Covid-19 and Wales: Analysing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on UK press and media coverage of devolution

Covid-19 和威尔士：分析 Covid-19 大流行对英国新闻和媒体权力下放报道的影响

• 批准号: 2593161
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2593161
• 关键词: Covid; 19; Wales; Analysing; impact

Covid-19 and Wales: Analysing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on UK press and media coverage of devolution The Covid-19 pandemic has unprecedentedly exposed the United Kingdom's constitutional differences. Throughout the health crisis, the public has received confusing messages and communications, inopportunely, which have created significant pressure on the UK state and its ability to govern effectively. Some people living in Wales would still feel insecure when the Prime Minister spoke of rules for the British people, without making it explicitly clear that they only apply to England. Also, Wales suffers from a staggering overreliance on Anglo-centric sources, weak indigenous media and significant dependence on UK broadcasters' news coverage - which complicates its populace's understanding of devolution. This research aims to record and analyse press and media reportage of devolution in the Covid-19 pandemic during and post-pandemic; specifically focused on whether this historic period will alter the nature of future media coverage of devolution in the UK. It is also interested in identifying the factors, via the thoughts of journalists and the Senedd's communication staff, that impact devolution coverage. UK broadcasters' propensity to inadequately, and often incorrectly, report on devolution is long-standing. However, the relative autonomy exercised by the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland vis-à-vis lockdown decisions has heightened awareness and focus on devolution. Previously an esoteric topic in British politics, devolution currently has renewed importance and presence in the public sphere. Accordingly, it warrants academic attention, but academic literature on the subject - particularly journalistically - remains comparatively scarce. Moreover, as a native Welsh speaker, there is potential to write and publish the work bilingually.

Covid-19 和威尔士：分析 Covid-19 大流行对英国媒体和媒体报道权力下放的影响 Covid-19 大流行前所未有地暴露了英国的宪法差异。在整个健康危机期间，公众收到了令人困惑的信息和通信。不合时宜地，这对英国政府及其有效治理的能力造成了巨大压力，当首相谈到针对英国人民的规则时，一些生活在威尔士的人仍然会感到不安全，而没有明确表明这些规则仅适用于英国人民。此外，威尔士还严重过度依赖以英国为中心的资源，本土媒体薄弱，并且严重依赖英国广播公司的新闻报道，这使得其民众对权力下放的理解变得复杂。本研究旨在记录和分析新闻和媒体对权力下放的报道。在Covid-19大流行期间和大流行后；特别关注这一历史时期是否会改变英国未来媒体报道的性质，通过长期以来，记者和参议院通讯人员的想法影响了英国广播公司对权力下放的报道不充分且往往不正确的倾向。苏格兰、威尔士和北部的权力下放政府行使了相对自治权。爱尔兰对封锁决定有着广泛的认识和关注，以前权力下放是英国政治中的一个深奥话题，但现在权力下放在公共领域重新变得重要和存在。学术关注，但有关该主题的学术文献（尤其是新闻文献）仍然相对稀少。此外，作为母语为威尔士语的人，有潜力以双语撰写和出版该作品。