Unit 27: Representation of Britain

The representation of Britain can be a person or origination which presents Britain as a whole, such as the military and the royal family. For instance, when a army soldier is labelled as a hero. They will present themselves as being modest, the military does this because they want to represent the men of Britain as being brave but modest. The representation of Britain in broadcast journalism can be seen in investigation documentaries such as the BBC's 'Panorama' when a presenter is reacting and observing foreign affairs.

In the BBC show panorama, the episode titled "Ebola Frontline"  shows the BBC's representation of Britian, because the presenter is obersevering the effects of ebola on a first person perspective.
The presenter is shown as representative of Britain. In this documentary the presenter is shown as being ignorant but caring, and sympathetic, this in turn, shows Britain as a nation has the same feelings and reactions to the Ebola crisis. The presenter does not know how deadly the desire is and the powerful effect it has on the people living with Ebola. This is effective to how Britain is represented because like to presenter, the nation of Britain and other first-world countries are unaware of the effects Ebola has on the local civilians physical and mental health. The presenter also makes a statement about how first-world media only seems to take notice of a foreign problem when white people die. This statement criticizes the British media, and how public opinion within Britain can be changed by the media.  The BBC uses the presenter as a representative of Britain because the
documentary is made to investigate the Ebola crises, and make the audience (Britons) aware of the problems that the people with Ebola are experiencing.