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UK news media ignores the realities of poverty according to Joseph Rowntree study
10 September 2008
Poverty and the effects of economic exclusion are largely ignored by the UK news media according to a new report by a major research charity. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation today releases a study showing that poverty is only a marginal issue in the news and that journalists rarely explore the causes or consequences.
A poor show on UK poverty
September 15 2008
... not, he said, "a Sunday-morning read". The pictures did not show a place "where I would want to go for a Sunday-morning walk".... being indifferent to poverty.... The media's attitudes are well illustrated by coverage of a recent report from the World Health Organisation. It concluded that "social injustice is killing people on a grand scale".
The media, poverty and public opinion in the UK
This report analyses how the media reports UK poverty and its impact on public understanding and opinion.
Publication date: 10 September 2008
Published by: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
PDF File size: 0.38MB
Poverty is UK's hidden child killer
August 24 2008
Government has failed to tackle the epidemic of chronic illness and early deaths among the most disadvantaged in society, says a new report
Poverty triples likelihood of mental health problems
Children from disadvantaged families are three times more likely to suffer from mental health problems than those from wealthier families, according to new research.
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