In 2016, Labour MP Jo Cox was killed on the campaign trail for the EU referendum by a right-wing supremacist shouting ‘Britain first’.
On the anniversary of her death in 2018, a debate began about inflammatory language being used in parliament, the soundbites that followed in the British press and the tone this set for the public. Printed press in the UK is largely unregulated, which is precisely why it needs scrutiny.
Dating back to this debate in 2018, Brexit News Archive aims to be a publicly accessible tool for research surrounding printed news articles relating to Brexit. Its current form collects news from five major British newspapers spanning five years between the referendum and Brexit.
This project will go on permanent display at Beeld en Geluid Den Haag in July 2022, and is currently seeking funding to be turned into an accessible website to be used for research purposes.
In 2016, Labour MP Jo Cox was killed on the campaign trail for the EU referendum by a right-wing supremacist shouting ‘Britain first’.
On the anniversary of her death in 2018, a debate began about inflammatory language being used in parliament, the soundbites that followed in the British press and the tone this set for the public. Printed press in the UK is largely unregulated, which is precisely why it needs scrutiny.
Dating back to this debate in 2018, Brexit News Archive aims to be a publicly accessible tool for research surrounding printed news articles relating to Brexit. Its current form collects news from five major British newspapers spanning five years between the referendum and Brexit.
This project will go on permanent display at Beeld en Geluid Den Haag in July 2022, and is currently seeking funding to be turned into an accessible website to be used for research purposes.