Representations of the working class...

Newman: Argues that when the working class are focused on they are labelled as a problem

• Welfare cheats
• Drug addicts
• Criminals

TV Series - Shameless

Curran and Seaton (2003)
Newspapers aimed at the working class assumed that they are not interested in important topics and issues.
The Sun and Daily Star, commonly read by working class people focus on celebrity gossip, life stories and sport.

Focus is usually only on the negatives

Cohen "media often fails to see the connection between deprivation and wealth"