Constructed Media
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Definition: A major focus of social constructionism is to uncover the ways in which individuals and groups participate in the construction of their perceived social reality. It involves looking at the ways social phenomena are developed, institutionalised, known, and made into tradition by humans.
Biased
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Media can be selective when covering certain groups and issues.
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Media promotes things when it’s in their favour.
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Politics can act as a filter.
Unbiased
Media is unbiased due to socialisation's having a responsibility to be honest and accurate to their local communities by showing both perspectives of a conflict. An example of this is ‘THE INDEPENDENT’ newspaper.
Donald Trump’s View On Mexicans
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Druggy's
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Rapists
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Problematic
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Criminals
Who Supports Him?
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Some younger people due to following their parents point of view.
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Old closed minded people.
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People who fear unemployment, less housing and over population.
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People who fear other races.
Obama’s View On Mexicans
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Tries to understand them.
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Talks about them in a positives way.
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Represents their culture.
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Good hardworking people.
Who Supports Him?
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Young open minded people.
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Middle aged open minded people.
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People who supports others.
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Non-racist people.
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Ethnic minority.
Defining Constructed Media.
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Media are not windows on reality or mirrors of society. They are carefully constructed products. From newspapers to nature shows, media producers actively select and construct particular images of the world.
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A media literate person is aware that many decisions go into every media product, and that even the most realistic images represent someone's interpretation of reality.
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Moreover a truly media literate person can produce media as well, thereby offering their own construction of reality.
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When we say that all media messages are constructed, we mean that all media messages have been assembled by someone. That “someone” could be a single person, or it could be a large organisation. The messages and values embedded in this particular piece of media are those of the people who created it.
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In photographs, the photographer's own vision of what she wants to show within the frame demonstrates her own values and beliefs. A newspaper writer’s articles may be based on his own beliefs, or based on the beliefs and ideologies of his publishers, or perhaps even the beliefs of the companies who advertise in that particular newspaper.
