Scotland's Referendum and the Media National and International Perspectives

by Blain, Neil; Hutchison, David; Hassan, Gerry

• ISBN13: 9780748696598
• ISBN10: 0748696598
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-04-01
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Author Biography

Neil Blain is Professor Emeritus of Communications at the University of Stirling. His publications include Media, Monarchy and Power (with Hugh O'Donnell), Sport, Media, Culture: Local and Global Dimensions and The Media in Scotland (co-edited with David Hutchison).

David Hutchison has published in the fields of theatre, media policy and journalism. From 2010-2014 he was chair of Regional Screen Scotland. He is Honorary Professor of Media Policy at Glasgow Caledonian University.

Gerry Hassan is an author and commentator whose books include Caledonian Dreaming, Independence of the Scottish Mind and Spirit of Independence.

Table of Contents

Preface
Part One: The referendum in Scotland
1.The Unexpected Campaign, James Mitchell
2. The Media Landscape in Scotland, Neil Blain and David Hutchison
3. Broadcasting and the Press: Some Key Moments, David Hutchison
4. The 'Community of the Communicators': The Political Commentariat and the Independence Ref-erendum, Gerry Hassan
5.The Scottish Press Account: Narratives of the Independence Referendum and its Aftermath, Marina Dekavalla
6. Scottish TV Coverage of the Referendum Campaign, John Robertson
7. 'Liked', 'Shared', Re-Tweeted: The Referendum Campaign on Social Media, Margot Buchanan
8. Sport, Gender and National Identities, John Harris and Fiona Skillen

Part Two: Views from the UK
9.English Television News Coverage of the Scottish Referendum, Andrew Tolson
10. The English Press and the Referendum, Peter Golding and Karen Williamson
11. Wales, Devolution and the Scottish Independence Debate, Sian Powell
12. Our friends across the water: Northern Ireland media coverage of the Scottish Independence Referendum, Anthea Irwin

Part Three: international perspectives
13. 'Knock on consequences' - Irish media coverage of the Scottish referendum, Kevin Rafter
14. Spain, Catalonia and the Scottish Referendum: A Study in Multiple Realities, Enric Castelló, Hugh O'Donnell and Fernando León-Solís
15. The French View, Didier Revest
16. The Scottish Referendum in Austrian, German, and Swiss Media, Klaus Peter Müller
17. The Scottish Referendum: the view from Quebec, Catherine Côté
18. The Scotland referendum in the English Language Canadian media, Christopher Waddell
19. Australia and the Scottish independence referendum, Brian McNair

Afterword: Reimagining Scotland in a new political landscape, Neil Blain
Notes on Contributors