The Portrayal of Indigenous Health in Selected Australian Media
It is acknowledged that health outcomes for Australian Indigenous peoples are lower than those of non-Indigenous Australians. Research suggests negative media in relation to Indigenous Australians perpetuates racist stereotypes among the wider population and impacts on the health of Indigenous Austr...
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| author | Stoneham, Melissa Goodman, Jodie Daube, Mike |
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| description | It is acknowledged that health outcomes for Australian Indigenous peoples are lower than those of non-Indigenous Australians. Research suggests negative media in relation to Indigenous Australians perpetuates racist stereotypes among the wider population and impacts on the health of Indigenous Australians. This study examined the media portrayal of Indigenous Australian public health issues in selected media over a twelve month period and found that, overwhelmingly, the articles were negative in their portrayal of Indigenous health. A total of 74 percent of the coverage of Australian Indigenous related articles were negative, 15 percent were positive, and 11 percent were neutral. The most common negative subject descriptors related to alcohol, child abuse, petrol sniffing, violence, suicide, deaths in custody, and crime. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-336582017-01-30T13:38:31Z The Portrayal of Indigenous Health in Selected Australian Media Stoneham, Melissa Goodman, Jodie Daube, Mike It is acknowledged that health outcomes for Australian Indigenous peoples are lower than those of non-Indigenous Australians. Research suggests negative media in relation to Indigenous Australians perpetuates racist stereotypes among the wider population and impacts on the health of Indigenous Australians. This study examined the media portrayal of Indigenous Australian public health issues in selected media over a twelve month period and found that, overwhelmingly, the articles were negative in their portrayal of Indigenous health. A total of 74 percent of the coverage of Australian Indigenous related articles were negative, 15 percent were positive, and 11 percent were neutral. The most common negative subject descriptors related to alcohol, child abuse, petrol sniffing, violence, suicide, deaths in custody, and crime. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33658 http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1167&context=iipj Scholarship@Western fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Stoneham, Melissa Goodman, Jodie Daube, Mike The Portrayal of Indigenous Health in Selected Australian Media |
| title | The Portrayal of Indigenous Health in Selected Australian Media |
| title_full | The Portrayal of Indigenous Health in Selected Australian Media |
| title_fullStr | The Portrayal of Indigenous Health in Selected Australian Media |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Portrayal of Indigenous Health in Selected Australian Media |
| title_short | The Portrayal of Indigenous Health in Selected Australian Media |
| title_sort | portrayal of indigenous health in selected australian media |
| url | http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1167&context=iipj http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33658 |