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Framed

Framed

Media and the Coverage of Race in Canadian Politics

by Erin Tolley

Published by: UBC Press

Series: Communication, Strategy, and Politics

Imprint: UBC Press

Digital download
9780774831260
Published: December 2015

Digital download
9780774831253
Published: December 2015

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This book should sit on every journalist’s desk next to the Canadian Press Stylebook. It will be of tremendous interest to scholars and students of political science, immigration and citizenship, multiculturalism, communications, journalism, media studies, women and gender studies, as well as politicians and policy analysts.

Introduction

1 Understanding Racial Mediation

2 Racialized Media Coverage in Canadian Politics

3 Portrayals of Visible Minority Women in Political News Coverage

4 Candidate Self-Presentation and Media Portrayal

5 Journalists and the Framing of Race

Conclusion

Appendix: Coding Scheme for Content Analysis; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Erin Tolley is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto, where she teaches Canadian politics. She is the co-editor of five books, including Electing a Diverse Canada: The Representation of Immigrants, Minorities, and Women.

Erin Tolley’s Framed is competently written, comprehensively researched, persuasive, fact-laden, and characterized by a sound interpretation of data which supports its theme … Framed is a great contribution to the literature on race at the intersection of media and politics ~Kioko Ireri, United States International University, Nairobi, Kenya, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

Donald Smiley Prize, Canadian Political Science Association (2017) - Short-listed