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This article explains terms in the media and introduces certain theories and examples to illustrate the phenomenon that is happening in the media. Basically, in regards to representations portrayed via the media. He introduced 3 different view about representation:
1) The Reflective view: when we represent something, we are taking its true meaning and trying to create a replica of it in the mind of our audience — like a reflection.
2) The Intentional view: This is the opposite of the Reflective idea. The process of representation is the person doing the representing. For example, an attractive person endorsing the product to imply it is attractive too.
3) The Constructionist view: a representation can never just be the truth or the version of the truth that someone wants you to hear since that is ignoring your ability as an individual to make up your own mind and the influences of the society that you live in on the way that you do so.
Question: Which view do you favor the most?
Strange/puzzling/interesting phenomena: I am puzzled by the emergence of these different views.
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