Abstract
The concluding chapter of the monograph discusses issues central to the research process of carrying out critical social research and the challenges faced when interviewing ‘primary definers’ and providing an opportunity for the ‘view from below’ to be heard. It explores four central research themes: significance and role of the media in Northern Ireland; media representations and impact of negative ideological constructions; social reaction, policy and legal responses in the ‘new’ Northern Ireland; engagement, participation and challenging the media. The chapter concludes by proposing future considerations and challenges for academic research and policy intervention demonstrating the potential institutional impact of the research.
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Notes
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See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8584603.stm (accessed on 24 March 2010).
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Throughout this chapter direct quotations are presented in italics. Consistent with previous chapters, individual comments are attributed to the interviewee using the reference system outlined in the appendices. However, where a word or phrase has not been attributed, this denotes use by more than one interviewee.
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The media’s position concerned the potential danger to staff and ‘risk’ to their safety. The National Union Journalists (NUJ) and Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU) issued statements of concern. As a letter from the broadcast union BECTU stated, editors and journalists do not want to be perceived as ‘evidence gatherers for the State’, particularly given the dissident threat. See: http://www.u.tv/News/Broadcasters-warn-PSNI-over-demands-for-footage/80562d4c-57bd-4e42-8f6f-1e7c627358c9 (accessed on 18 August 2011); http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/psni-demand-for-riot-footage-could-put-journalists-at-risk-16037940.html#ixzz21Ntq8Wt2 (accessed on 18 August 2011); http://www.4rfv.co.uk/industrynews.asp?id=130785 (accessed on 19 August 2011).
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One youth worker who observed a focus group stated that: ‘The young people seemed to enjoy the opportunity to have their voices heard on the issues. They are not always as forthcoming with researchers’ (e-mail correspondence, dated 11 January 2011).
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See: http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/ (accessed on 30 March 2012).
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Gordon, F. (2018). Conclusion: Reading Between the Headlines – Demonising and Scapegoating of Youth in Transition. In: Children, Young People and the Press in a Transitioning Society. Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-60682-2_8
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