NEWS REPORTING AND THE POWER OF THE IMAGE

KEY TOPICS ◾ Case study: news reporting ◾ The power of the visual ◾ Representation of disasters ◾ Representation of gender LEARNING OBJECTIVES After completing this unit, teachers will be able to: ◾ Analyze representations in news coverage of particular events ◾ Examine news reporting that offers alternative representations to those found in the mainstream media ◾ Assess the impact of representations on the audience and on the subject being portrayed ◾ Analyze representations of gender in media and information systems