Will The Newspapers Influence The Outcome Of The Election?

Halls Theory Of Representation


Analyse the representations in sources A and B. Use Hall's concept of representation in your answer

Stuart Hall's theory of representation argues that the images and headlines portrayed. Fix representations of the figures and political parties that are on show. This draws attention on the role of power in terms of representations and how audiences can take different things from representations with these two newspapers.

The Daily Mirror newspaper cover shows their political bias toward the labor party. Supposedly with proof that there is deal on the table for the NHS. The headline reads 'The Proof', this would fit into Halls theory with the way that the Daily Mirror are fixing representations of the conservative party on this front cover of their newspaper. When looking at representations of Boris Johnson and the conservative party, not just from the Daily Mirror but the news around us, the BBC and their support for the conservative party came under fire recently when Boris laid a wreath on remembrance day reportedly hungover and disorientated, the BBC showed an image of Boris laying a wreath from a while back.

In comparison, the Daily Telegraph have chosen a far less appealing image of Labour party leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Just from this representation alone, the Telegraph show how they are fixing their cover against the Labour party. Looking further into the cover, it shows a supposed poll with puts the conservative party way ahead. So it looks as though that Halls theory of representation fits in well with this newspaper cover as well.

The differences between these two covers in respects to representation are the fact that their is a lack of a good story for Jeremy Corbyn. The images used in the Daily Telegraph emphasises this and the headline underneath is negative and against the Labour party and Jeremy Corbyn. Whereas the Daily Mirror shows their political slat toward Labour with the unflattering image or Boris Johnson and the main story being proof of some trad deal with the US involving the NHS. This shows the differences between