigation into the causes of the riots, they did interview rioters themselves. Read this Guardian article from their Reading the Riots academic research project - what causes are outlined by those involved in the disturbances?
What is your own opinion on the riots? Do you have sympathy with those involved or do you believe strong prison sentences are the right approach to prevent such events happening in future
In my opinion i thought what happened with the riots were tragic. However, i also think that way which the media portrayed youth was also very unfair. This is because they didn't really cover the wider context enough
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