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Why children’s news matters: The case of CBBC Newsround in the UK

Published:2021-09-01 Issue:3 Volume:46 Page:352-372
ISSN:1613-4087
Container-title:Communications
language:en
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Author:

Carter Cynthia¹,Steemers Jeanette²,Davies Máire Messenger³

Affiliation:

1. Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture Cardiff UK

2. King’s College London Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries London UK

3. Ulster University Emerita Professor of Media Studies and Policy, School of Communication and Media Coleraine UK

Abstract

Abstract There has never been a greater need for reliable, truthful news to help citizens navigate and assess the veracity of what they are reading and viewing, especially on social media. Widespread concerns around ‘fake’ news demonstrate an enduring requirement for curated and trustworthy children’s news that addresses children as young citizens with certain rights. Drawing on recent UK events, we discuss the case for children’s news provision by public service broadcasting (PSB) from a communication rights perspective by analyzing the BBC’s 2019 plans to reduce the broadcast presence and originated hours of its flagship news service, Newsround, in favor of online distribution.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Communication

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/commun-2021-0048/pdf

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