Exemplar post 2: Research into the term 'representation'

This is just an example to help get you started and give you an idea of what's expected.

Of course, we're not going to post a definition of 'representation' for you - that's your job! But here's a summary/definition of another key concept in Media: Audience.

'Audience' is a very important concept throughout media studies. All media texts are made with an audience in mind, ie a group of people who will receive it and make some sort of sense out of it. And generally, but not always, the producers make some money out of that audience. Therefore it is important to understand what happens when an audience "meets" a media text.

There are different ways of categorising or defining audiences, as can be seen here.

The way that a text relates to an audience, and the way that the audience responds is also an important area of study. Different audience theories can be seen here.