Media

The Media and National Identity: Local Newspapers’ Coverage of Scottish Independence during the Campaign of the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum

Author / Creator: Jan-Philipp Wagner

Media type: Academic Paper

Date published: 2017

Local Scottish papers frame “Scottishness” in a way that differs from independence. The patterns of news content point to the possibility that the local papers did not perceive Scottish independence as consistent with their idea of Scottish national identity.


Aye or naw, whit dae ye hink? Scottish independence and linguistic identity on social media

Author / Creator: Philippa Shoemark

Media type: Academic Paper

Date published: 2017

Although Yes users generally express a stronger Scottish linguistic identity than No users, they are not choosing to express this identity strongly in political discourse aimed at a broad audience.