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International Communication Gazette, 2011
This study is an analysis of environmental content on New Zealand-produced television. A quantita... more This study is an analysis of environmental content on New Zealand-produced television. A quantitative and qualitative content analysis was undertaken of 140 hours of programming, across all genres, from four New Zealand television channels. Programmes were analysed for the prevalence of environmental content, which specific topics were mentioned and how the environment was positioned in relation to the programme’s narrative.
The Journal of Popular Television, 2013
This article examines the possibility that the introduction of television may have played a role ... more This article examines the possibility that the introduction of television may have played a role in women's empowerment. Focusing primarily on the historical context of the post-war United States, this article takes as its starting point the temporal coincidence of the very rapid uptake of television in the late 1940s and 1950s, followed in the 1960s by the women's liberation movement and the increasing social status for women. It draws from a wide range of literature, focusing on three broad areas: the technological features of television, in particular its equalizing mode of address; the domestic and social context to which it was introduced; and the subversive and counter-hegemonic content that was available on early television.
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000
This is a collection of the reports on the Annenberg national surveys that explored Americans' kn... more This is a collection of the reports on the Annenberg national surveys that explored Americans' knowledge and opinions about the new digital-marketing world that was becoming part of their lives. So far we've released seven reports on the
Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture, 2012
International Communication Gazette, 2011
This study is an analysis of environmental content on New Zealand-produced television. A quantita... more This study is an analysis of environmental content on New Zealand-produced television. A quantitative and qualitative content analysis was undertaken of 140 hours of programming, across all genres, from four New Zealand television channels. Programmes were analysed for the prevalence of environmental content, which specific topics were mentioned and how the environment was positioned in relation to the programme’s narrative.
The Journal of Popular Television, 2013
This article examines the possibility that the introduction of television may have played a role ... more This article examines the possibility that the introduction of television may have played a role in women's empowerment. Focusing primarily on the historical context of the post-war United States, this article takes as its starting point the temporal coincidence of the very rapid uptake of television in the late 1940s and 1950s, followed in the 1960s by the women's liberation movement and the increasing social status for women. It draws from a wide range of literature, focusing on three broad areas: the technological features of television, in particular its equalizing mode of address; the domestic and social context to which it was introduced; and the subversive and counter-hegemonic content that was available on early television.
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000
This is a collection of the reports on the Annenberg national surveys that explored Americans' kn... more This is a collection of the reports on the Annenberg national surveys that explored Americans' knowledge and opinions about the new digital-marketing world that was becoming part of their lives. So far we've released seven reports on the
Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture, 2012