Annotated Bibliography: Media Representation Research

Kajasmine Copeland

Mrs. Thomas

English – 132

26 April 2017

Annotated Bibliography: Media Representation Research

Thesis: The media should be able to express everyone's uniqueness in order for the people to learn how to be leaders instead of followers.

Llopis, Glenn. "7 Ways To Value Yourself Beyond Social Media." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 11 Mar. 2013. Web. 29 Apr. 2017.

Llopis outlines how people value others off perception than reality. He talks about how people appreciate their perception life than the real one. He describes why people don’t use it the right way. Lastly, he gives examples of how people can learn to value their self-more.

Glenn Llopis is a chairman of the Glenn Llopis Group, also known as GLG. Earning serendipity is his best-selling book. He has been recognized as the top 20

influential writers at Forbes. His work has contributed to Forbes, Huffington Post, and Harvard Business Review. His article “7 Ways to Value Yourself Beyond Social Media” was published in Forbes in 2013 and found in the Forbes Magazine database.

Llopis’s article would beneficial to my thesis by showing how people in the media can be fraud to what they really are. I can analyze the highlights of being able value self beyond social media The seven ways given are good examples I can use to show people how to value their self and become leaders.

Moran, Gwen. "5 Ways Being A Good Follower Makes You A Better Leader." Fast Company. Fast Company, 29 Apr. 2014. Web. 29 Apr. 2017.

Moran evaluates different ways people can be good followers, and good followers can be good leaders one day. He displays how you have to crawl before you walk, but in order to do that, you need a good influence or supporter. It also provides different examples on what you need to do to be a good follower.

Gwen Moran is a leadership and management blogger for Entrepreneur.com. The author has her own website and many others love her work. She has developed and written content programs for major international organizations. She is also a writer and author specializing in business and finance. She has been nominated in being an accomplished humor writer. Her article “5 Ways Being a Good Follower Makes You A Better Leader” was published in The Fast Company in 2014 and founded in Fast Company database.

Moran’s article would be useful to support my thesis by showing people that it's okay to be a good follower if you have a good leader. She points out the ways available to help a person be a good follower. I could also use her examples on showing people how they can be good followers of good things.

Fagan, Deirdre. "'A Time to Talk'." Critical Companion to Robert Frost: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work, Critical Companion. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2007. Bloom's Literature, Facts On File, Inc.

Fagan article is explaining the personality of the poet. The poet seems to be very sentimental ad can make time for talks and slow meaningful walks. He shows how the poet cherishes every moment of life, providing examples how and why. The journal is basically explaining the importance of life and time.

Deirdre Fagan is credible in her work that is featured in Bloom's Literature. The website is trusted by teachers and critics. Her educated journal “A Time to Talk” was published in the Critical Companion to Robert Frost: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work in 2007 and found in Blooms Literature database.

Fagan’s document would benefit to my work by showing that life is meaningful and people should do what make them happy and comfortable. Also how cherishing every moment can be worth it in the long run. The life of the poet is a healthy advice to those who really don’t understand the meaning of life.

Weiss, W.H. "Insight: essential skill for managerial success." Supervision Oct. 2000: 3. General OneFile. Web. 29 Apr. 2017.

Weiss’s work, intricate the proposition of insight, along with providing examples. The article starts out with the development, how it affects the people, the process of it, and then shows it plays a major role in people's life.

W.H. Weiss article Insight: essential skills for managerial success, was published in Supervision in Oct. 2000 and found in the General OneFile database.

Weiss’s paragraphs “Understanding the Uniqueness of People” would be functional to my thesis by giving ways how being unique can get you far. It will show how once people are able to understand and accept their uniqueness, they can go far in their own way. This could help my argument about being leaders because it highlights the importance of a person’s uniqueness.

Robinson, Laura M. "Girlness and guyness: gender trouble in young adult literature." Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures 1.1 (2009): 203+. General OneFile. Web. 29 Apr. 2017.

Robinson article is about the stereotypes of “gayness” and “girlness.” She gives different insights on both sides, providing examples and sources from books she has read. She gives her own opinion and a speech to the guys and girls on how they should handle these type of situations.

Laura M. Robison is a professor at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. She has contributed articles and chapters of several collections. She has published articles about Canadian children's literature, women writers and the L-Word. Her journal entry “Girlness and guyness: gender trouble in young adult literature” was published in Jeunesse; Young People, Texts, Cultures in 2009 and found in the General OneFile database.

