UK voting behavior and the media Flashcards
according to a YouGov poll, what percentage of people think the Daily Mail is Right-Wing to at least a certain degree?
81%
according to a YouGov poll, what percentage of people think the Guardian is left-wing to at least a certain degree?
71%
who did the sun support in 1979, 1997 and 2015
1979 - conservatives
1997 - labour
2015 - conservatives
according to a survey in 2021, how many people say their most used channel for news is the BBC?
79%
How did the sun claim to influence the 1992 general election?
On the day of the 1992 general election, it printed a front page with the head of Labour leader Neil Kinnock superimposed onto a light bulb, with the headline ‘if Kinnock wins today, will the last person to leave Britain please turn out the lights.’ Following the surprise Conservative victory, the paper then led with the headline ‘it was the Sun wot won it’. Many had expected a win by Labour or a hung parliament, according to the BBC
According to a tracking of online news consumption of over 1000 people aged 18-65, how many people visited a news sight to read a news story during the 2019 campaign and how much of all internet time was spent on news?
72% of people visited a news site to read a news story during the campaign
Only 3% of all internet time was spent on news.
What were the headlines of the Daily Mail and guardian following Sunak’s 2021 Autumn Budget?
The Daily Mail’s read ‘The Drinks Are on Us’ whereas the Guardian’s read ‘Sunak’s post-Covid plan: spend now, cut taxes later’.
What is an example of the government making a U-turn?
Johnson made a U-turn over providing food vouchers for families in England outside of term-time after a campaign launched by footballer Marcus Rashford.
What were the headlines in the Daily Mirror and the Sun before the 2019 general election?
the headlines before the 2019 general election were ‘if Boris wins today, a bright future begins tomorrow’ in The Sun and in the Mirror ‘For them … The NHS, Child Poverty, Grenfell… vote Labour’.
What is an example of opinion polls affecting the way parties act?
In the Scottish independence referendum, a poll showing that ‘leave’ was in the lead made all the parties work harder to change the outcome.
What is an example of media reporting affecting perceptions of parties?
During the 1992 parliament, the media reported on a number of sex and corruption scandals that afflicted the conservative party. This led to the party being associated with the term ‘sleaze’ and fed an impression of the Conservatives as ‘the nasty party’ and one that had abused it’s time in power.
