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

Covid-19大流行对英国新闻和媒体报道权力下放的影响分析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沟通，这是不合时宜的，这给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的规定，却没有明确表示这些规定只适用于英格兰时，一些生活在威尔士的人仍然会感到不安全。此外，威尔士严重依赖以盎格鲁为中心的资源，本土媒体薄弱，严重依赖英国广播公司的新闻报道——这使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2019冠状病毒病大流行期间和大流行后权力下放的报道；特别关注这一历史时期是否会改变英国未来媒体报道权力下放的性质。它也有兴趣通过记者和Senedd通讯人员的想法，找出影响权力下放报道的因素。长期以来，英国广播公司倾向于对权力下放的报道不充分，而且往往是不正确的。然而，苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰的权力下放政府对-à-vis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。在英国政治中，权力下放以前是一个深奥的话题，但现在在公共领域重新获得了重要性和存在感。因此，它值得学术关注，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，作为一个以威尔士语为母语的人，有可能用双语写作和出版这本书。

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.