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The Framing Of Iraq: How Newspapers Rely On Wire Services For Fact And Frameire Services For Fact And Frame, Ruth Callaghan
The Framing Of Iraq: How Newspapers Rely On Wire Services For Fact And Frameire Services For Fact And Frame, Ruth Callaghan
Theses : Honours
Traditional wire service studies have focused on how international events are judged as newsworthy in newsrooms reluctant to devote space to overseas stories. Studies of framing in reports of the same events usually rely on articles by different journalists from different news groups. During the recent Iraq war, however, considerable space was allocated to an overseas event and Australian newspapers relied on articles transmitted by the same wires. Thus the war provides the opportunity not only to look at how Australian newspapers use wire copy but how that copy is framed. This thesis concentrates on instances where wire copy was …
The Reporting Of The Tampa Incident In Australian And Norwegian Newspapers, Lene Sjobrend
The Reporting Of The Tampa Incident In Australian And Norwegian Newspapers, Lene Sjobrend
Theses : Honours
The M/S Tampa in August 2001 was turned by the Australian government into a tool to fight the increasing numbers of boat people heading for Australia. But more importantly, it was a fight to win back votes before the upcoming federal election. Also in Norway an election was imminent, and even though the incident did not become an important part of the Norwegian election campaign, it played a role in Norway's involvement in the case. The media has a tendency to listen to authoritative voices, which can make the media a victim of political spin. Since the governments in Norway …