Mediation

The process through which reality is shaped into a media product by choices such as selection, framing and editing.

The process through which reality is filtered and shaped by media production and communication, creating particular meanings.

Mediation is the filtering and shaping of reality through the media. It includes selection and construction, but also draws attention to how the means of communication influence meaning: camera position, editing, words in an article, performance or gameplay mechanics. These processes overlap rather than operating as three completely separate steps.

The process through which people, organisations and media technologies shape material before it reaches an audience.

Do not treat ‘constructed’ as meaning ‘false’. Accurate reporting still involves selection and mediation.

Apply selection, construction and mediation to the product rather than simply defining them. Eduqas requires these perspectives, but does not require a named representation theorist.

The filtering of reality through media production choices to communicate a particular version of it.

The construction of a version of reality through choices about selection, organisation and emphasis.

Mediation is this construction of a version of reality through selection, organisation and emphasis. It does not necessarily mean that a product is false; even accurate reporting must select what to show and how to organise it.

The process through which producers select, organise and focus material to communicate a particular version of reality.

The selection and shaping of material by media producers before it reaches an audience.

The process through which reality is selected, organised and shaped into a media product.

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AQA GCSE Media Studies · 8572

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Eduqas GCSE Media Studies · C680