The Media and National Identity: Local Newspapers’ Coverage of Scottish Independence during the Campaign of the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum

Stephen Richard — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 11:26:05 +0000

Primary Author or Creator

Jan-Philipp Wagner

Stephen Richard Fri, 09/24/2021 - 12:26

Additional Author(s) / Creators

University of British Columbia

Alternative Published Date

2017

Category

Media

Type of Resource

Academic Paper

Length (Pages, words, minutes etc...)

30pp

Fast Facts

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. This gives reason to examine how The Courier and Evening Telegraph framed Scottish independence during the campaign of the 2014 referendum in order to assess if local indigenous titles capitalised on this opportunity.

Resource Address (URL)

http://www.wpsanet.org/papers/docs/JWagner_WPSA2017_TheMedia&NationalIdentity.p…

Keywords

news media

Courier newspaper

Evening Telegraph newspaper

Language English