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Varia: The Role of “Letters to the Editor†in Shaping Mass Media Representations of Brexit
ISSN: 2603 - 3283
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Varia: The Role of “Letters to the Editor†in Shaping Mass Media Representations of Brexit
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Publisher: Vtu Review: Studies In The Humanities And Social Sciences ..
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Abstract
Brexit has commanded an enormous amount of attention in the UK media, both before and since the In-Out referendum on 23 June 2016. Though various studies have already considered the overall role of newspapers in affecting attitudes towards the EU in the UK, this article focuses on an area in which there has so far been no research: the role of “Letters to the Editor†in newspaper contributions to the Brexit debate and their parts in equipping voters to make an informed choice. It looks at six UK national newspapers, all with varied stances on the EU and with different tones and styles of getting messages across to readers. All letters published in each paper during the month leading up to the referendum will be scrutinized with a view to throwing some light on the following initial questions. To what extent did readers’ letters tend to support and reinforce each newspaper’s stance on “Leave†or “Remain� To what extent...
