No. 2 in an occasional Observer blog series looking at the representation of immigration in British newspapers.
An interesting piece of research has landed on the blog desk from Mori, the Social Research Institite. They have been looking at the impact that newspapers have on public opinion, and unearthed some interesting, albeit unsurprising data.
Our favourite so far relates to immigration.
Regular readers of different papers were asked 'what percentage of the British population do you think are immigrants to this country?'
The highest bid came from Daily Star and Sun readers - 26 per cent. Next up, Daily Mirror on 25 per cent, then in order, The Express - 21 per cent; Mail - 19 per cent; Telegraph - 13 per cent; Guardian - 11 per cent; Times 10 - per cent; The Indie - 9 per cent; FT - 6 per cent.
The UK average guess is 21 per cent. And the actual figure? That would be 7 per cent. So as a nation we're only 3 times out of proportion on this one.
