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Australian Journal of Communication

Australian Journal of Communication
Volume 23(1), 1996

 
CONTENTS
 
Landman Jane Identity on trial: Narration, gossip, and confession on the daytime chat show. 1-14
 
  Analysis of the "Oprah Winfrey Show" argues that the therapeutic model of communication works to shape, order and assess the stories, confessions and testimonies of the guests 
 
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television
narrative
 
 
Jagtenberg Tom. Ecological exclusions: Mapping disciplinary change. 15-30
 
  Argues ecology has been excluded from the Australian academic disciplines, and applies Jameson's notion of cognitive mapping to develop a strategy -- cultural mapping -- for opening new analytic spaces 
 
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ecology
Pacific Rim
higher education
 
 
Lupton Deborah and Tulloch, John Lupton "Bringing home the reality of it": Senior school students' responses to mass media portrayals of HIV/AIDS. 31-45
 
  Quantitative and qualitative analysis of senior high school students' responses to sources for AIDS/HIV information suggests students value televised mass media for its ability to portray visual elements, 'shock-horror', real and personalized narratives, and value print media for detail and anonymity 
 
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children
television
print journalism
health
 
 
Saywell Cherise and Pittam, Jeffrey. The discourses of HIV and AIDS in women's magazines: Feature articles in Australian Cleo and Cosmopolitan. 46-63
 
  Content analysis of nine articles on AIDS/HIV in "Cosmopolitan" and "Cleo" 
 
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health
gender
sexuality
 
 
van Acker, Elizabeth and Ward, Ian. Election campaign coverage: Television as a commercial rather than political medium. 64-76
 
  Analysis of the television news coverage of the 1995 Queensland state election campaign, argues the television medium constrains the breadth of coverage 
 
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news
print journalism
television
political elections
politics and government
broadcasting and media
 
 
Lyons Antonia, Stephens, Christine, Morgan, Mandy, Praat, Angelique C., and Tuffin, Keith. Constructing New Zealand: Common linguistic resources in New Zealand political discourse. 77-90
 
  Analysis of public speeches of political leaders suggests that opposing parties rely upon similar metaphors and warrants because they share common ideological assumptions 
 
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public speaking
politics and government
language
 
 
Murray Lyn. Communication and uncertainty: The role of mindfulness in communication skills training. 104-117
 
  Argues communication students should be taught mindfulness as a means of addressing a diverse group of communication qualities (contextual responsiveness, process orientation, new mental categories, differentiated perceptual base) in order to adapt to uncertainty and change 
 
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education
cognition
 
 
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