•Journal• ISSN: 1023-9499
Pacific Journalism Review
Tuwhera Open Access Publisher
About: Pacific Journalism Review is an academic journal published by Tuwhera Open Access Publisher. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Journalism & Project commissioning. It has an ISSN identifier of 1023-9499. It is also open access. Over the lifetime, 491 publications have been published receiving 2846 citations. The journal is also known as: Te koakoa & PJR.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline a number of important patterns that constitute the contextual discursive resources of such depictions identified in representative media samples and other sources and provide a set of alternative framings for each pattern, and challenge what Deuze has referred to as an 'occupational ideology' of journalism and ultimately to change Pakeha newsmaking practices that routinely undermine efforts to approach and attain social justice in the field of Māori/Pakeha relations in Aotearoa.
Abstract: Negative mass media representations of Maori are of major concern, impacting on Maori/Pakeha relations, how Maori see themselves, on collective health and wellbeing, and ultimately undermining the fundamentals of equity and justice in our society. In this article, we outline a number of important patterns that constitute the contextual discursive resources of such depictions identified in representative media samples and other sources and provide a set of alternative framings for each pattern. Our purpose is to challenge what Deuze (2004) has referred to as an 'occupational ideology' of journalism and ultimately to change Pakeha newsmaking practices that routinely undermine efforts to approach and attain social justice in the field of Māori/Pakeha relations in Aotearoa.
78 citations
TL;DR: The authors argue that the terms citizen and journalist are multivalent discursive constructs, and that recognising the various contexts in which they are deployed is essential to understand the ways in which changes to relationships between media participants are occurring and being resisted.
Abstract: Since it emerged early this century, 'citizen journalist' and its related terms have been increasingly contested among groups including professional journalists, academics, and citizens themselves. This article creates a typology of five key participant groups in this contest and uses it to analyse the discursive constructs each group uses to advance their position. We argue that the terms citizen and journalist are multivalent discursive constructs, and that recognising the various contexts in which they are deployed is essential to understanding the ways in which changes to relationships between media participants are occurring and being resisted.
50 citations
TL;DR: A content analysis of the extent and nature of 2008 Olympic Games coverage by four national public broadcasters shows men and their sports were the story in Beijing by a margin of four to one as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The same pervasive strategies that relegate women's sports coverage to secondary status in the traditional sports media are apparent in online coverage. Content analysis of the extent and nature of 2008 Olympic Games coverage by four national public broadcasters shows men and their sports were the story in Beijing. The gender gap in story numbers favoured male athletes by a margin of four to one. Men's achievements were given more prominence than women's with twice as many lead stories and photographs of male athletes taking top spot on the websites' splash pages. The content of photographs and the language of online stories also perpetuated gender stereotypes and sexual difference by framing sportswomen as emotionally weak or dependent and less committed than male athletes.
47 citations
TL;DR: The authors argue that journalists should be encouraged to use Indigenous sources for their stories about indigenous affairs, by challenging prevailing understanding of indigenous people and their worldview, and this alone might enable access to indigenous public spheres, across lines of cultural diversity.
Abstract: Journalism should be viewed as a key cultural practice to facilitate dialogue between different public spheres, and journalists must be encouraged to use Indigenous sources for their stories about indigenous affairs. This alone might enable access to indigenous public spheres, across lines of cultural diversity, by challenging prevailing understanding of indigenous people and their worldview.
38 citations
TL;DR: For example, the authors found evidence that in some contexts the media is becoming less overtly biased in its representation of women politicians, and there is also some evidence that an emphasis on gender is initiated by the party campaigns rather than being a result of media agenda setting.
Abstract: The media uses the technique of framing to process and package information in order to make sense of the material and present news 'story' which is accessible to the audience. International research reports demonstrate a consistent 'gendered' framing of media coverage. 'Gendering' refers to the highlighting of a person's gender, when this is not particularly relevant to the context. Usually gendering involves seeing the male as the norm, and the female as the remarkable. In terms of the media and politics, this gendering includes the under-representation of women politicians, an emphasis on their appearance, marital and maternal status, and personality rather than the policies and issues of debate. More recently, however, there is evidence that in some contexts the media is becoming less overtly biased in its representation of women politicians. While there are still many ways in which women are presented differently from their male counterparts, there is also some evidence that an emphasis on gender is initiated by the party campaigns rather than being a result of media agenda setting.
36 citations
Performance Metrics
| Year | Papers |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 38 |
| 2023 | 27 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 8 |