McCann
McCann's parents generally showed a lot of disregard for the case, this was specifically more prevalent with Kate McCann show showed a eerie lack of concern. This would only end up adding to the claims that they had staged the entire ordeal.
Throughout the case, the parents status as senior doctors was constantly brought up which, perhaps inadvertently, gave there daughter a 'higher value'. So high in fact, that newspapers were willing to give £1.5m to whoever was able to find her, a far cry from the mere £50,000 that was offered for shannon; Who's parents have no job and therefore have a incredibly low standing which may or may not have affected the value of their daughter.
They also attempt to portray her as a good mother, so good infact that Kate McCann could not even bear to be separated from there current children at night. The father is also portrayed as hard working and someone who people SHOULD sympathise for. Although this view was, no doubt, influenced by the fact they were able to afford their own spokesperson to help them put the view across that they were grieving parents.
With the McCanns, many of the photos were taken while they were playing with their children or holding something that belonged to them. This helps to reinforce the image they are trying to portray, about being devastated parents, which is the opposite of what happened with the McCanns. All of the photos seem to look impromptu, as if they were almost candid, in situations where they are generally being good parents. Also they are rarely seen out of the house or without some kind of stereotypically beautiful background such as a clear blue shot of the sky, or a shot of a view of the sea/coastline.
Matthews
The news articles portrays that Shannon Matthew is in the working class. The news article shows that the mother, Karen Matthews, was heavily influenced by the media, as she has appeared to take the storyline from Shameless on E4 and she made it become a reality. As this is evident, she is shown as a devilish person who just wanted to get money for the search of her daughter. Also, she is shown to be stupid as she watches TV and decided to steal ideas from programs which implies that she is from the working class. Furthermore, it is shown that Karen Matthews have 7 children with 5 different men. The media purposely shows this to establish that she is a bad person so that the public grows hatred over her. This is evident when this has no association to Shannon Mathews however the media wants the public to not like her.
It is clearly evident that the media portray Karen Matthews to be a demon that came from hell however they portray Shannon Matthews to be an innocent and harmless person. Both pictures of the mother and the daughter are close-ups. These are used to show the person's facial expressions. The picture of Karen Matthews shows her being disgusted. This is implied as she is looking at the ground with no facial expression. Judging by her surrounding and her hair, it appears that Karen Matthews is outside but it is not clear where she is because the background is blurred. To conclude this, it comes to my attention that the schemer Karen Matthews is going to court for her sentence to be unravelled. On the other hand, Shannon Matthews has to a close-up shot of her posing and smiling to the camera. The background of her picture is also unclear however judging by the clear background, it looks like she is taking her school photo. To evaluate these two pictures, the readers of this newspaper article will first have doubts that the angel, Shannon, is the daughter of this demon which is Karen. Secondly, they would assume that the Matthew family is from the working class because of the outfits both the mother and the daughter are wearing. Also, it is because of their surroundings and their posture gives the readers the impression that they are from a low social class.
McCann's parents generally showed a lot of disregard for the case, this was specifically more prevalent with Kate McCann show showed a eerie lack of concern. This would only end up adding to the claims that they had staged the entire ordeal.
Throughout the case, the parents status as senior doctors was constantly brought up which, perhaps inadvertently, gave there daughter a 'higher value'. So high in fact, that newspapers were willing to give £1.5m to whoever was able to find her, a far cry from the mere £50,000 that was offered for shannon; Who's parents have no job and therefore have a incredibly low standing which may or may not have affected the value of their daughter.
They also attempt to portray her as a good mother, so good infact that Kate McCann could not even bear to be separated from there current children at night. The father is also portrayed as hard working and someone who people SHOULD sympathise for. Although this view was, no doubt, influenced by the fact they were able to afford their own spokesperson to help them put the view across that they were grieving parents.
With the McCanns, many of the photos were taken while they were playing with their children or holding something that belonged to them. This helps to reinforce the image they are trying to portray, about being devastated parents, which is the opposite of what happened with the McCanns. All of the photos seem to look impromptu, as if they were almost candid, in situations where they are generally being good parents. Also they are rarely seen out of the house or without some kind of stereotypically beautiful background such as a clear blue shot of the sky, or a shot of a view of the sea/coastline.
Matthews
The news articles portrays that Shannon Matthew is in the working class. The news article shows that the mother, Karen Matthews, was heavily influenced by the media, as she has appeared to take the storyline from Shameless on E4 and she made it become a reality. As this is evident, she is shown as a devilish person who just wanted to get money for the search of her daughter. Also, she is shown to be stupid as she watches TV and decided to steal ideas from programs which implies that she is from the working class. Furthermore, it is shown that Karen Matthews have 7 children with 5 different men. The media purposely shows this to establish that she is a bad person so that the public grows hatred over her. This is evident when this has no association to Shannon Mathews however the media wants the public to not like her.
It is clearly evident that the media portray Karen Matthews to be a demon that came from hell however they portray Shannon Matthews to be an innocent and harmless person. Both pictures of the mother and the daughter are close-ups. These are used to show the person's facial expressions. The picture of Karen Matthews shows her being disgusted. This is implied as she is looking at the ground with no facial expression. Judging by her surrounding and her hair, it appears that Karen Matthews is outside but it is not clear where she is because the background is blurred. To conclude this, it comes to my attention that the schemer Karen Matthews is going to court for her sentence to be unravelled. On the other hand, Shannon Matthews has to a close-up shot of her posing and smiling to the camera. The background of her picture is also unclear however judging by the clear background, it looks like she is taking her school photo. To evaluate these two pictures, the readers of this newspaper article will first have doubts that the angel, Shannon, is the daughter of this demon which is Karen. Secondly, they would assume that the Matthew family is from the working class because of the outfits both the mother and the daughter are wearing. Also, it is because of their surroundings and their posture gives the readers the impression that they are from a low social class.
Before I mark this properly, please check your display settings on your blog as there are large areas of white where text should appear I think? Vanessa
ReplyDeleteSome good analysis so far, although you've only answered two questions. Where are questions 3 and 4? Also, you refer to other coverage of the families. This task requires you to focus just on the Telegraph coverage, and find more specific examples and quotations. So in the articles I gave you, the McCanns are represented in a positive light. D (Vanessa)
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