{"id":641,"date":"2016-06-06T10:35:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T09:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copyright.lboro.ac.uk\/crcc\/?p=641"},"modified":"2016-06-07T10:36:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T09:36:48","slug":"report-finds-labour-almost-invisible-eu-referendum-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/crcc\/eu-referendum\/report-finds-labour-almost-invisible-eu-referendum-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Report finds Labour is almost invisible in EU Referendum coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Labour Party is being practically ignored in media coverage of the EU Referendum according to a Loughborough University report<\/a> released today.<\/p>\n

Labour voices are present in less than 4% of TV coverage and just 8% of print coverage of the Referendum, and no labour politicians are amongst the top 10 most frequently reported individuals.<\/p>\n

The party\u2019s media presence in this latest period of analysis (19 May to 1 June 2016) is even lower than the first phase of the study (6-18 May), with the already low number of television appearances dropping by over 40%.<\/p>\n

The report found that\u00a0topics foregrounded in Labour\u2019s \u2018distinct agenda\u2019 such as the environment, employment and women\u2019s rights, and social security, are either absent or marginal. In contrast, issues prominent in the Leave campaign such as immigration have seen an increase in media\u00a0coverage.<\/p>\n

Report co-author Professor James Stanyer<\/a> said:<\/p>\n

\u201cLabour is almost invisible in the UK media coverage of the EU Referendum. This is in part due to the dominance of the Conservative \u2018blue on blue\u2019 conflict, but will also be down to Jeremy Corbyn\u2019s reluctance to share a platform with the Tories.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith many believing it will be the Labour voters who ultimately decide the vote on the 23rd<\/sup>, their party\u2019s lack of visibility across press and television will be a major concern.\u201d<\/p>\n

Results in the report are derived from detailed content analysis of weekday news coverage of the EU Referendum and is compiled by experts in Loughborough University\u2019s Centre for Research in Communication and Culture<\/a> (CRCC).<\/p>\n

The report also revealed:<\/p>\n