Constructing the Other: News media representations of a predominantly ‘brown’ community in New Zealand

Research worldwide finds that indigenous, non-white, immigrant and other marginalised communities are subjected to media coverage that negatively and narrowly stereotypes them in comparison to dominant racial groups. In this article, we explore media representations of a predominantly Pacific and l...

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Autores principales: Jean M Allen, Toni Bruce
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8c77891905544244b6d25cc99356599d2021-12-02T12:35:51ZConstructing the Other: News media representations of a predominantly ‘brown’ community in New Zealand10.24135/pjr.v23i1.331023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/8c77891905544244b6d25cc99356599d2017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/33https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 Research worldwide finds that indigenous, non-white, immigrant and other marginalised communities are subjected to media coverage that negatively and narrowly stereotypes them in comparison to dominant racial groups. In this article, we explore media representations of a predominantly Pacific and lower socio-economic community in New Zealand. The results contribute to the literature regarding media coverage of minority communities through an analysis of 388 news articles, drawing on Freire’s (1996/1970) theory of antidialogical action to consider how power is used to marginalise the predominantly Pacific community of South Auckland. The results demonstrate that South Aucklanders are subjected to stereotypes and negative labelling that reinforce their marginalisation and exclusion from mainstream New Zealand culture.  Jean M AllenToni BruceAsia Pacific NetworkarticleNews mediaethnicitymarginalisationPacific peoplesrepresentationPākehāCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 23, Iss 1 (2017)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic News media
ethnicity
marginalisation
Pacific peoples
representation
Pākehā
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle News media
ethnicity
marginalisation
Pacific peoples
representation
Pākehā
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Jean M Allen
Toni Bruce
Constructing the Other: News media representations of a predominantly ‘brown’ community in New Zealand
description Research worldwide finds that indigenous, non-white, immigrant and other marginalised communities are subjected to media coverage that negatively and narrowly stereotypes them in comparison to dominant racial groups. In this article, we explore media representations of a predominantly Pacific and lower socio-economic community in New Zealand. The results contribute to the literature regarding media coverage of minority communities through an analysis of 388 news articles, drawing on Freire’s (1996/1970) theory of antidialogical action to consider how power is used to marginalise the predominantly Pacific community of South Auckland. The results demonstrate that South Aucklanders are subjected to stereotypes and negative labelling that reinforce their marginalisation and exclusion from mainstream New Zealand culture. 
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title_short Constructing the Other: News media representations of a predominantly ‘brown’ community in New Zealand
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title_fullStr Constructing the Other: News media representations of a predominantly ‘brown’ community in New Zealand
title_full_unstemmed Constructing the Other: News media representations of a predominantly ‘brown’ community in New Zealand
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