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.

2019冠状病毒病和威尔士：分析2019冠状病毒病疫情对英国新闻及媒体报道权力下放的影响2019冠状病毒病疫情前所未有地暴露了英国的宪法差异。在整个健康危机中，公众收到了令人困惑的信息和沟通，不合时宜地，这对英国国家及其有效治理能力造成了巨大压力。当首相谈到英国人民的规则时，一些生活在威尔士的人仍然会感到不安全，而没有明确说明这些规则只适用于英格兰。此外，威尔士过度依赖以英国为中心的消息来源、本土媒体薄弱以及严重依赖英国广播公司的新闻报道，这使威尔士民众对权力下放的理解变得复杂。这项研究旨在记录和分析2019冠状病毒病大流行期间和大流行后有关权力下放的新闻和媒体报道;特别关注这一历史时期是否会改变英国未来媒体对权力下放的报道性质。它也有兴趣通过记者和Senedd通讯人员的想法来确定影响权力下放报道的因素。长期以来，英国广播公司对权力下放的报道不充分且往往不正确。然而，苏格兰、威尔士和北方爱尔兰的权力下放政府维斯维斯封锁决定行使的相对自治权提高了人们对权力下放的认识和关注。以前，权力下放是英国政治中一个深奥的话题，现在它在公共领域重新获得了重要性和存在感。因此，它值得学术界关注，但关于这一主题的学术文献-特别是新闻文献-仍然相对稀少。此外，作为一个母语为威尔士语的人，有可能用双语写作和出版作品。