Globalisation, the media and UK communities

This paper was commissioned as part of JRF's programme on Globalisation, which explores and promotes awareness of the impacts of globalisation on the UK and focuses on communities and people in poverty. This paper:

• examines how global media has changed and its impact on low-income groups in the UK;
• explains how communities in the UK benefit from and influence their global news consumption; and
• discusses the potential widening of the digital divide.