'Dependent' - Van Dijk (1991)

• Van Dijk (1991) found that minority ethnic groups are represented as 'Dependent'
• In the media, we often see images of less economically developed countries and the focus is on war, famine and other negative aspects
• Some criticism about the use of high-profile celebs to support campaigns such as Live 8 is that it suggests a lack of balance - The extremely rich get the ordinary people to support the worst off
• Critics also argue that we rarely see the perspective of the developing countries and it is often through our own lens