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Australian Journal of Communication

Australian Journal of Communication
Volume 20(2), 1993

 
CONTENTS
 
Bell Philip, and Boehringer, Kate. Australian politics: Still programmed after all these years. 1-13
 
  This comparison of the general elections of 1980 and 1993 finds a continuation of earlier-identified trends, and a narrowing of political discourse 
 
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political elections
politics and government
Pacific Rim
 
 
McCarthy Patsy. The men and their messages - Election '93. 14-27
 
  The rhetoric of the 1993 election is examined semiotically 
 
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political elections
nonverbal
politics and government
 
 
Hirst Martin. Class, mass news media, and the 1993 election. 28-43
 
  The mass media's treatment of the 1993 Australian election demonstrates the ideological nature of news in the service of capital 
 
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political elections
 
 
Duck Julie M., Hogg, Michael A., and Terry, Deborah J. Perceptions of media influence in the 1993 Australian federal election: "Others" as vulnerable voters. 44-60
 
  A study of student perceptions of media impact during the 1993 electoral campaigns concludes that political involvement increases perceived differences between self and other as voters, and is conducive to a perception of media bias against one's own preferred candidates 
 
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politics and government
broadcasting and media
political elections
Pacific Rim
 
 
Sless David. Politics and the bored spectator - A provocation. 61-67
 
  The author's boredom with the 1993 election campaign has caused him to pose questions about future communications research 
 
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politics and government
 
 
McKie David. Exclusion, humour, and television news. 68-78
 
  From a postmodern perspective, the author criticizes the narrow construction of the New World Order, arguing for a broader conception and resistance to false assurances offered by television news 
 
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news
history
broadcasting and media
television
 
 
Leslie Norman. Black and white: Photographic imagery and Aboriginality. 79-96
 
  The debate following upon the High Court of Australia's Mabo decision shows that the terms of outdated policy persist in current perceptions 
 
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Pacific Rim
race and ethnicity
 
 
Natt Hilaire, and McKie, David. Situating comedies, plac(at)ing identities: No laughing (subject)matter for Australia? 114-125
 
  Australian sitcoms, which confine themselves to narrow, safe topics, should learn from the riskier humor of overseas and local television programs 
 
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television
humor
broadcasting and media
 
 
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