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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent

Voters in Wales failed by inaccurate UK media reports on devolved issues, study finds

A person walks past a polling station at the Tonyfelin Welsh Baptist Chapel, for the Caerphilly Senedd by-election
Issues reported in England is seen by viewers as being at a UK level, which the report says impacts how people vote. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

UK media is failing to report properly on devolved issues in Wales, leaving voters ill-informed about May’s Senedd elections, a report has found.

A Cardiff University study of more than 3,000 news items found repeated patterns in coverage across different broadcasters and platforms, including not signposting whether an issue was relevant to England or England and Wales only, widespread references to “the government” rather than “the UK government”, and the use of “you” and “your” in contexts that apply only to people living in England.

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