Election reporting in the 2000s

Young, Sally

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“…By this time the metaphor was commonplace in news accounts of the prime minister's speech. One opinion-leading newspaper in particular, The Australian , which is widely known for its pro-Coalition stance (Young 2011, 243, 249), introduced and persistently disseminated the metaphor in its editorials and columns. The constant invocation of the gender war(s) label by The Australian reveals a particular approach to defining “politics.” Metaphors are designed to emphasize some perspectives while hiding or delegitimizing others.…”

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“…The Australian newspaper industry is highly concentrated. By 2007 all but three papers were owned by three conglomerates, two of which, News Limited and Fairfax, controlled more than 90% of the newspaper circulation (Young 2011, 115). The Australian , the only newspaper with national distribution of its print edition, is owned by News Limited and is positioned on the ideological right.…”

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“…The Australian , the only newspaper with national distribution of its print edition, is owned by News Limited and is positioned on the ideological right. The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) and The Age are Fairfax papers, distributed in Sydney and Melbourne respectively, and they tend to offer more centrist positions (Young 2011, 238).…”

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Julia Gillard and the Gender Wars

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2016

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The Australian news media used the metaphor of the gender war(s) to describe Julia Gillard's political strategies and speech acts in the final nine months of her term as that nation's first woman prime minister. In particular, the metaphor was mobilized in response to Gillard's October 9, 2012, parliamentary speech on sexism and misogyny. Based on a critical discourse analysis of the gender wars allegory as it was applied to Gillard by three Australian newspapers, my article analyzes the meanings revealed by metaphoric constructions of the former prime minister's speeches as unusual and unjust forms of political warfare. I argue that the trope of the gender wars cast Gillard's political tactics as a violation of deeply held cultural norms about appropriate behavior on the so-called political battlefield, and it worked both to discipline Gillard for raising issues of sexism and gender inequality in politics and to bracket gendered power relations out of everyday understandings of political competition.

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Julia Gillard and the Gender Wars

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2016

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“…It has often been linked to the notion of the media ‘spectacle’, which Kellner (2009) defined as ‘technologically mediated events, in which media forms like broadcasting, print media, or the Internet process events in a spectacular form’ (p. 1). It has also been proposed as a product of market-driven journalism (Kellner, 2009; Young, 2011), or, in other words, demands associated with maintaining advertising revenue and growing competition for audiences. Thussu (2009) argued that such demands create a perceived need among news organisations to prioritise informal methods of storytelling where dramatic and superficial content is presented to attract the largest possible audience.…”

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“…Livingstone, 1998; Peters, 2011), the conundrum emerges that while overtly sensational content is routinely perceived as untrustworthy and inauthentic, audiences tend to avoid media messages completely when presented in a detached and purely factual manner (see Pantti, 2010). Likewise, Bird (1997) suggested that, sensationalist or not, news representations of polarising topics can drive audiences to engage in critical discussion of complex issues, making such content more accessible to disparate audiences (Young, 2011).…”

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‘Manufactured hysteria’: audience perceptions of sensationalism and moral panic in Australian news representations of asylum seekers

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2019

Media International Australia

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Seeking asylum is a highly polarising topic, exacerbated by news discourses that construct asylum seekers as threats to the nation. National and international news coverage has been said to incite ‘moral panics’ via the use of sensationalised depictions of asylum seekers, however, few studies have examined audience responses. This article discusses the findings of research utilising Critical Discourse Analysis alongside an Audience Reception framework to examine how 24 Western Australians perceive news coverage of asylum seekers. All participants critiqued news constructions of the issue, with many emphasising sensationalism and the incitement of fear as central concerns affecting their trust and engagement with Australian coverage. Analysed with consideration of the ‘moral panic’ and ‘media panic’ literature, these findings demonstrate that sensationalist depictions of asylum seekers are being resisted by audiences. This inclination towards ‘media panics’ over ‘moral panics’ is discussed in terms of its implications for democracy and audience reception scholarship.

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Resistance to the dehumanisation of asylum seekers in Australia’s mediated public sphere: an audience perspective

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2019

Media, Culture & Society

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Media narratives that dehumanise asylum seekers have tremendous power to shape and reinforce public support for policies that jeopardise the well-being of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Research suggests that such dehumanisation is exacerbated by the limited opportunities these groups have to contribute to media coverage about their experiences. In response, scholars have advocated for more inclusion of asylum seekers’ voices in news coverage; however, little is known about how Australian media audiences are engaging with this issue. This article discusses research utilising Critical Discourse Analysis alongside a cultural studies Audience Reception framework to examine the perspectives of 24 Western Australians concerning news discourses about asylum seekers. Resistance to dehumanising constructions was a recurring theme, with many participants arguing for greater inclusion of asylum seekers voices’ in news depictions of their plight. These findings suggest that some audiences are challenging and resisting dehumanising discourses about asylum seekers and in some cases, demonstrating awareness of Australian media’s evident exclusion of their voices. Examined through Judith Butler’s social ethics lens, we consider these findings in the light of positions that advocate for the provision of voice as a means to a more ethical and inclusive Australian media.

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Election reporting in the 2000s

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Julia Gillard and the Gender Wars

Julia Gillard and the Gender Wars

‘Manufactured hysteria’: audience perceptions of sensationalism and moral panic in Australian news representations of asylum seekers

Resistance to the dehumanisation of asylum seekers in Australia’s mediated public sphere: an audience perspective

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