Newspaper Representation about the London Riots

1. The group is represented in this picture is the youth of Britain is shown as thugs and terrible people.

2. We are being given the stereotypical view of a young British teenager as it is what people think a British thug-like teenager would look like, this view is a grey tracksuit, small satchel bag and an overconfident walk.

3. This representation is being constructed by the language as it is stating the actions of the rioters as "anarchy" and not looking into the real meaning behind the riots, also it talks about the riots spreading and behind the man is a fire which is spreading which shows a high level of juxtaposition. Also, the camera angle makes him look powerful as it is a low angle and makes him look like he thinks he is better than everyone else. Also, the colours are very bland for him showing that he fits in and is the same as every thug.

4. The article is represented by the text in many ways. This includes reasons such as how the size of the word 'Anarchy' is the main focus of the article as it is the biggest word and is what people see first when they pick up the newspaper. Also, the tone of the text is short sentences to give a lot of information in a quick time which allows people to find out what is happening without reading a lot about it, this also shows how they can make quick non-detailed sentences that allow people to make their own assumptions about the stereotype. Also, the words 'Hit' and 'Spread' dramatise the riots and make it sound like young people ruining the country. Also, the lack of detail about the reason for the riots make the riots sound worse than they are.

5. This representation fits with the institutional codes and conventions of the Sun and how they represent news and how they cater to their audience of middle-class people which contrasts to the lower class people that they try to show as the only people in the riots. Also, it says about it being the 'Third day' so the article interests the reader as they want to keep up to date on the situation. Also since the newspaper is a tabloid they dramatised the article and made the stereotypical youth of Britain to be thugs and aggressive.