Centre for Policy on Ageing



Benign or malign? — media stereotyping
Author(s)	Corinna Whitfield
Journal title	Nursing Older People, vol 13, no 6, September 2001
Pages	pp 10-13
Keywords	Journals [publications] ; Newspapers [publications] ; Advertising ; Photography ; Attitudes to the old of general public.
Annotation	A range of printed media were selected and surveyed over a 3-month period to identify how older people are represented in photographs and advertisements. The survey of image quantity and type used 12 magazines for retired people (including Saga, 50+ and Choice); 24 general magazines (such as Women's Weekly, Men's Health, OK, Harpers Bazaar, Country Living); 5 national newspapers (the Guardian, the Express, The Sun, Daily Mail, and the Financial Times); and 2 local papers (the Bucks Free Press and the Star). (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010905201 A
Classmark	UE:6G: UE:6H: WV: HB: TOB
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