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Women in the british media

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Megan Southern
Megan Southern

During the 2012 Olympics, British media provided equal coverage of male and female athletes like Jessica Ennis. However, after the Olympics coverage reverted to being mostly about men's sports. The document also discusses representations of women in British drama shows, with some portrayals reinforcing stereotypes but others subverting expectations through bold female characters who defy initial impressions. In conclusion, the media presents various representations of women, both positive and negative, reflecting societal views.

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Women where shown as equals in my opinion as they had equal coverage over the 29 different channels on the BBC and where praised equally as well when it came to a well known athlete, such as Jessica Ennis. She won the athletics Heptathlon gold medal in the London 2012 Olympics and the media coverage of her success was not unnoticed. She has her own profile on the BBC website as well as several stories of her in the newspapers.
Although during the Olympics the public were given equal coverage of both men and women in the sports, once the Olympics was over the news stories go straight back to being male orientated, as shown below. Thus showing how the stereotype of the male and female roles are adhered to, with men being portrayed as the sporty, athletic ones and women being pushed to the side.
Moving on from sports, there are several representations of women within current British Drama. One of which is in the new series Parades Ends in which the audience is presented with a bold female character. I say bold, due to her long gown, blonde hair and pristine appearance providing a stereotypical air head, however once she shows that she is able to speak in a variety of languages her bold character is thus presented to the audience.
We are also presented with a variety of representations of woman within the new series of BBCs Waterloo Road. The younger girl next The boring older door lady
With this in mind there are a variety of different representations of women in the media, including that of those involved in sport, major news stories or TV dramas. Although some may not be positive, it just show's us as an audience the variation in how the public and producers view women in society today.

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Women in the british media

  • 2. Women where shown as equals in my opinion as they had equal coverage over the 29 different channels on the BBC and where praised equally as well when it came to a well known athlete, such as Jessica Ennis. She won the athletics Heptathlon gold medal in the London 2012 Olympics and the media coverage of her success was not unnoticed. She has her own profile on the BBC website as well as several stories of her in the newspapers.
  • 3. Although during the Olympics the public were given equal coverage of both men and women in the sports, once the Olympics was over the news stories go straight back to being male orientated, as shown below. Thus showing how the stereotype of the male and female roles are adhered to, with men being portrayed as the sporty, athletic ones and women being pushed to the side.
  • 4. Moving on from sports, there are several representations of women within current British Drama. One of which is in the new series Parades Ends in which the audience is presented with a bold female character. I say bold, due to her long gown, blonde hair and pristine appearance providing a stereotypical air head, however once she shows that she is able to speak in a variety of languages her bold character is thus presented to the audience.
  • 5. We are also presented with a variety of representations of woman within the new series of BBCs Waterloo Road. The younger girl next The boring older door lady
  • 6. With this in mind there are a variety of different representations of women in the media, including that of those involved in sport, major news stories or TV dramas. Although some may not be positive, it just show's us as an audience the variation in how the public and producers view women in society today.