Condescending and disempowering, Australia's media have systematically thwarted Aboriginal aspirations
Ever since Captain James Cook evaded British instructions to take possession of the continent now known as Australia “with the consent of the natives”, the interests of settlers have dominated media reporting on Aboriginal people.
Our new research analysing 45 years of print media reporting of Aboriginal initiatives for self-determination has found that media have systematically and substantially failed – if not undermined and denied – Aboriginal aspirations for self-determination and for enduring political settlements.
With a majority Aboriginal research team, we examined print coverage of 11 landmark political moments. We asked: how did the press frame their stories, and how have they reported the actions of Aboriginal activists, advocates and communities?
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/16/how-the-media-fails-aboriginal-aspirations
Our new research analysing 45 years of print media reporting of Aboriginal initiatives for self-determination has found that media have systematically and substantially failed – if not undermined and denied – Aboriginal aspirations for self-determination and for enduring political settlements.
With a majority Aboriginal research team, we examined print coverage of 11 landmark political moments. We asked: how did the press frame their stories, and how have they reported the actions of Aboriginal activists, advocates and communities?
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/16/how-the-media-fails-aboriginal-aspirations
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