How Women Are Protrayed in Media

                                           MissRepresentation by Jennifer Siebel Newsom


The Representation Project is a documentary about how women are portrayed throughout all different forms of media. They interviewed many different women with completely different backgrounds. All the way from politicians to actresses.

About My Model Part 2

This model right here is Marie. One of my very best friends since middle school. She's Colombian captain of her soccer team, and enrolled in the Cambridge program at our school. She will be featured in the Body Positivity and Cultural Diversity sections of the magazine.

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About My Model Part 1

My first model like previously stated, will be my partner Lauren.

Lauren is one of the kindest, sweetest, caring people I've ever met. She's kind because she takes her time helping the Special Ed students as a part of her community service project and actually has gone on to become President of our school's Best Buddy Project. She's very sweet because she makes everyone feel a different type of special. She never forgets anyone's birthday and is always making her friends and I laugh. She's caring because she's always checking in on her coworkers, family members, and friends. If you were to go her in a moment of sadness it'll be the choice you've ever made. Lauren will then proceed to check up on you constantly to make sure that you're feeling better and never not like that again. I'm proud to call her one of my closest friends.

Here she is at StarBucks two days ago when we met up to discuss our magazine ideas:

                                       Here she is last year on our Junior Year College Tour :

Picking my Models

Since, this is only a four page magazine, I've decided that I am going to have four different models, one for each page and then a group photo as the cover. 

With this being a Pro Women magazine, it is only right that all my models are women. Nothing personal against you boys. This magazine has three main components; Body Positivity, LGBT, and Cultural Diversity. So this means when I'm picking my models I must have these three components in mind so that way I don't chose someone who's look doesn't quite fit my magazine. 

I know that I for sure want to include my partner, Lauren, as one of my models. Since Lauren isn't apart of the LGBT community and isn't comfortable enough with her body yet to be apart of the Body Positivity section, she will be apart of my Cultural Diversity section since she is from Guatemala. 

Influence of Media 5

This post focuses on “Representation” and what the word means in media. “Representation refers to the idea that everything we see/hear in the media has been constructed.” This can be seen in magazines, newspapers, radios, and other forms. For example, when news is being reported about a politician, it is a construct of that politician, not the real person. In representation, “codes” are also instrumental in media construction. Codes can range from language, color, clothing, and specific signs. In the instance of color, green may be associated with “environmentalism”, while pink is linked to femininity. These are some of the constructs behind color.

As it relates to my magazine, it will create a specific representation of my models. The use of photographs and color will create a specific representation of these models to a larger audience.

Sources:

Lamb, B. (n.d.). Brett Lamb. Retrieved January 4, 2020, from https://lessonbucket.com/media-in-minutes/representation/.

Influence of Media 4

In this post, I will talk about the "Media Reinforcement Theory". This proposes the media isn't completely liable for setting up as well as changing the convictions of individuals. This theory expresses that what is seen and got notification from the media just serves to additionally bolster your own convictions.

Reinforcement theory is a limited effects media model applicable within the realm of communication. The theory generally states that people seek out and remember information that provides cognitive support for their pre-existing attitudes and beliefs. The main assumption that guides this theory is that people do not like to be wrong and often feel uncomfortable when their beliefs are challenged.

Sources:

Lamb, Brett. “Brett Lamb.” Lessonbucket, 3 Jan. 2020, https://lessonbucket.com/media-in-minutes/the-reinforcement-theory/.

Influence of Media 3

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In today’s post I will be discussing a third theory, the Agenda Setting Function Theory. In sum, this theory explains to us that the media can’t control the way we think, but on what exactly we think of. This theory stemmed from a study based on the 1968 Presidential Election in which a correlation found “between issues that voters believed were important and issues the media gave prominence to.“ 

I’d be able to apply this theory to my magazine by choosing which story to promote on the cover. Even though it may not be the most story throughout my entire magazine, it will APPEAR to be more important than the rest because it’s on the cover. 

Sources:

https://youtu.be/C7qf9gQpoF4