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Record Nr.

UNINA9910282225803321

Autore

Garrisi Diana

Titolo

Appearance, discrimination and the media : portraying facial disfigurement fairly in the news / / Diana Garrisi, Laima Janciute, Jacob Johanssen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : University of Westminster Press, , 2018

ISBN

1-912656-24-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (27 pages) : charts; PDF, digital file(s)

Collana

CAMRI Policy Briefs ; ; Volume 3

Disciplina

343.41099

Soggetti

Face - Abnormalities - Social aspects

Disfigured persons - Social aspects

Mass media - Law and legislation - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

"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.Dsfigurement 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."