SCOTONOMICS Ep.14. newspaper coverage of the economy during Scottish #indyref

William and Kairin are joined by David Patrick author of "Front-Page Scotland Newspapers and the Scottish Independence Referendum" https://www.routledge.com/Front-Page-... A discussion concentrating on the importance the economy played in the 2014 Scottish referendum campaign and how it was covered by the mainstream print media. 00:10 Welcome from Kairin and William 04:50 Was there a general "negativity" about the independence referendum in 2014 08:00 There was a more negative impression given about the pro-independence view of the economy  08:50 How do you look beyond the headlines 14:40 Amplification of certain points of views from "experts" 15:35 Economic reporting was "extreme" if Scotland was independent linked to editorial comment validation 23:00 8 daily newspapers all supported the Union - only one didn't explicitly say "vote no" 32:00 The reporting of economic guesses as economic fact was prevalent  32:40 Austerity priming much of the coverage 35.30 The economy will play a huge part in the next independence campaign 37:10 The lack of the female voice in the coverage 42:30 William's reflection of two independence campaigns in Scotland and Catalonia  44:00 What can we do to have a wider discussion about our economy 45:30 The importance of the currency in the last indyref debate 48:00 The portrayal was that Scotland simply couldn't manage it own affairs 49:00 Lessons to be learned especially with the currency 49:20 The Darian Disaster even made an appearance  51:00 The main thread was that Scotland would have a worthless currency no matter what once independence 53:30 Kairin's reflections on the coverage 54.00 The lack of depth of discussion in the media about Scotland's economy 55:50 William brings in some comments 56:30 Kairin's thoughts on "Scots running their own economy"