Poverty and the Media

Synopsis: POVERTY AND THE MEDIA is a participatory project examining how the media treats poverty and those affected: Looking at representation, stigmatisation and stereotyping, it asks wheter the media bridges or increase the divide.

Project contributors are residents of Luton’s Marsh Farm Estate, Larkhall in Stockwell and the Pepys Estate, Rotherhithe. The films produced offer those with first hand experience of these themes, an unmediated right to reply, with participants involved in all aspects of the production process.

The DVD’s contents are as follows:

Media Portrayal of Poverty: Views from the community. (5.27 mins)
Poverty: Stigma and stereotypes and the role of the media. (6.46 mins)
Media and The Portrayal of Wealth: Pressure to purchase. (2.08 mins)
Crime In Poorer Communities. (3.42 mins)
Community Division and Cohesion: Contribution of the media. (4.01mins)
Poverty and Education: Views from the community. (3.29 mins)
Social Change: The potential for the media. (6.33 mins)

Documentaries:
The Case of Rich Kid, Poor Kid:
Potential and pitfalls. (12.49 mins)
Views of the producer - Interview with Zac Beattie. (16.45 mins)

Case of The Tower:
Potential and pitfalls. (13.08 mins)
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2012
Notes: Also available in NTSC format
Subjects: Social Studies; Media studies
Keywords: media representation; poverty; social conditions

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