- Mediated events, The Media had a lot of control and provoke during the riots this was mainly done through social networking and social media such as Twitter, Bbm and facebook and the news. During the Riots the main uprour was due to how the news and newpapers represnted the youth at the time, the youngsters of London were portrayed as hood's wearing hoodies, "Bent on desruction" They were described as uncivilised with "No social value" or care for there streets, homes or anyone including total lack of respect for everyone including themselves. Words mostly used throughout the Media and news was "Thugs" and "Chavs". "Chaves which actully are working class young people, where as most of the people convicted of crimes and taken in were middle class eventough working class and race wise, black people was made to take the blmae, this was mainly done through how the media portrayed the people involved.
Representing youth:
- IPSO's MORI Survey 2005: 40% crime violence and anti-social, 71% negetive
- The media was too quick to put blame on a certain group of individuals who interact with pop culture, rap music and underground. Violent video games were also used to blame and create fear umungst London and even the whole of the UK and its advertisment consumers.
Daily mail "Rap music raves about drugs, violence and game culture"
Daily mirror "Thugs used social networking sites to get riots going" - it could be said to be true that the Media did portray this certain group if individuals as the ones to balme, as the public trust the media corporations such as the BBC and newspapers
- An iconic image used by both the daily mail and the daily mirror days after the riots, thi simage became an iconic image throughout the Media as it was a prime exanexample of who the media wanted to blame for the mass looting and violence involved within riotes of London 2011
Newsnight During the Riots.
- David Starkey "Whites are becoming blacks" <== This one quotes mentioned on an interview with David starkey caused major uproar within London. the interview was given the most number of hits on youtube with 125,083 views. he gives his opinions on the UK riots and says some easily misconstrued stuff, leading to much anger within the eyes of the public which was considered to be rasist.
Where as the rap version of it also gain 44,671 views
- Rap version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4GaKCBMNs4
- Officail version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVq2bs8M9HM
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