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news case study
nicola bulley newsstory cast study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| details of nicola bulley case | -45 year old woman went missing in january 2023 -wife and mother of 2 phone and dog found by side of river -found drowned a mile upstream 3 weeks later ruled as accidental |
| dominant reading of nicola bulley's case | tragic but not suspicious missing persons theory |
| negotiated reading of nicola bulley's case | accepted no foul play but -questioned police handling (revealing personal health issues) -considered wealth and class privilege that lead to extnesive media coverage -saw social media involvment was harmful but understood public interest |
| oppositional reading of nicola bulley's case | challenged police conclusion and dominant media coverage |
| how did social media act as an eco chamber regarding nicola bulley's case | amplified and reinforced oppositional readings of the case |
| how does stuart halls representation theory relate to coverage of the nicola bulley case 1/2 (4) | -her case was covered more because she was white -her case was covered more because she was middle class -her case was covered more because she was attractive -her case was covered more because she was a mother |
| how does stuart halls representation theory relate to coverage of the nicola bulley case 2/2 (2) | -her privacy and dignity were violated as she was a woman experienceing health issues -foul play was not considered due to her history of mental health issues -her role as a wife and mother was prioritised over the value of her life as a woman |
| how did the daily mirror portray the nicola bulley case (3) | -emotionally sensationalist / exploitative -appealed to her relatibilty as a middle class white woman -emotional emphasis on her role as mother and partner |
| how did the BBC portray the nicola bulley case | -neutral and fact based (police statements) -biased coverage towards bulley's case over similar cases involving ethnic minorities |
| what was the mirror's headline for the bulley case | family's worst fear |
| describe the mirrors bulley headline in 3 words | emotive, dramatic, neagtive |
| how many images of the bulley case did the mirror feature on their front page? what were they (2) | -2 -selfie of nicola bulley + image of river where her body was found |
| why did the mirror include an image of bulley? | to present her as a relatable, white, middle class, family woman |
| why did the mirror include an image of the river where bulley's body was found | engima + action code to create intrigue |
| what was the binary opposition of nicola's selfie + scene of the body | living nicola vs tragic death |
| what sentence did the mirror anchor their image of river where nicola's body was found with | walkers spot woman in river, mile from where she vanished |
| what was the encoded meaning of "walkers spot woman in river, mile from where she vanished" | police had not done their job |
| what theory did the mirror make use of by including "full story pg4-5" on the front page | blumler and katz use and gratification theory |
| what visual was included on pg 4-5 of the mirror re bulley | infographic map of where her body was found |
| what did clicking on the landing page of the bulley case on the mirror online lead to | access to current updating and old archived articles RE the case |
| why was there no option to comment under nicola bulley articles | fear of offence, misinformation and speculation |
| on what social media platform was nicola bulley the second highest trending hashtag when her body was found | |
| what were benefits of social medias involvement in the bulley case (2) | -maintained interest -increased support |
| what were consequences of social media involvement in the nicola bulley case | -sensationalised -misinformation |
| one comapny that used snapchat to talk about the nicola bulley case | sky news |
| what social media platform started the "help find nicola bulley" group | |
| how many people were in the "help find nicola bulley" group | 25,000 |
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