Robinson’s journal entry could ease my thesis by showing stereotypes of how the representation of society forces people to be a certain way. I can contrast this into showing how being this way will only put you in a deeper hole.

Sternberg, Jason. "Young, dumb and full of lies: the news media's construction of youth culture." Australian Screen Education, no. 37, 2004, p. 34+. General OneFile, Accessed 23 Apr. 2017.

Sternberg article is about the downfall of youth in today’s world. He explains how they only do what they see others do. He then further his arguments by showing as time goes on, it starts getting hard for there to be good role models for the youth. Nobody takes things seriously nowadays, so the youth sees life as a joke. The lack of control of the youth make things harder for others.

Jason Sternberg is a lecturer in Media Communication. He is also a researcher with CIF. He is a co-editor with two other people. His journal entry “Young, dumb and full of lies: the news media’s construction of youth culture” was published in Australian Screen Education in 2004 and found in General OneFile database.

Sternberg’s journal entry would benefit my thesis because it shows how influence is a great thing for people, and without it there will be a downfall. It shows how the media is manipulating the young in the wrong way. I can use this to elaborate on how the representation of media needs to change so people aren’t tempted to do the wrong thing due to selective features.

Madera, Peggy. "Following and Leading." Re:view, Summer 2000, p. 51. General OneFile, Accessed 24 Apr. 2017.

Madera talks about how she observed these kids playing a Follow the Leader game. Each person gets a turn to be a leader and others follow them. She notices how the new leader only follower what the previous one did and a little bit of their own ideas to it. She then shows how good leaders can make better follower.

Peggy Madera graduated at University of Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's degree. She was a special education teacher. Her article “Following and Leading” was published in Review in 2000 and found in General OneFile database.

Madera’s journal entry could support my thesis by showing how moves are repetitive and if a person can’t be different then there won’t be much progress. Many children are followers to what’s given or shown to them. It shows how it's good to take ideas from others, but even better to reevaluate them into something unique.

Polson, Erika. "Media representation and the global imagination." International journal of communication [Online], 2013, p. 2182+. Academic OneFile, Accessed 24 Apr. 2017

Polson article shows how media representation and global imagination has a big effect on how people see others and themselves. She then highlights the chapters of a sources she included and a sum up a summary of them all.

Erika Polson got her PhD at Pennsylvania State University. She broadly focuses on social-cultural change. Her publications appear in work such as New Media and Society; Media, Culture, and Society; International Journal of Communication; European Journal of Cultural Studies; and Communication, Culture & Critique. Her article “Media Representation and the global imagination” were published in the International journal of communication in 2013, and found in Academic OneFile database.

Polson journal entry would go nicely with my thesis because it summarizes up what I’m trying to say. She provides a book that has many examples on how media presentations affects the people of the society. These many examples would be beneficial to supporting my argument on why the representation of media needs to be changed.

Firminger, K.

B. "Is He Boyfriend Material? Representation Of Males In Teenage Girls' Magazines." Men & Masculinities 8.3 (2006): 298-308. Communication Abstracts. Web. 29 April. 2017.

Firminger examines the ways these magazines represent young males and females. She reveals that these magazines talks about the physical appearance of young girls but also their sexuality, emotions, and love life. The author informs how the advice given by the magazines is negative. The author also argues that these magazines focus more on their social life than how their academic performance

Kristen Firminger has a PhD at City University of New York Graduate Center. The author also is a researcher at The American Institutes for Research in North Carolina. Firminger is an expert in organizing, conducting, analyzing, and reporting results for in many types of interviews and focus groups. She has an experience of working with many research organizations on how to successfully manage a research interview. Her article “Is He Boyfriend Material? Representation of Males in Teenage Girls’ Magazines” was published in Men and Masculinities in 2006 and found in Communication Abstracts

database.

The article would go well with my work because it covers up an important aspect of teen culture. It shows how the representation of media can really shape the female mind, and even the male mind on how they should think, feel, or do. They manipulate the teen mind to thinking that this is the only way they should be or expect.

"Social Networking ProCon.org." Are social networking sites good for our society? N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2017.

ProCon.org displays the pros and cons of social media. It gives good points on both sides. The cons end up outweighing the Pros.

The article “Top Pro and Con Arguments” was published in Procon.org and last updated on April 2017, also found on “Are social networking sites good for our society?” in Top Pro and Con Arguments database.

This article goes well with media representations because it also shows the good and bad of social media on society. The cons will highly support my argument about the overall effect it has on the community and how it needs to be fixed to where everyone has a good validity of others and their self.