Experts without expertise: how the IFS, NAO, and OBR are underutilized in British newspapers

Walsh, Catherine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3853-6890 2020. Experts without expertise: how the IFS, NAO, and OBR are underutilized in British newspapers. [Online]. London: LSE British Politics and Policy Blog. Available at: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/fiscal-r...

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Abstract

Support for austerity was based in part on how news journalists used well-known experts to certify the government’s borrowing and spending. Journalists used these experts as sources, but rarely used them to question, criticise, or even just explain the government’s fiscal plans or outcomes.

Item Type:	Website Content
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Journalism, Media and Culture
Publisher:	LSE British Politics and Policy Blog
Last Modified:	11 Mar 2025 12:17
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/136101

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