5 Questions

1. Can you personally relate to the idea of creating identity using the media? Are there any characters or media personalities who you feel represent you?
2. Can you think of any examples of Collective Identities being heavily influenced and define themselves by the media? Particularly youth sub-cultures that are often defined by the type of media they consume:
3. Are there identities that are often constructed then perpetuated by the media? Eg. 'the Chav' Or are there individuals? Eg. Amy Winehouse
4. How can these media identities influence others? Eg 'Skins parties
5. In an Internet ‘We Media’ world how can we use the media to create identities? Eg. Online Fandoms, YouTube, instergram

1. I don't not feel the media represent my personanity in any of their created identities, although I feel there are some smaller aspects of my personality that have been.

2. The Chav is often represented negatively; usually shown to be antisocial and commit vandalism. 'Lad' 'Bros'-Pewdiepie 

3. Media's inspiring people. Chav, GTA inspired teenage to kill two police officers. 

4. Well liked programmes like 'Skins' often influences that identities (in this case teenagers) due to the fact they can easily relate to the characters.

5. Pewdiepie - Bros, Justin Bieber - Bielebers