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Media Portrayal Of Homelessness And Homeless People

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In the sample of articles I analysed, media professionals employed a variety of language, discourses, and key-words to portray homelessness and homeless people. Whilst analysing this sample it became evident that certain similar discourses and key-words appeared with a much higher frequency than others. For example, when discussing homelessness amongst children and young people, many of the articles used words such as “vulnerable and “at risk.” The language at times almost became Dickensian, “to ensure the 1,000 homeless children under 8 can celebrate Christmas at home next year,” this line is practically begging the reader to do something about the situation. The discourse in these articles also appeared to focus much more what the “root cause”
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