ABSTRACT

This study of reporting by UK national newspapers of Gipsies, Roma and Travelers offers a macro-analysis to complement existing discourse analyses. The results show a significant imbalance in which two out of 12 newspapers accounted for more than half the total number of articles found. High volumes of coverage were associated with significant imbalance in the news categories covered toward stories that reinforce negative stereotypes of GRTs. The apparent bias is pervasive despite the study’s timeframe covering the end of the Decade of Roma Inclusion. Although previous discourse analyses have considered the likely effect of negative framing, there may be a research gap concerning potential harm to GRTs as news subjects. In considering the journalistic ethics of reporting on minority groups, this paper argues that ultimate responsibility lies with news editors and proprietors rather than with reporters.

摘要

英国吉普赛人，罗姆人和旅行者的国家报纸的报道研究提供了一项宏观分析，以补充现有的话语分析。结果显示出严重的不平衡状态，其中12个报纸中有2个占所发现文章总数的一半以上。大量的报道与新闻类别中严重加强GRT负面刻板印象的新闻类别之间存在重大失衡。尽管该研究的时间范围涵盖了“罗马共融十年”的结束，但这种明显的偏见仍然普遍存在。尽管先前的话语分析已经考虑了负面构架的可能影响，但在作为新闻主体对GRT的潜在危害方面可能存在研究空白。在考虑报告少数群体的新闻道德时，