NEWS REPORTING AND THE POWER OF THE IMAGE
KEY TOPICS
â—¾ Case study: news reporting
â—¾ The power of the visual
â—¾ Representation of disasters
â—¾ Representation of gender
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this unit, teachers will be able to:
â—¾ Analyze representations in news coverage of particular events
â—¾ Examine news reporting that offers alternative representations to those found in the
mainstream media
â—¾ Assess the impact of representations on the audience and on the subject being
portrayed
â—¾ Analyze representations of gender in media and information systems