hypodermic theory and stereotypes-Faye
This newspaper represents teenagers as violent, they use the stereotypes such as children are antisocial. In this case the hypodermic theory uses this stereotype to shape older adults opinion on the younger generation. They have done this by showing a very extreme picture showing a huge fire ,as it connotes to fear, danger and violence. The paper has implied that this is all down to young people and fails to mention the fact that adults were also involved in the riots, this is mainly emphasised by the headline "rioters age 7". The sun has used a very young age here to shock readers in order for them to buy the paper, they also use the stereotype that the younger generation are antisocial to evolved there story around so that when the audience looks at it it’s recognised. This is further emphasized using the strap line that states “kids took cops into a 100 million pound rampage, this statement is striking due to the large amount of money stated , it’s done deliber...