Appearance, discrimination and the media : portraying facial disfigurement fairly in the news / Diana Garrisi, Laima Janciute, Jacob Johanssen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garrisi, Diana, author.

Janciute, Laima, author.

Johanssen, Jacob, author.

Series:

CAMRI policy briefs ; Volume 3.

CAMRI Policy Briefs ; Volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Face--Abnormalities--Social aspects.

Face.

Disfigured persons--Social aspects.

Disfigured persons.

Mass media--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (27 pages) : charts; PDF, digital file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : University of Westminster Press, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"The portrayal of disfigurement in the UK media must change. This policy brief is based on recent research that found a general negative and sensationalised attitude towards disfigurement in the media.Dsfigurement is a condition that can affect anyone at any time in life regardless their social or demographic background due to accidents or health conditions or be congenital. In the UK, one in 111 people have facial disfigurements.In order to improve the ways in which media portray disfigurement, this policy brief argues that media should move away from sensationalised coverage on disfigurement and focus instead on the lived experiences of individuals with this condition. It recommends strengthening diversity-oriented editorial practices and training as well as media literacy education. In addition, it addresses the lack of guidelines on the portrayal of disfigurement and urges regulatory bodies to be more efficient in handling complaints."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on: online resource; title from pdf title page (JSTOR, viewed June 1, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

1-912656-24-8

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access