the media representation of class

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  • media representation of class
    • VERY RICH
      • NEWMAN
        • very rich are over-represented
        • shown as something deserved and not because of luck (royals)
      • NAIRN
        • represent celebrities as if their life is a soap opera
        • E.G. royal family and Kate and Megan feud
    • MIDDLE CLASS
      • middle class lifestyle is over-represented through things like property programmes like selling sunset
      • represented as having anxiety due to false/negative publications and cancel culture
    • POVERTY
      • McKENDRICK
        • argued  that people in poverty are marginalized or dehumanized within the media as there is very little exploration of poverty within media
      • poverty is represented as entertainment within the media, E.G. through shows like shameless
    • WORKING CLASS
      • NEWMAN
        • argues that WC are stereotyped as the problem
      • represented as shallow or unintelligent, E.G. Phil Mitchel

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