Self-representation

The way someone constructs an image of themselves through selected media content.

A portrayal that someone helps construct of themselves, for example through selected photographs and captions on social media.

Self-representation happens when people help construct a media portrayal of themselves. Someone posting on social media is both an audience member who consumes media and a producer who selects images, writes captions and decides what to share.

The image of itself that a person or organisation constructs through its own communications.

Self-representation does not mean that Rashford personally writes every post. His representatives may help construct his online identity.

The construction of an image of oneself through media, including choices about which experiences, qualities and viewpoints to make public.

The construction of an image of oneself through choices about what to show, say and leave out.

The ways someone constructs and communicates an image of themselves through media products.

Self-representation occurs when people communicate an image of themselves. An artist’s website and social media allow them, often working with a team, to shape their public persona.

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AQA GCSE Media Studies · 8572

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