Voters in Wales failed by inaccurate UK media reports on devolved issues, study finds

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Voters in Wales failed by inaccurate UK media reports on devolved issues, study finds

UK media is failing to report on devolved issues in Wales, leading to widespread confusion among voters.

Reports on English policies seen in Wales as relating to whole of UK contribute to widespread confusion, researchers sayUK media is failing to report properly on devolved issues in Wales, leaving voters ill-informed about May’s Senedd elections, a report has found.A Cardiff University study of more than 3,000 news items found repeated patterns in coverage across different broadcasters and platforms, including not signposting whether an issue was relevant to England or England and Wales only, widespread references to “the government” rather than “the UK government”, and the use of “you” and “your” in contexts that apply only to people living in England.

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