Representation

In fewer words, the meaning of this in media is presenting people in a way that suits them best to make money.

How might the media categorize people?

 -age 

-gender

-ethnicity

-sexuality

-regional and national identity

Media Representations are the ways in which the media portrays particular groups, communities, experiences, ideas, or topics from a particular ideological or value perspective.

The spectrum of representations is broad depending on what the media company wants to portray.