Which of the following is not a characteristic of a media stereotype?

humor
recognizable traits
individuality
“norm” of understanding

Individualism is not a characteristic of a media stereotype. Option C is correct.

A stereotype is an over-generalized belief with regard a particular category of people.  Stereotypes are generalized due to the fact that one assumes that the stereotype is true for each individual person in the category.

Media stereotypes are inevitable, particularly in the entertainment, news industries and advertising, which need a wide audiente. Stereotypes are a kind of codes that provides audiences a quick, common understanding of a person or group of people, generally pertaining to their gender, sexual orientation, social role or occupation class, ethnicity or race.”