Scotland's referendum and the media : national and international perspectives / edited by Neil Blain and David Hutchison, with Gerry Hassan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blain, Neil, 1951- editor.

Hutchison, David, 1944 September 24- editor.

Hassan, Gerry, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Political aspects--Scotland.

Mass media.

Referendum--Scotland.

Referendum.

Self-determination, National--Scotland--History--21st century.

Self-determination, National.

History.

Mass media--Political aspects.

Scotland.

Physical Description:

ix, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016]

Summary:

After the Referendum on whether Scotland should become an independent country in September 2014 - and following a momentous mobilisation of voters by both the Yes and No campaigns - Scotland's political environment has been fundamentally energised. But how was the Referendum campaign reported and structured in the media in Scotland, the wider United Kingdom, and in other parts of the world. And when might 'representation' have turned into 'construction'? In this book scholars, commentators and journalists from Britain, Europe, Canada and Australia examine how the media across the world presented the debate itself and the shifting nature of Scottish - and British - identity which that debate revealed. Several of the contributors also explore how the emphases and constructions placed on the Scottish debate by their national media illuminate attitudes to their own nationalism and separatism questions. The consequences of the No majority vote are traced in the media through until the SNP landslide in the UK general election of 2015. The issues which have subsequently come to the force will be relevant for years to come. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 The Referendum in Scotland

1 The Unexpected Campaign / James Mitchell Mitchell, James 3

2 The Media Landscape in Scotland / Neil Blain Blain, Neil, David Hutchison Hutchison, David 16

3 Broadcasting and the Press: Some Key Moments / David Hutchison Hutchison, David 26

4 Scotland's Changing 'Community of the Communicators': The Political Commentariat and the Independence Referendum / Gerry Hassan Hassan, Gerry 33

5 The Scottish Press Account: Narratives of the Independence Referendum and its Aftermath / Marina Dekavalla Dekavalla, Marina 46

6 Scottish TV Coverage of the Referendum Campaign from September 2012 to September 2014 / John Robertson Robertson, John 59

7 'Liked', 'Shared', Re-tweeted: The Referendum Campaign on Social Media / Margot Buchanan Buchanan, Margot 70

8 Sport, Gender and National Identities / John Harris Harris, John, Fiona Skillen Skillen, Fiona 83

Part 2 Views from the UK

9 English Television News Coverage of the Scottish Referendum / Andrew Tolson Tolson, Andrew 97

10 The English Press and the Referendum / Karen Williamson Williamson, Karen, Peter Golding Golding, Peter 109

11 Wales, Devolution and the Scottish Independence Debate / Sian Powell Powell, Sian 121

12 Our Friends Across the Water: Northern Ireland Media Coverage of the Scottish Independence Referendum / Anthea Irwin Irwin, Anthea 132

Part 3 International Perspectives

13 'Knock-on Consequences': Irish Media Coverage of the Scottish Referendum / Kevin Rafter Rafter, Kevin 147

14 Spain, Catalonia and the Scottish Referendum: A Study in Multiple Realities / Enric Castelló Castelló, Enric, Fernando León-Solís León-Solís, Fernando, Hugh O'Donnell O'Donnell, Hugh 159

15 The French View / Didier Revest Revest, Didier 173

16 The Scottish Referendum in Austrian, German and Swiss Media / Klaus Peter Müller Müller, Klaus Peter 182

17 The Scottish Referendum: The View from Quebec / Catherine Côté Côté, Catherine 195

18 The Scotland Referendum in the English-language Canadian Media / Christopher Waddell Waddell, Christopher 204

19 Australia and the Scottish Independence Referendum / Brian McNair McNair, Brian 217

20 Afterword: Reimagining Scotland in a New Political Landscape / Neil Blain Blain, Neil 228.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0748696598

9780748696598

9780748696581

074869658X

OCLC:

914326153