This study analysed newspaper and television news items about Maori issues and te Tiriti o Waitangi. It found mass media used persistent negative themes about Maori, Pakeha news frames and a low proportion of Maori news sources. Aspects of coverage, such as use of labels like ‘activist’ were unbalanced. Media consumers believed this coverage damaged Maori health and reinforced negative Pakeha perceptions of Maori.

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Creator | Kaihanga
Rankine, J., Nairn, R., Barnes, A.M., Gregory, M., Kaiwai, H., Borell, B. & McCreanor, T.
Year of Creation | Tau
01/01/2007
Publisher | Kaiwhakaputa
Kupu Taea: Media and te Tiriti Project
Keywords | Kupu
Maori, media, Treaty of Waitangi, newspapers, television news
Main Language | Reo Matua
English
Submitter's Rights | Nga Tika o te Kaituku
I am the author / creator of this resource
This Research has
been peer reviewed by academics at a university
Bibliographic Citation | Whakapuakanga

Rankine, J., Nairn, R., Barnes, A.M., Gregory, M., Kaiwai, H., Borell, B. & McCreanor, T. (2008) Media and te Tiriti o Waitangi 2007. Kupu Taea: Media and te Tiriti Project, Auckland.

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