Negrine, R.M. and Bull, P. (2014) ‘Mr Malik, to Represent the People of Dewsbury Do You Need a £2600 Cinema System Paid for by the Taxpayer?’ An Analysis of British Television News Coverage of the 2009 MPs ‘Expenses Scandal. Parliamentary Affairs, 68 (3). 573 - 591. ISSN 1460-2482
Abstract
This article explores British television news coverage of the 2009 MPs expenses scandal as part of a broader analysis of television coverage of politics. Drawing on an analysis of the content of the coverage and examples of interviews aired, it argues that routine journalistic practices closed down the space available for a thorough and open-ended exploration of the claims made by MPs. Instead, coverage concentrated on the moral and financial laxity of MPs and the allegations made against them.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy E - Oxford Open Option D. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Parliamentary Affairs. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Parliamentary Affairs following peer review. The version of record, ‘Mr Malik, to Represent the People of Dewsbury Do You Need a £2600 Cinema System Paid for by the Taxpayer?’ An Analysis of British Television News Coverage of the 2009 MPs ‘Expenses Scandal, is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsu009. |
Keywords: | Mediatisation; media scandals; MPs expenses scandal; political news coverage; television news coverage |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Journalism Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 25 Sep 2015 13:38 |
Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2016 10:42 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy E - Oxford Open Option D |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/pa/gsu009 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:88816 |