Exemplar News Q1

In source B, we see the main headline of 'you pay £36m for Calais clear-out' in a large bold sans-serif font. This use of directly addressing the reader aims to provoke a negative representation of the 'migrants in Calais'. By understanding the noun of 'you' the Daily Mail are emphasizing the economic disruption as well as social disruption hat migrants are alleged to have caused. This conforms to Hall's representation theory as migrants have been reduced to a very few negative characteristics that the public perceive to be as true. These representations are often that migrants are: of ethnic minority, cause "chaos", and they are a threat to society; which is echoed in the article "keep the site shut for good".

Another negative representations of ethnicity in Source B is the image of Kylie Manogue combined with the headline "Radio waves that keep Kylie young at 48". By choosing a slightly low angle shot, it connotes that all women that focus on beauty and glamour are superior in modern society. Furthermore, the use of 'Radio waves' in the headline show that women feel the need to have cosmetic surgery in order to feel confident (of which 51% of Daily Mail's readership are female). This reflects Van Zoonen's theory of patriarchy. This is a negative portrayal of white blonde haired women as they are often stereotyped as glamour driven in comparison to many other strong independent women. Once again this conforms to Stuart Hall's representation theory of stereotypes.

Whereas, in Source A the Independent represent the African-American migrants as people in need and individuals rather than generalizing them into one stereotype. The image of the 'Ethiopian migrant' in distress with fearful facial expressions represents the difficult times these migrants face. Furthermore, the predominantly black migrants suggest that racism can often lead to many ethnic minorities being forced to migrate due to a lack of opportunity.