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The Peripheral Vision of Central IssuesSubmitted by John Lloyd on September 22, 2009 - 11:15 AM
How good is the coverage of matters essential to public welfare and the public interest? And who cares about it? The government of a rich and democratic state introduces a piece of legislation into parliament. It concerns an issue vitally important to all: for example, on future health, or pension, provision for an ageing population. It attracts only cursory interest from the news media: brief items on TV and radio, short articles and perhaps a feature or two. The specialist press gives extensive coverage – as do policy institutes and academic and other experts. The interest, in short, is an elite and specialist one. The aim of this project is to understand the nature of the media’s response to major political and social projects which are, uncontroversially, important, and on which there is general agreement that they should be understood by the widest possible audience. It is to test how the media do the job they claim they do: that of informing citizens in a democracy and of holding power to informed account. * * * * * We invite our readers to submit blogs similar to those posted on the website by our researchers. If you have strong views about journalism and politics that you'd like to share, submit your writing to us by emailing janice.winter@axessjournalism.com Comments (0)Post a CommentPlease allow some time for our editors to approve your comment after posting. |
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