Introductions to REPRESENTATION essay

Whole essay to follow, but this is the kind of thing you should be writing for your essay intro, as it is essential to set the scene:

Whenever a media product or institution decides to depict a particular group or demographic, then that group is being ‘represented’. By its very nature, the media only allows institutions to depict a particular facet or aspect of a particular social group. This process, if not handled carefully, can be damaging. If people from a particular social group are shown in a negative light, or sometimes even if they are shown in a positive light, the media institution can create an image of an entire demographic which is inaccurate or misleading. This can lead to ‘real-life’ stereotyping of individual due to media portrayal. When it comes to the representation of black youths in the media in the 20^th and 21^st centuries, this issue becomes particularly difficult to manage.