TY  - BOOK
AU  - Garrisi, Diana
AU  - Janciute, Laima
AU  - Johanssen, Jacob
AB  - "The portrayal of disfigurement in the UK media must change. This policy brief is based on recent research that found a general negative and sensationalised attitude towards disfigurement in the media.    Disfigurement is a condition that can affect anyone at any time in life regardless their social or demographic background due to accidents or health conditions or be congenital. In the UK, one in 111 people have facial disfigurements.    In order to improve the ways in which media portray disfigurement, this policy brief argues that media should move away from sensationalised coverage on disfigurement and focus instead on the lived experiences of individuals with this condition. It recommends strengthening diversity-oriented editorial practices and training as well as media literacy education. In addition, it addresses the lack of guidelines on the portrayal of disfigurement and urges regulatory bodies to be more efficient in handling complaints."
DO  - 10.16997/book31
ID  - OAPEN ID: 1000370
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 1051781683
KW  - journalism
KW  - newspapers
KW  - prejudice
KW  - media representation
KW  - disability
KW  - facial disfigurement
KW  - Acid attack
KW  - Blog
KW  - Body image
KW  - Changing Faces (group)
KW  - Ofcom
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/0ca059c2-15b2-4fa0-bcb2-d99e2fd7958a/appearance-discrimination-and-the-media.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/29562
PB  - University of Westminster Press
PY  - 2018
SN  - 9781912656240; I9781912656257
TI  - Appearance, Discrimination and the Medianull
ER  - 
