Television characterizations of homeless people in the United Kingdom

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dc.contributor.authorHodgetts, Darrin
dc.contributor.authorCullen, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorRadley, Alan
dc.date.accessioned2009-03-18T21:18:15Z
dc.date.available2009-03-18T21:18:15Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractMedia link events in society into meaningful plotlines for public consumption. For social issues such as homelessness this storytelling process continues until an issue is resolved or another concern takes precedence. This article investigates British Independent Television News1 (ITN) portrayals of homelessness from January 1993 to December 2002 (n= 99). News items are explored as instalments in a larger news narrative through which the public is offered engagements with homeless characters. A quantitative content analysis was used to establish the general prevalence of items throughout the year, story locations, causes and solutions offered for homelessness, and character roles. A qualitative narrative analysis was used to explore the function of these story elements in the overall patterning of the ITN story of homelessness. Of particular note was the promotion of a philanthropic approach to service delivery through the characterization of homeless people as needy victims and the maintenance of estranged relationships between the viewing public and homeless people. The significance of ITN's exclusion of homeless people from public deliberations regarding their needs is discussed in relation to the failure of this wealthy nation to resolve homelessness.en
dc.identifier.citationHodgetts, D. J., Cullen, A. M. & Radley, A.(2005). Television characterizations of homeless people in the United Kingdom. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 5(1), 1-20.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1530-2415.2005.00054.xen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/2063
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBlackwellen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfAnalyses of Social Issues and Public Policyen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/118672155/PDFSTARTen
dc.subjecthomelessen
dc.subjecttelevision characterizationen
dc.subjectUnited Kingdomen
dc.titleTelevision characterizations of homeless people in the United Kingdomen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
pubs.begin-page1en_NZ
pubs.elements-id30783
pubs.end-page20en_NZ
pubs.issue1en_NZ
pubs.volume5en_NZ
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