All media has gone through mediation which is where real people and events are changed into words or images in order to be consumed by an audience therefore showing a construction of reality. This links to Giroux who argues that representation of youth is an empty category because it is constructed by adults therefore it is not necessarily representing reality. Many forms of media represent youth to be aggressive and rebellious such as the historic film "Quadrophenia' and the contemporary documentary 'Unsafe sex in the city' however this is contrasted by programs such as 'Young Apprentice' which focus on the hard working attitude of youths. Therefore this shows that the representation of youth is dependant on the producers opinion on how they want them to be represented.
On the other hand, pluralism suggest that the media is diverse, with a wide range of choices, and that media texts just mirror society, and if particular representations are dominant its because its popular with its audience. This shows that the audience must be entertained by the representation in which they are consuming therefore producer will continue to show the same representation as they want to meet audience expectations.
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