This book examines race relations in Australia through various media representations over the past 200 years. The early colonial press perpetuated the image of aboriginal people as framed by early explorers, and stereotypes and assumptions still prevail. Print and television news accounts of several key events in recent Australian history are compared and reveal how indigenous sources are excluded from stories about their affairs. Journalists wield extraordinary power in shaping the images of cultures and people, so indigenous people, like those in North America, have turned away from mainstream media and have acquired their own means of cultural production through radio, television, and multimedia. This study concludes with suggestions for addressing media practices to reconcile indigenous and non-indigenous people.This study will appeal to students and scholars studying mass media, particularly journalism and public relations, Australian history, and sociology.
Author(s): Michael Meadows
Series: Contributions to the Study of Mass Media and Communications
Publisher: Praeger
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 265
Contents......Page 6
Tables......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 12
1 Journalism, Images, and Indigenous Affairs......Page 16
2 The History of Misrepresentation Thus Begins . . .......Page 48
3 Celebration of a Nation—The Bicentenary......Page 82
4 Voices in the Wilderness—The Cape York Spaceport......Page 106
5 Lost Opportunities—The Native Title Debate......Page 130
6 Reporting the Everyday—Rationalizing Racism......Page 162
7 Managing the Media—Ethics and Professionalism......Page 178
8 Reconciliation......Page 210
Appendix 1......Page 228
Appendix 2......Page 234
Appendix 3......Page 236
Appendix 4......Page 238
Bibliography......Page 240
A......Page 248
B......Page 250
C......Page 251
F......Page 253
H......Page 254
J......Page 255
L......Page 256
M......Page 257
N......Page 258
P......Page 259
R......Page 260
S......Page 261
T......Page 262
W......Page 263
Z......Page 264
