influence of the media 4.2 UKP

Question 1

what’s a stat which shows that there is a decline in trust in the media

Answer 1

Decline in trust of broadcast media:
BBC: 81% in 2003 -> 47% in 2020
ITV: 82% in 2003 -> 41% in 2020

Question 2

what is a frequent pattern that we see for the ‘directors of communications’ for the different parties

Answer 2

• Allistair Campbell (Blair) - former political editor of the Daily Mirror
  
  • Andy Coulson (Cameron) - former editor of News of the World
  • Seamus Milne (Corbyn) - ex-Guardian journalist

Question 3

how has the media influenced the sacking of someone in the cabinet

Answer 3

SUELLA BRAVERMAN - pressure mounted on Rishi Sunak after criticism of police in regards to pro-palestine protests/demonstrations

Question 4

how has the media influenced the election of someone in the parliament ( hint: well known MP)

Answer 4

GEORGE GALLOWAY - used the media to put out his pro palestine views, appealed to the muslim voters and voters concerned with the issue

Question 5

who is OFCOM and what do they do

Answer 5

regulates the media in the UK - some requirements of the media include having balanced reporting

Question 6

what’s the relationship between GBNews and OFCOM

Answer 6

guilty of breaking impartiality rules - March 2023 interview with Jeremy Hunt- programme was overwhelmingly reflective of the viewpoints of different strands of opinion within the Conservative Party.

Question 7

whats an example of the media being able to reintroduce old scandals = showing the power it has over the government and the public

Answer 7

• January 2024 = ITV Drama “Mr Bates vs The Post Office” = re-exposed the Post Office scandal to the public
• 1000 postmasters were wrongly prosecuted for stealing information between 1999 and 2015
• BBC re-aired their Panorama episode on the scandal in January
• mass coverage caused the government to announce an upfront payment of £75k to postmasters.

Question 8

what were the two results of televised debates in 2017 and 2024

Answer 8

REFUSING OF TELEVISED DEBATES
- Kier Starmer at start of campaign refused to debate Sunak on television = 2024 = KIER WON ELECTION
- Theresa May at start of campaign refused to debate Corbyn on television = 2017 = MAY BARELY WON

Question 9

what did Caroline Lucas say about Kier Starmer advocating that he did not want to debate

Answer 9

“You don’t say it’s the most important election of our lifetime and not be bothered to show up.”