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'Radical blueprint for social change'? Media representations of New Labour's policies on public health

Davidson, R., Hunt, K. and Kitzinger, Jenny ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2593-8033 2003. 'Radical blueprint for social change'? Media representations of New Labour's policies on public health. Sociology of Health & Illness 25 (6) , pp. 532-552. 10.1111/1467-9566.00357

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Abstract

For almost two decades prior to the election of the New Labour government in 1997, inequalities in health were largely absent from the political debate in Britain. New Labour sought to bring inequalities, and the role of poverty as a 'root cause' of ill-health, back on to the public agenda. This paper analyses four key documents (Green and White Papers) laying out their proposals for public health. We explore the shifting emphasis on health inequalities between the four official documents, and between the documents and their associated press release. The paper also analyses how this translated into media coverage. It identifies common themes across the press coverage - such as criticisms about lack of targets - but also shows how coverage varied (e.g. between UK 'national' and 'Scottish' press). Finally, the study highlights the crucial issue of political context and news timing, illustrating how the English White Paper was overshadowed by other health stories which formed the basis for attacks on the Labour government in general and the Health Minister in particular.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Journalism, Media and Culture
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Uncontrolled Keywords: media; health policy; inequalities in health
Publisher: Wiley
ISSN: 1467-9566
Last Modified: 25 Oct 2022 08:55
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/56422

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