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Title: WRITING OFF SCOTLAND: Press Bias in the Independence Referendum

Reference number: 12435

Date: 2014

Production company: Phantom Power

Sound: sound

Original format: unknown

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 22.32 mins

Description: Dr David Patrick discusses his research into UK press bias during the Scottish independence referendum campaign.

Films made for the Scottish Independence Referendum. Acquired in conjunction with National Library of Scotland Referendum Curator.

Viewable at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bYajHIcXMk [last accessed 14/09/2020]

Shotlist: Dr David Patrick, University of the Free State, South Africa, discusses his research into UK press bias during the Scottish independence referendum campaign, describing his methodology; the role of headlines, commentary and editorials; the role of the Sun newspaper; subsequent media coverage of his research.