TV Crime Drama - Media Representations

Media representations: how the media portray events, issues, individuals and social groups.

With reference to episode 1 of Cuffs you need to make notes on all the following:

• Events that take place in the episode (what are they?)
• Issues that the episode deals with (first decide what they are)
• How individuals are represented (first identify what individuals are represented)
• How social groups are represented (again, first identify what social groups the episode identifies)

You'll also be thinking about the following at some point soon:

1. Social Context – how media products reflect the society in which they are produced and that of their target audience.
2. Cultural Context – how media products reflect the arts and culture, including popular culture, of their time.
3. Historical Context – how media products reflect historical events and social changes.
4. Political Context – how media products reflect political viewpoints, messages, values and beliefs.