Populism, the pandemic and the media : journalism in the age of Covid, Trump, Brexit and Johnson /: journalism in the age of Covid, Trump, Brexit and Johnson. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by John Mair, Tor Clark, Neil Fowler, Raymond Snoddy, Richard Tait.
• Editors: Mair, John, 1950-; Clark, Tor; Fowler, Neil; Snoddy, Raymond, 1946-; Tait, Richard
• Contents: Contents Acknowledgements ix The Editors Introduction: Journalism under pressure but still a force for good Nick Robinson, presenter, Today programme, BBC Radio Four Section 1: January 6 and the end of Trumpism? Dispatches and analysis from the heart of the 21st century American drama Raymond Snoddy 1. January 6 and the challenge to American television journalism Robert Moore, US correspondent, ITV News 2. Ego uber alles: Will the Trump brand play on? Matt Frei, presenter, Channel 4 News 3. Politics, pandemics and the race that Trumped all others Jon Sopel, BBC North America Editor 4. How close Donald Trump came to victory in 2020 – and what it means David Cowling, King’s College London, former BBC editor of political research 5. Navigating the Trump storm Bill Dunlop, former President and CEO of Eurovision Americas, Inc 6. How Trump’s abuse of the media has changed America forever Philip John Davies, Emeritus Professor of American Studies, De Montfort University, Leicester 7. Donald Trump: Populist victim of partisan impeachment? Clodagh Harrington, Associate Professor of American Politics, De Montfort University. Leicester 8. The lie in the machine: Truth, big tech and the limits of free speech Mark Thompson, former Director-General of the BBC and CEO of the New York Times iv Section 2: UK politics and the media Reporting the populist wave Richard Tait 9. Public reactions to Brexit and Covid-19 Sir John Curtice, Professor of Politics, Strathclyde University 10. When news broadcasters became critical workers Gary Gibbon, Political Editor, Channel 4 News 11. Johnson and Oborne: Parallel lives, diverging views Raymond Snoddy, media journalist 12. Johnson and journalism: Anonymous sources in senior journalists’ social media feeds David Smith and Julian Matthews, Lecturers in Media and Communication, University of Leicester 13. (Most) Populists aren’t what they seem… Peter York, cultural commentator, President of the Media Society 14. Must Labour lose? Tor Clark, Associate Professor in Journalism, University of Leicester 15. The pursuit of truth… or not Dorothy Byrne, former Head of News and Current Affairs, Channel 4 Section 3: Covid, journalism and society The vaccine may be working on the population, but what about the health of the media? John Mair 16. When the politics of science met the science of politics Juliet Rix, science and current affairs journalist 17. The virus and journalism: Telling truth to the hacks? Alan Rusbridger, Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford; former editor, The Guardian 18. The view from the hospital frontline Dr Julian Barwell, Clinical Geneticist and Honorary Professor in Genomic Medicine at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust 19. Covering Covid reveals uncomfortable truths Mark Easton, BBC Home Affairs Editor v 20. Populism, anti-system politics and the media: A spotlight on Covid-19 Robert Dover, Professor of Criminology, University of Hull 21. Now you see ‘race’, now you don’t: The hyper-visibility and hyper-invisibility of race and Covid-19 in political and public health discourse Paul Ian Campbell, Lecturer in Sociology, University of Leicester 22. Messengers as well as messages in the spotlight Raymond Snoddy, media journalist Section 4: Outside the metropolitan elite Introduction: The future of this United Kingdom is in the hands of those far removed from those who think they rule us Neil Fowler 23. The pandemic and the provincial press Tor Clark, Associate Professor in Journalism, University of Leicester 24. How Britain ends Gavin Esler, former presenter, BBC Newsnight 25. Who was the godfather of the new populism? Archie Gemmill or Alex Salmond? Maurice Smith, Scottish business journalist 26. Political reality and the issue of perception between Boris and Nicola John McLellan, former editor of The Scotsman, director of communications for Scottish Conservatives 2012-13 193 27. Upper-case Unionism vs lower-case unionism: Populism on the streets of Northern Ireland Gail Walker, Editor-at-large, Belfast Telegraph 28. How populism turned against devolution in Wales Martin Shipton, Political Editor-at-large of the Western Mail 29. Life the other side of the Red Wall David Banks, former editor, Daily Mirror 30. A tale of two challenges: How did the media report Brexit and Covid in South Asian communities? Barnie Choudhury, Professor of Professional Practice, University of Buckingham and former BBC broadcast journalist vi Section 5: Boris and Brexit The role played by the beastly Europeans and their Euromyths John Mair 31. Are the ‘beastly Europeans’ really ‘trying to do us in’? James Mates, Europe Editor, ITV News 32. How Britain was let down by its press over Brexit – and how that can change Will Hutton, former Principal of Hertford College, Oxford and columnist, The Observer 33. Did the British ever understand the European project? Deborah Bonetti, UK correspondent, Il Giorno and director of the Foreign Press Association in London 34. Al promised you a miracle – Life under ‘greased piglet’ Johnson Steven McCabe, Associate Professor and Senior Fellow, Centre for Brexit Studies and Institute of Design and Economic Acceleration, Birmingham City University 35. Deceptively silly – the role of the cucumber in Boris Johnson’s ideology Imke Henkel, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, University of Lincoln 36. Getting Brexit done and the future of the UK-EU relationship Alistair Jones, Associate Professor in Politics, De Montfort University, Leicester Section 6: The new populism and the media The undermining of truth in a changing and unreliable media environment Raymond Snoddy 37. Artificial intelligence and extremist content: a recipe for insurgency Alex Connock, Fellow in Management Practice (Marketing), Said Business School, Oxford University 38. ‘Enemies of the people?’ Will populism be the death of impartial journalism? Richard Tait, Professor of Journalism, Cardiff University 39. The populist press: Conservatism, ‘common sense’ and culture wars Julian Petley, Professor of Journalism, Brunel University London 40. Journalism ethics in a populist age Sara McConnell, University Teacher in Journalism, University of Sheffield 41. Journalism safety in the time of populism: A cautionary tale from the US Elena Cosentino, director of the International News Safety Institute 42. Insurrection or over reaction? One afternoon in Manchester Jim White, sports writer, the Daily Telegraph 4
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 070.44932; Press and politics; Populism; Authoritarianism; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000618488
• Related ISBNs: 9781000618457; 9781003253822
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