13 research outputs found
Who's in the Game? the Framing of the Canadian Election 2000 by the Globe and Mail and the National Post
No full textEnlightened Feminism and Charles Adler: The New Backlash?
No full textAbstract. For many young women, feminism is no longer a salient issue. Indeed, women, particularly young women are regularly told in the media that they are doing just fine and that the goals of gender equality have been reached. This paper examines the construction of feminism and more specifically, the backlash against feminism in talk radio. It explores the construction of gender found in the Charles Adler radio program, broadcast across Canada on Corus radio. The paper argues that the way that Alder represents the issues of women’s equality is important. It is evident that he employs a language of “backlash ” to suggest that equality and rights-based discourse are anti-men and that feminist views are not supported by mainstream Canadians. In doing so, Adler endorses the moves by the current Conservative government to dismantle advocacy programs that support women’s rights
Let Me Tell You a Story: English-Canadian Newspapers and Sexual Assault Myths
No full text En 1983, le Parlement a adopté des modifications importantes aux dispositions du Code criminel en matière de viol afin d'augmenter le taux de dénonciation des agressions sexuelles et d'accroître la confiance des victimes par rapport au système judiciaire. Certains groupes féministes ont perçu ces changements comme significatifs, mais l'optimisme initial quant à l'impact des réformes sur la possibilité pour les femmes d'obtenir justice s'est avéré prématuré puisque les taux de dénonciation demeurent-hélas!-très bas. Le présent article examine la façon dont les médias font rapport des agressions sexuelles et qui peut constituer une raison potentielle pour laquelle les femmes ne dénoncent pas leur victimisation sexuelle. En utilisant l'analyse de contenu et de discours critique, l'article examine la fréquence et la persistance des mythes concernant les agressions sexuelles dans six journaux anglophones au Canada. L'auteure pose comme postulat que les modifications législatives ne peuvent réussir si les croyances sociétales fondamentales continuent d'alimenter les mythes et les stéréotypes au sujet de la violence sexuelle. Les médias reflètent la réalité sociale. Pour comprendre comment la société perçoit l'agression sexuelle, il importe de comprendre le discours des médias au sujet de la violence sexuelle. </jats:p
Bitch on the bench: Canada's national newspapers and feminist ideology in the "no-means-no" case
No full textBibliography: p. 151-15
Let me tell you a story: the depiction of sexual assault crimes in English Canadian Newspaper in 2002
No full textThe Importance of Context: The Effect of the Market on the Framing of Elections at the Subnational Level in Canada
No full textIn Canadian media studies, very little research has been done on how elections at the subnational level are covered by newspapers. This paper analyzes the way major newspapers in six Canadian capitals covered provincial elections between 2011 and 2012. The findings were interesting in that they underscored the importance of context in news coverage. Rather than a formulaic game frame focus, with an adherence to who’s winning and who’s losing, our study determined that each newspaper had a distinct voice and focus in their news coverage. This adds a new and interesting dimension to the study of election coverage in Canada
The communication of West Nile virus risk: a newspaper analysis
No full textThe purpose of this research was to understand how the risks associated with West
Nile virus (WNV) were presented by the Winnipeg Free Press. A detailed content
analysis was completed on all Winnipeg Free Press articles and Manitoba Health
news releases, between 1999 and 2008, containing information related to West Nile.
Additional data included interviews with government and media representatives.
Several recurring frames, including blame, controversy, rights and fairness, risk, and
uncertainty were found in the newspaper data. Over time there was a decrease in both
the coverage and prominence of WNV-related issues by the Winnipeg Free Press. In
terms of the use of sources by media, the provincial government was found to be the
most commonly used source in this context. Reporting of WNV-related issues by the
Winnipeg Free Press has been relatively clear and balanced despite some initial
alarmist coverage surrounding the uncertainty of the arrival of WNV.October 201
Canadian political blogs: online opinion leaders or opinionated followers?
No full textSelf-published web diaries called blogs are one manifestation of the Internet’s potential to create new discursive and dialogic spaces for citizens. Blogs are described by their authors and others in the news media (as well as some academic commentators) as a medium that potentially fosters political dialogue in the spirit of Habermas’ conceptual “public sphere.” Blogs also serve as potential competitors to mass media outlets in political debates in two distinct ways: first, by acting as agenda-setters and framers of issues, events and figures and second, by challenging journalistic norms such as the principles of fairness, neutrality and non-partisanship. In spite of these claims, however, very little empirical evidence exists to date on whether political blogs perform the roles of agenda-setters, gatekeepers or framers, or whether they are actually seen as a challenge or potential replacement to mass media outlets by themselves, by journalists or by those who could utilize blogs to transmit messages to the public. This thesis examines these questions as they pertain to Canadian politics, focusing on the interaction between journalists, partisan bloggers and political communications practitioners to assess whether blogs written by explicitly partisan authors actually: 1) create unique discursive spaces for discussion of Canadian political issues, 2) set agendas for political discussion and set issues and 3) serve as an occupational threat/potential replacement to media outlets for disseminating political information. Using surveys and content analysis, this thesis contends that partisan blogs largely mimic political discussion already occurring in media-produced content and are perceived as a potential, though not completely credible, replacement for shaping political agendas and disseminating information.May 201
Gender, Competitiveness, and Candidate Visibility in Newspaper Coverage of Canadian Party Leadership Contests
No full textPoliticizing Bodies: Hegemonic Masculinity, Heteronormativity, and Racism in News Representations of Canadian Political Party Leadership Candidates
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