Media
Media Matters; how the media reports on indepencence matters
Author / Creator: David Patrick
Media type: Podcast
Date published: 2021
Craig talks to David Patrick, author of recently published book Front-Page Scotland which looks at how stories about Scottish independence were reported in the newspapers throughout the 2014 independence referendum campaign.
Constructing the Visual Online Political Self: An Analysis of Instagram Use by the Scottish Electorate
Author / Creator: Jamie Mahoney
Media type: Academic Paper
Date published:
The Scottish electorate used image-sharing for self-expression. They posted a variety of visual content. It showed a diversity of political opinion. People used Instagram to craft and present their "political selves".
Whose voices are heard in the news? A study of sources in television coverage of the Scottish independence referendum
Author / Creator: Marina Dekavalla
Media type: Academic Paper
Date published:
Male-dominated political elites are the main focus in the news. The coverage represents the views of politicians to the public. It provides limited public participation in the political debate.
Online Allies and Tricky Freelancers: Understanding the Differences in the Role of Social Media in the Campaigns for the Scottish Independence Referendum
Author / Creator: Ana Ines Langer
Media type: Research article
Date published:
Some campaigns – like Better Together – selectively adopt digital tools that fit with the command and control model; in other cases – like Yes Scotland – the application of digital communications technologies and the dynamics created by linking to other (digital-enabled) grassroots organizations can have transformative effects.
The Media and National Identity: Local Newspapers’ Coverage of Scottish Independence during the Campaign of the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum
Author / Creator: Jan-Philipp Wagner
Media type: Academic Paper
Date published: 2017
Local Scottish papers frame “Scottishness” in a way that differs from independence. The patterns of news content point to the possibility that the local papers did not perceive Scottish independence as consistent with their idea of Scottish national identity.
Aye or naw, whit dae ye hink? Scottish independence and linguistic identity on social media
Author / Creator: Philippa Shoemark
Media type: Academic Paper
Date published: 2017
Although Yes users generally express a stronger Scottish linguistic identity than No users, they are not choosing to express this identity strongly in political discourse aimed at a broad audience.