On shaky ground: the BBC in a post-consensus age

This article reflects on the BBC’s role in (re)shaping a hegemonic agenda consensus and offers a radical appraisal of its public service performance at a time of unprecedented political upheaval in the UK. It draws on a recent case study to suggest that the BBC’s overarching lean towards an elite an...

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Autor: Schlosberg, Justin
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/68892
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/68892
https://doi.org/10.12795/IC.2017.i01.01
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:BBC
PSB journalism
Ideological bias
Diversity
Jeremy Corbyn
Content analysis
Periodismo de Medios Públicos
Sesgo ideológico
Diversidad
Análisis de contenidos
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Sumario:This article reflects on the BBC’s role in (re)shaping a hegemonic agenda consensus and offers a radical appraisal of its public service performance at a time of unprecedented political upheaval in the UK. It draws on a recent case study to suggest that the BBC’s overarching lean towards an elite and ideological worldview is increasingly exposed, and can no longer be defended with recourse to notions of due impartiality.