Media coverage of Ukip helped to increase its support, study says

Disproportionate British newspaper coverage of Ukip helped to increase support for the party, according to a new academic study, amid a growing debate on the role the media plays in boosting the popularity of anti-immigrant political parties.Political scientists at the University of Southampton investigated whether increased media coverage of Ukip caused support for the pro-Brexit party to rise – or whether the opposite is true, and increased public support for Ukip prompted the media to d