‘It’s the Nature of the Beast’: Responses from the Media and Other ‘Moral Entrepreneurs’

Abstract

This chapter’s analysis compares and contrasts the views of the interviewees with regard to the key themes drawn from the literature review, as well as prominent themes that emerged from the content analysis and case study. Part I critically explores the role of the media in the ‘new’ Northern Ireland, focusing on the procedures and practices used by the media organisations in presenting the news items analysed in previous chapters. Part II explores the meanings and interpretations editors and journalists attach to media coverage of children and young people. It assesses the relationship between the state, state agencies and the media. Part III analyses the views of interviewees with regard to their current and future engagement with children, young people and advocates. Show more