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SCOTONOMICS Ep.14. newspaper coverage of the economy during Scottish #indyref



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William and Kairin are joined by David Patrick author of "Front-Page Scotland
Newspapers and the Scottish Independence Referendum"
https://www.routledge.com/Front-Page-Scotland-Newspapers-and-the-Scottish-Independence-Referendum/Patrick/p/book/9780367686000

A discussion concentrating on the importance the economy played in the 2014 Scottish referendum campaign and how it was covered by the mainstream print media.

00:10 Welcome from Kairin and William
04:50 Was there a general "negativity" about the independence referendum in 2014
08:00 There was a more negative impression given about the pro-independence view of the economy
08:50 How do you look beyond the headlines
14:40 Amplification of certain points of views from "experts"
15:35 Economic reporting was "extreme" if Scotland was independent linked to editorial comment validation
23:00 8 daily newspapers all supported the Union - only one didn't explicitly say "vote no"
32:00 The reporting of economic guesses as economic fact was prevalent
32:40 Austerity priming much of the coverage
35.30 The economy will play a huge part in the next independence campaign
37:10 The lack of the female voice in the coverage
42:30 William's reflection of two independence campaigns in Scotland and Catalonia
44:00 What can we do to have a wider discussion about our economy
45:30 The importance of the currency in the last indyref debate
48:00 The portrayal was that Scotland simply couldn't manage it own affairs
49:00 Lessons to be learned especially with the currency
49:20 The Darian Disaster even made an appearance
51:00 The main thread was that Scotland would have a worthless currency no matter what once independence
53:30 Kairin's reflections on the coverage
54.00 The lack of depth of discussion in the media about Scotland's economy
55:50 William brings in some comments
56:30 Kairin's thoughts on "Scots running their own economy"
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