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

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[Place of publication not identified] : University of Westminster Press, 2018.

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Summary	"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. Disfigurement 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."
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Language	English.
Subject	People with disabilities in mass media.
	Disfigured persons -- Great Britain.
	Face -- Abnormalities -- Great Britain.
	Cultural studies.
	Media studies.
	Disability: social aspects.
	Press & journalism.
	Disability & the law.
	Coping with disability.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Communication Policy.
	Disfigured persons. (OCoLC)fst00895218
	Face -- Abnormalities. (OCoLC)fst00919523
	People with disabilities in mass media. (OCoLC)fst01057366
	Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Indexed Term	Journalism
	Newspapers
	Prejudice
	Media representation
	Disability
	Facial disfigurement
ISBN	9781912656233 (electronic bk.)
	191265623X (electronic bk.)
	9781912656240
	1912656248
	9781912656257
	1912656256

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