AS 91492 · 3 credits · Internal
NZ media representation
Demonstrate understanding of the media representation of an aspect of New Zealand culture or society
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You need to pick an aspect of how New Zealand culture or society is shown in the media (like how Māori are portrayed in news, or how farmers are represented, or rugby culture) and explain what messages and values that representation sends. Your job is to analyse *why* the media shows it that way and what effect those representations have on how New Zealanders think about that topic.
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What you actually do
- ·Choose a specific aspect of NZ culture or society (a group, place, issue, event, or idea) and identify how it's represented across different media texts
- ·Explain how and why the media represents that aspect the way it does (what messages, values, and assumptions are being communicated)
- ·Analyse the impact of that representation — how it shapes or reflects views about that aspect of NZ society
- ·Support your analysis with specific examples from actual media texts you've studied
- ·Recognise that representations contain bias and reflect particular viewpoints, not neutral facts
AAchieved
You explain clearly what the media representation is and how it communicates particular messages and values about an aspect of NZ culture or society.
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