Representation and Stereotyping

It happens sometimes that media gives us particular image, and thought.

One news story is a good example.


One day, an excellent family's child killed their family.

The police asked 'Why did you kill your family?'

The child did not answer.


After that, the media started to guess about the family.

First, they asked the neighborhood.

The neighborhood said the whole family graduated from one of the famous university and the

child felt pressure.

Finally, the media reported that they did not talk to the child.



This is one of the examples of repesentation and stereotyping.

The media gives us their thoughts without any reasons.

When the media can not get enough imformation, they sometimes fix their ideas for the sake of

convenience.

So, we have to check the fact and we do not have to trust everything.