gender, age and ethnicity are presented to an audience through specific
media products using specific media language. How issues and events are
represented in the media is also a key issue to consider as is the audience
response to those representations. Context should also be considered.
what is being represented?
A crying girl is being represented with
Donald trump, president of the United
States of America, standing before her. This cover represents the recent
situation of USA where Trump
applied the Zero Tolerance rule.
how is it represented?
It represents how the recent
policies of Trump pulled the
families apart and also shows power dominance
coupled with unjust and unfair
policies. The angle of elevation between
the crying girl and Trump shows
the difference of being influential.
Trump’s position shows his
authority and power and the fact
that he is suited booted signifies
class difference. The anchorage “Welcome to America” gives an impression to the reader that a new face of`
USA is being shown to the world.
who is the representation targeted to?
This representation criticizes
Trump’s non-serious attitude
towards several families that
reside within USA.
This representation show cases
“A new picture of America”
People could recognize the topic of the issue just by scrutinizing the Brand Identity and
House Style and can criticize or give their opinions towards the recent situation.
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