Prorogation 2008: A Case Study in how Media Communicate Democracy
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2012-11-16
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This thesis concerns the topic of how media communicate democracy, and uses the prorogation of Parliament in 2008 as its case study. A content analysis of the Toronto Star, National Post, and Le Devoir was performed to answer the question of what agendas and frames were used by the media (i.e., newspapers) when covering the prorogation crisis in 2008. Analysis of the agendas and frames used by federal political parties was also done to understand the impact that frames and agendas had on newspaper coverage. This study utilized both frame and agenda setting theory to determine which agendas and frames were most salient during the prorogation crisis of 2008. The results suggest that newspapers placed more salience on frames and agendas concerning socialists, separatists, questions of political leadership, and regional divisions, rather than communicating the role of responsible government in a Westminster Parliamentary system.
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McBrien, A. (2012). Prorogation 2008: A Case Study in how Media Communicate Democracy (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27462