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The media fulfils an important role in shaping, amplifying and responding to public attitudes tow... more The media fulfils an important role in shaping, amplifying and responding to public attitudes toward poverty. This study, part of the 'Public Interest in Poverty Issues' research programme, explores the role of national, local and community media in reflecting and influencing public ideas ...

Scotland through robust policy analysis, quality research and widespread dissemination of poverty... more Scotland through robust policy analysis, quality research and widespread dissemination of poverty information. SPIU seeks to work in partnership with others towards the goal of reducing poverty and extending social justice in 21st Century Scotland About the Scottish Refugee Council The Scottish Refugee Council (SRC) is an independent charity dedicated to providing advice, information and assistance to asylum seekers and refugees living in Scotland. SRC also provide specialist services in areas such as housing and welfare, women's issues, community development, the media and the arts. In addition, SRC play a leading role in policy development and campaign on refugee issues to ensure that Scotland plays a full role in meeting the UK's legal and humanitarian obligations under the 1951 United Nations Convention on Refugees.

How the media in the UK represents poverty and its effect on wider public understanding. Contents... more How the media in the UK represents poverty and its effect on wider public understanding. Contents List of tables and fi gures 1 Introduction: poverty and the media 2 Poverty in the UK 3 Reporting poverty in the UK news 4 Tracking 'poverty news' across media 5 On-screen representations of poverty 6 Reproduction of poverty in the media 7 Public responses to media poverty 8 Issues and conclusions Notes References Appendix: Research methods for reporting poverty in the UK media Tables 1 Attitudes to poverty in the UK 12 2 Profi le of the people experiencing poverty in the UK where such information is available in the UK news 25 A1 Sampling frame for the SPIU audit of poverty in the UK news 64 A2 Case studies for tracking poverty news reports across media 66 A3 Case studies for on-screen representations of poverty 68 A4 Focus group profi le 69 A5 Key informant profi le 70 10 Prominence of poverty in the UK news: UK and non-UK based stories 11 Formats in which UK poverty is mentioned in the UK news 12 The way in which UK poverty contributes to articles and broadcasts in the UK news 13 The number of times a UK poverty report mentions a core concept of poverty in the UK news 14 The sources through which UK poverty is represented when poverty is mentioned in the UK news 15 Types of information in UK poverty reports that could be used to profi le the population experiencing poverty List of tables and fi gures List of tables and fi gures 1 Introduction: poverty and the media Introduction: poverty and the media Too high and discourage them from fi nding jobs 40 3,272

This term is used to incorporate services that deliver welfare benefits or welfare rights advice ... more This term is used to incorporate services that deliver welfare benefits or welfare rights advice (generally restricted to advice about welfare benefits and income maximisation work); debt or money advice (includes advice on a range of money related issues, including debt and income maximisation work) and general advice (including CAB services that provide advice in addition on issues such as employment, housing, taxation and utilities). Financial Exclusion is concerned with "the lack of access to and use of a range of financial services". 1 Exclusion can arise from a complex set of overlapping barriers and for a range of reasons including access, terms and conditions, marketing and price and self-exclusion. People who are financially excluded tend to be poor, live in relatively deprived areas and have certain characteristics such as being unemployed, sick, a disabled person, lone parent or single pensioner. 2 As well as the greater likelihood of being poor, financial exclusion can mean people have lack a bank account or insurance, use high interest credit and pay more for utilities. Financial Inclusion: This study uses the definition in the Scottish Executive Financial Inclusion Action Plan, 2005: "access for individuals to appropriate financial products and services. This includes people having the skills, knowledge and understanding to make best use of those products and services. Financial exclusion is often a symptom of poverty as well as a cause."

How the media in the UK represents poverty and its effect on wider public understanding. The medi... more How the media in the UK represents poverty and its effect on wider public understanding. The media fulfi ls an important role in shaping, amplifying and responding to public attitudes toward poverty. This study, part of the 'Public Interest in Poverty Issues' research programme, explores the role of national, local and community media in refl ecting and infl uencing public ideas of poverty and welfare. The research aimed to: • compare representations of poverty across different contemporary UK media; • identify the principal factors and considerations infl uencing those involved in producing media coverage of poverty; • understand how UK media representations of poverty relate to the public's understanding of poverty, and any differences between the responses of different groups; • identify examples of effective practice in communicating poverty issues to the public and derive transferable lessons from these. The researchers analysed coverage of poverty in news reporting...