Prorogation 2008: A Case Study in how Media Communicate Democracy

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dc.contributor.advisorO'Neill, Brenda
dc.contributor.authorMcBrien, Alex
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-16T16:53:05Z
dc.date.available2013-06-15T07:01:36Z
dc.date.issued2012-11-16
dc.date.submitted2012en
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMcBrien, 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/27462en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27462
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/319
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectMass Communications
dc.subject.classificationFramingen_US
dc.subject.classificationAgenda Setting Theoryen_US
dc.subject.classificationNewspapersen_US
dc.subject.classificationMediaen_US
dc.subject.classificationContent Analysisen_US
dc.subject.classificationDemocracyen_US
dc.subject.classificationPopulist Democracyen_US
dc.subject.classificationResponsible Governmenten_US
dc.subject.classificationProrogationen_US
dc.subject.classificationParliamenten_US
dc.subject.classificationFrame Theoryen_US
dc.titleProrogation 2008: A Case Study in how Media Communicate Democracy
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunications Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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