The agenda setting power of news media in framing the future role of tourism in protected areas

This exploratory paper examines the agenda-setting and framing role of news media in the ongoing development of the Draft Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Master Plan. The paper will argue that the publication of the Masterplan and ensuing public commentary has drawn into stark focus fu...

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Main Authors: Schweinsberg, S., Darcy, S., Cheng, Mingming
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74663
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author Schweinsberg, S.
Darcy, S.
Cheng, Mingming
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Cheng, Mingming
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description This exploratory paper examines the agenda-setting and framing role of news media in the ongoing development of the Draft Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Master Plan. The paper will argue that the publication of the Masterplan and ensuing public commentary has drawn into stark focus future challenges in juxtaposing the frames of public use, commercial tourism and scientific/cultural values in the sustainable management of protected areas. Agenda setting and framing theory provides the theoretical foundation for the paper. Guided by critical discourse analysis, the analysis of the paper is supported through the use of Leximancer and Gephi software for visually illustrating the relationship between different framing perspectives. This paper contributes to a fresh understanding of the complex nature of the sustainable management of protected areas in urban spaces.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-746632019-07-31T06:28:59Z The agenda setting power of news media in framing the future role of tourism in protected areas Schweinsberg, S. Darcy, S. Cheng, Mingming This exploratory paper examines the agenda-setting and framing role of news media in the ongoing development of the Draft Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Master Plan. The paper will argue that the publication of the Masterplan and ensuing public commentary has drawn into stark focus future challenges in juxtaposing the frames of public use, commercial tourism and scientific/cultural values in the sustainable management of protected areas. Agenda setting and framing theory provides the theoretical foundation for the paper. Guided by critical discourse analysis, the analysis of the paper is supported through the use of Leximancer and Gephi software for visually illustrating the relationship between different framing perspectives. This paper contributes to a fresh understanding of the complex nature of the sustainable management of protected areas in urban spaces. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74663 10.1016/j.tourman.2017.04.011 Pergamon restricted
spellingShingle Schweinsberg, S.
Darcy, S.
Cheng, Mingming
The agenda setting power of news media in framing the future role of tourism in protected areas
title The agenda setting power of news media in framing the future role of tourism in protected areas
title_full The agenda setting power of news media in framing the future role of tourism in protected areas
title_fullStr The agenda setting power of news media in framing the future role of tourism in protected areas
title_full_unstemmed The agenda setting power of news media in framing the future role of tourism in protected areas
title_short The agenda setting power of news media in framing the future role of tourism in protected areas
title_sort agenda setting power of news media in framing the future role of tourism in protected areas
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74663