The Australian Parliament and press freedom in an international context

The article reports on a study using grounded theory methodology to track the contexts in which Australian parliamentarians used the expressions 'press freedom' and 'freedom of press' over the ten years from 1994 to 2004. It uses Parliamentry Hansard records to identify the spee...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e425caa6bb6e413297da692f8bb079962021-12-02T10:21:36ZThe Australian Parliament and press freedom in an international context10.24135/pjr.v13i2.9101023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/e425caa6bb6e413297da692f8bb079962019-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/910https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 The article reports on a study using grounded theory methodology to track the contexts in which Australian parliamentarians used the expressions 'press freedom' and 'freedom of press' over the ten years from 1994 to 2004. It uses Parliamentry Hansard records to identify the speeches in which discussions of press freedom arose. Interestingly, the terms were used by members of the House of Representativies or Senate in just 78 speeches out of more than 180,000 over that decade. Those usages have been coded to develop a theory about the interface between press freedom and the parliament. This article reports just one aspect of the findings from the larger study—the way parliamentarians have contrasted the value of press freedom in Australia with press freedom in other countries. It is one step towards building a broader theory of press freedom in the Australian parliamentary context.  Mark PearsonCamille GalvinAsia Pacific Networkarticlepress freedomfreedom of pressParliamentAustraliademocracymedia rolesCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 13, Iss 2 (2019)
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topic press freedom
freedom of press
Parliament
Australia
democracy
media roles
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle press freedom
freedom of press
Parliament
Australia
democracy
media roles
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Mark Pearson
Camille Galvin
The Australian Parliament and press freedom in an international context
description The article reports on a study using grounded theory methodology to track the contexts in which Australian parliamentarians used the expressions 'press freedom' and 'freedom of press' over the ten years from 1994 to 2004. It uses Parliamentry Hansard records to identify the speeches in which discussions of press freedom arose. Interestingly, the terms were used by members of the House of Representativies or Senate in just 78 speeches out of more than 180,000 over that decade. Those usages have been coded to develop a theory about the interface between press freedom and the parliament. This article reports just one aspect of the findings from the larger study—the way parliamentarians have contrasted the value of press freedom in Australia with press freedom in other countries. It is one step towards building a broader theory of press freedom in the Australian parliamentary context. 
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