Schlosberg, Justin (2011) Covering the cover-up: the Hutton Report in UK television news. In: Keeble, R.L. and Matheson, D. (eds.) Ethical Space. Bury St Edmunds, UK: Abramis Academic, pp. 21-32. ISBN 9781845495176.
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The Hutton report of 2004 was the outcome of an inquiry set up to examine ‘the circumstances surrounding and leading up to the death of Dr David Kelly’ (Hutton report 2003), a government intelligence analyst and biological weapons expert. Kelly was the identified source for an allegation made on BBC Radio Four’s Today programme that sparked one of the most vociferous and public attacks on the BBC from a sitting government in its 80-year history. Whilst the report sparked allegations of ‘whitewash’, the controversy surrounding Kelly’s actual death was to remain marginalised for the best part of seven years. During this time evidence has accumulated casting increasing doubt over the safety of Hutton’s explanation. This paper presents findings from a study of television news coverage of the controversy between 2004 and 2010, based on qualitative and quantitative content analysis of news texts.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | Hutton report, television news, cover-up, conspiracy theories, propaganda model |
| School or Research Centre: | Birkbeck Schools and Research Centres > School of Arts > Media and Cultural Studies |
| Depositing User: | Mr Justin Schlosberg |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Nov 2012 15:50 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Apr 2013 12:26 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/5488 |
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