appearance-discrimination-and-the-media.pdf

"The portrayal of disfigurement in the UK media must change. This policy brief is based on recent research that found a general negative and sensationalised attitude towards disfigurement in the media. Disfigurement is a condition that can affect anyone at any time in life regardless their s...

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spelling oapen-20.500.12657-295622021-11-12T16:18:20Z Appearance, Discrimination and the Media Garrisi, Diana Janciute, Laima Johanssen, Jacob journalism newspapers prejudice media representation disability facial disfigurement Acid attack Blog Body image Changing Faces (group) Ofcom bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFD Media studies bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes::JFFG Disability: social aspects bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KN Industry & industrial studies::KNT Media, information & communication industries::KNTJ Press & journalism bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LN Laws of Specific jurisdictions::LNT Social law::LNTQ Disability & the law bic Book Industry Communication::V Health & personal development::VF Family & health::VFJ Coping with personal problems::VFJD Coping with disability "The portrayal of disfigurement in the UK media must change. This policy brief is based on recent research that found a general negative and sensationalised attitude towards disfigurement in the media. Disfigurement is a condition that can affect anyone at any time in life regardless their social or demographic background due to accidents or health conditions or be congenital. In the UK, one in 111 people have facial disfigurements. In order to improve the ways in which media portray disfigurement, this policy brief argues that media should move away from sensationalised coverage on disfigurement and focus instead on the lived experiences of individuals with this condition. It recommends strengthening diversity-oriented editorial practices and training as well as media literacy education. In addition, it addresses the lack of guidelines on the portrayal of disfigurement and urges regulatory bodies to be more efficient in handling complaints." 2018-08-15 23:55 2019-11-26 15:10:02 2020-04-01T12:32:16Z 2020-04-01T12:32:16Z 2018 book 1000370 OCN: 1051781683 9781912656240; I9781912656257 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/29562 eng application/pdf n/a appearance-discrimination-and-the-media.pdf University of Westminster Press 10.16997/book31 10.16997/book31 2725c638-53f3-4872-9824-99c3555366f3 9781912656240; I9781912656257 28 open access
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description "The portrayal of disfigurement in the UK media must change. This policy brief is based on recent research that found a general negative and sensationalised attitude towards disfigurement in the media. Disfigurement is a condition that can affect anyone at any time in life regardless their social or demographic background due to accidents or health conditions or be congenital. In the UK, one in 111 people have facial disfigurements. In order to improve the ways in which media portray disfigurement, this policy brief argues that media should move away from sensationalised coverage on disfigurement and focus instead on the lived experiences of individuals with this condition. It recommends strengthening diversity-oriented editorial practices and training as well as media literacy education. In addition, it addresses the lack of guidelines on the portrayal of disfigurement and urges regulatory bodies to be more efficient in handling complaints."
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