The document discusses representation in media and how media present the real world. It introduces key concepts around how representations are constructed, including selection, organization, and focus. It asks questions about who/what is represented, how the representation is created, who created it, and why. It discusses gatekeepers in media and the constructionist approach to representation, where meaning is created through the relationship between producers, text, and audience. It concludes with a quote about how representations determine treatment and a task analyzing representations of oneself in moving images.