Newspaper coverage of mental illness in England 2008–2011
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BACKGROUND: Better newspaper coverage of mental health-related issues is a target for the Time to Change (TTC) anti-stigma programme in England, whose population impact may be influenced by how far concurrent media coverage perpetuates stigma and discrimination. AIMS: To compare English newspaper coverage of mental health-related topics each year of the TTC social marketing campaign (2009-2011) with baseline coverage in 2008. METHOD: Content analysis was performed on articles in 27 local and national newspapers on two randomly chosen days each month. RESULTS: There was a significant increase in the proportion of anti-stigmatising articles between 2008 and 2011. There was no concomitant proportional decrease in stigmatising articles, and the contribution of mixed or neutral elements decreased. CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide promising results on improvements in press reporting of mental illness during the TTC programme in 2009-2011, and a basis for guidance to newspaper journalists and editors on reporting mental illness.
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Newspaper coverage of mental health issues improved substantially during England's Time to Change anti-stigma programme.
“During the Time to Change antistigma programme in England, for example, coverage of mental health issues by newspapers has substantially improved.[260][261][262]”
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- Authors
- Thornicroft, A., Goulden, R., Shefer, G., Rhydderch, D., Rose, D., Williams, P., Thornicroft, G., & Henderson, C.
- Affiliations
- King's College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Henderson, Claire
- Venue
- British Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Published
- 2013-04
- Volume
- 202
- Issue
- s55
- Pages
- s64-s69
- ISSN
- 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
- 1472-1465
- OpenAlex
- W2117153407
- Cited by
- 108
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 18.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Comic Relief
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (RP-PG-0606-1053, NF-SI-0611-10053)
- Guy's and St Thomas' Charity
- King's College London
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Communication › Journalism and Media Studies
- Social Sciences › Communication › Media Studies and Communication
- Keywords
- media coverage of mental illness, newspaper reporting, mental health stigma, England
- MeSH terms
- Attitude to Health, Mental Disorders, England, Humans, Newspapers as Topic, Stereotyping, Social Stigma
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