Digital Society - How Are Humanitarian "Emergencies" Constructed in and Through the Mainstream Media?

“Gripping still and video images; manageable access; breaking new chronic events; innocents, preferably children, who need to be rescued; substantial property destroyed; key security interests at stake; violence, scandal or corruption; even gee-whiz stories: These are the elements that command media coverage of disasters and crises, but there is no spreadsheet that can calculate the degree of the media to a story, even when these elements are present” (Moeller, 2016, p 184).

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Journalism Studies - Political Reporting in Scotland

The intention of this report is to discuss to what extent TV political reporting in Scotland has fulfilled its obligations to be balanced and impartial in the years since 2014. It will consist of discussions regarding the Scottish Referendum, Brexit and the 2016 political campaign in Scotland.

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