Lugo-Ocando, J orcid.org/0000-0002-9533-2088 and Lawson, B (2017) Poor numbers, poor news: the ideology of poverty statistics in the media. In: Nguyen, A, (ed.) News, Numbers and Public Opinion in a Data-Driven World. Bloomsbury , London, UK , pp. 62-77. ISBN 9781501330353
Abstract
The way journalists use statistics when reporting poverty reflects not only common approaches but also ideological choices linked to the wider context of journalism as a social practice. In this chapter, the authors analyse how poverty statistics are used and why they are articulated in the media discourses in the way they are. Looking at the history of these statistics in the news media and the current way they are incorporated in the news, the authors argue that in many cases they obscure rather than enlighten the way the public think about poverty.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © An Nguyen and Contributors, 2018. This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Bloomsbury Academic in News, Numbers and Public Opinion in a Data-Driven World on 28 Dec 2017, available online: https://www.bloomsbury.com/9781501330353 |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 20 Dec 2016 16:59 |
Last Modified: | 28 Jun 2018 00:38 |
Published Version: | https://bloomsbury.com/9781501330353 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:109706 |