media representation: social class

Butsch

Butsch (2003)-  WC often portrayed as stupid, irresponsible or a source of trouble linked to crime and benefit scrounges or lone parenthood

media creates an underclass- seen as white trash or chavs e.g in benefit street

Busch argues this justifies existing patterns of inequality portraying the poor as lazy rather than victims of unequal society

UC representation

UC presented as: well bred, superior, respectable e.g Royal family in the news 

Class and journalism- GUMG

Glasgow media group- 54% of journalists are still privately educated- which means the news reflects the interest and opinions of the UC and views the MC primary defines such as police chiefs or business owners will be priotised in the news rather than ordinary working people

Changes in representation in class

Changes in representations 

More WC people going to uni and getting jobs- although 54% of journalists are still privately educated( Glasgow media group)

Citizen journalism- WC people can share thoughts- but their is a digital divide still 

Pluralists- media needs to reflect social attitudes in order to make profit