Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Journalism and Media
Publisher
MDPI
School
School of Arts and Humanities
RAS ID
36144
Abstract
This study examines Australian teachers (n = 268) and parents’ (n = 206) self-reported perceptions of education news coverage and how the coverage affects them. Overall, the participants reported a perception that news coverage of teachers, schools, the education system and standardised testing was generally negative in tone. Participants reported typically feeling demoralised by negative stories and inspired by positive stories. A high importance was placed upon the public perception of education by participants. However, trust in the media reporting of educational issues was low. An exception to this general pattern of findings was that participants did not place as much importance upon the public perception of standardised testing and reported being less affected by negative or positive stories on that topic compared to the other education aspects. This research is one of the few studies to investigate the potential emotional impact that news coverage of education can have on media consumers.
DOI
10.3390/journalmedia2020011
Creative Commons License
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Comments
Shine, K., & Rogers, S. L. (2021). Parents and teachers’ perceptions of the tone and emotional impact of education news coverage. Journalism and Media, 2(2), 193-207. https://doi.org/10.3390/journalmedia2020011