Schlosberg, Justin (2011) Covering the cover-up: the Hutton Report in UK television news. Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication Ethics 8 (3/4), pp. 21-32. ISSN 1742-0105.
Abstract
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.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | Hutton report, television news, cover-up, conspiracy theories, propaganda model |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication |
| Research Centres and Institutes: | Birkbeck Interdisciplinary Research in Media and Culture (BIRMAC) (Closed) |
| Depositing User: | Justin Schlosberg |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Nov 2012 15:50 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2023 12:32 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/5488 |
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