Your view: are over-50s visible in the media? 

We want to know whether our readers feel truly seen on TV, online and more.

We hope that you’ve been enjoying our new website, as Saga Exceptional is about celebrating, informing and entertaining our over-50s readers, and key to that is making sure our images and articles represent our audience’s needs.

But we want to hear from you about your experience with TV, radio and online: do you think over-50s are represented enough in media?

Man and woman looking at iPads and laughing while sitting at tableCredit: Exceptional

Given a recent survey by Age Scotland found that just 7% of older people thought they were represented positively online, we wanted to find out a little more and see where you feel the gaps might be.

Are there areas or topics you think need far more representation from your age group? Or are some doing rather well already?

Do you think there’s still an inherent bias towards older men compared to women on TV, radio and online?

Are older celebrities portrayed in the positive light they should be, or have you noticed that they’re often under-recognised?

Let us know your thoughts in the survey below – we’d love to hear from you.

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Gareth Beavis

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Gareth was previously Global Editor in Chief of TechRadar, one of the world’s largest and most prominent technology websites, and has appeared as a technology and fitness expert on the TV and radio for the BBC, ITV, Al Jazeera, Sky and many other outlets, as well as chairing panels on the world’s new and exciting tech. A veteran journalist with a career spanning three decades, Gareth has reviewed every iPhone (bar the very first) and Apple Watch launched, as well as reviewing hundreds of other smartphones and fitness gadgets.

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