Independence impact on media
Print and broadcast media are largely independent of government. Social media is controlled by multinational companies although the content is largely out of any control.
How will Scottish independence affect the media?
The media are diverse - print, TV and radio, social media. All may need some regulation. Which elements of these media support independence is of interest.
The British media’s progressives are coming round to Scottish independence
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Will the UK commentators fall into line and back unionism once a timetable for a vote has been agreed, or is a more permanent split developing?
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Constructing the Visual Online Political Self: An Analysis of Instagram Use by the Scottish Electorate
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Through a qualitative analysis of images shared on the platform Instagram, we demonstrate that the Scottish electorate did indeed used image-sharing for political self-expression -- posting a variety of visual content, representative of a diversity of political opinion.
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Whose voices are heard in the news? A study of sources in television coverage of the Scottish independence referendum
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This analyses the referendum coverage on BBC’s Reporting Scotland in the final month of the campaign.
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Online Allies and Tricky Freelancers: Understanding the Differences in the Role of Social Media in the Campaigns for the Scottish Independence Referendum
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some campaigns – like Better Together – selectively adopt digital tools that fit with the command and control model; in other cases – like Yes Scotland – the application of digital communications technologies and the dynamics created by linking to other (digital-enabled) grassroots organizations
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The Media and National Identity: Local Newspapers’ Coverage of Scottish Independence during the Campaign of the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum
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2017
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the 2014 Scottish independence referendum offered local newspapers a unique opportunity to frame Scottish independence in a particular manner that reinforces their influence on Scottish distinctiveness and secures their position in the media market.
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Bella Caledonia
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2007 -
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"We’re not aligned to any one political party but believe in self-determination for Scotland. Only then will a country disfigured by poverty and inequality be re-born. Only independence can bring democracy.
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