Media Representations
Who is being represented?- Women are being greatly represented in inside sport, as Gabby Logan in the show interviews many football stars that top male interviewers even struggle to get a chance to talk to.
Why is the Subject being represented in this way?
I think Inside Sport has been portrayed in such a way to encourage women to get more and more involved with sports. This hence also gives the impression that women are not being as under represented in sports and the media as often thought.
Media Language and forms
The Mise-en- Scene also emphasises on the importance of Gabby Logan particularly through the way she is seated in the middle of all those present, each time the show is aired. The professional studio setting also emphasises on Gabby Logans striking presence in the show. The close ups to her face and the low angled shots also emphasise upon Gabby Logans importance in the show.
Narrative
Thw show usually opens in a way where Gabby Logan starts of briefly mentioning the key points to be discussed in the show e.g. the weeks key sports occurances, who is going to be interviewed on the show e.t.c.
Genre
The text belongs to the sports genre. The stars of the show are usually clearly glamourised which of course are Gabby Logan and those interviewed on the show. The text does clearly conform to the conventions of normal sports chat shows such as soccer A.M. , football focus e.t.c. The only way it will differentiate itself from Soccer A.M. is that inside sport also contains quite a serious tone whilst sports topics are discussed, Soccer A.M. is a sports show also used to create humour and solely entertain its audience.
Media Institutions
The text's institution is the BBC , which is a public broadcaster. This means the text has to cater to all kinds of audiences and has to inform,educate aswell as entertain. Inside sport hence has to have some appeal to all kinds of people.
Media Values and Ideologies
The major values and Ideologies associated with Inside sport don't particularly include a patriarchal ideology as with Soccer A.M. and Football Focus. The fact that Gabby Logan presents the show and that men are included creates an ideology which promotes equality amongst genders, which many other sports show do not promote.
Media Audiences
. Despite the presenter of the show being female, i think that males are most likely to view the show and be more attracted to it, as females dont take as much of a keen interest in sports as males. However females interested in sports and football are more then likely to predominantly consist of being the secondary audience, as football has risen to be the most popular sport across England with females. The fact that the BBC is the institution makes Inside Sport accessable to everyone.
. As a viewer of the show i can say that the text is something that i find to be educating, informative aswell as entertaining. However this may be partly due to me coming from a background where many family members take a key interest in sports.
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