Varia: The Role of “Letters to the Editor” in Shaping Mass Media Representations of Brexit
Автори:
Martin
Dangerfield
Страници:
76-
84
Резюме:
Brexit has commanded an enormous amount of attention in the UK media, both before and since the In-Out
referendum on 23 June 2016. Though various studies have already considered the overall role of newspapers
in affecting attitudes towards the EU in the UK, this article focuses on an area in which there has so far been
no research: the role of “Letters to the Editor” in newspaper contributions to the Brexit debate and their parts
in equipping voters to make an informed choice. It looks at six UK national newspapers, all with varied stances
on the EU and with different tones and styles of getting messages across to readers. All letters published in
each paper during the month leading up to the referendum will be scrutinized with a view to throwing some
light on the following initial questions. To what extent did readers’ letters tend to support and reinforce each
newspaper’s stance on “Leave” or “Remain”? To what extent did readers’ letters contribute to a real debate in
each newspaper, i.e., disputing the content of articles or editorials published by the newspapers or disputing
other readers’ letters? How, if at all, did the role of readers’ letters vary between the six newspapers? Finally,
were there any differences of note in the style and format of the different newspapers’ letters pages?
Ключови думи:
Brexit, UK EU Referendum, UK and Europe, UK-EU relations, UK media and EU, Letters to the
Editor.
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