Constructing the Quebec Referendum : : French and English Media Voices /

Constructing the Quebec Referendum : : French and English Media Voices / / Getrude J. Robinson.

The 1980 Quebec referendum was a momentous event that redefined Canada's nationalist ideologies. While the political implications of the referendum have been widely analysed, this is the first sustained study of the role played by the media in shaping and interpreting the referendum campaign. R...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
VerfasserIn:
Robinson, Getrude J.,
MitwirkendeR:
Saint-Jean, Armande,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
©1998
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Referendum Actors and Journalistic Practices
  • 1. The Referendum Actors and Issues in Historical Perspective
  • 2. Journalistic Ethics and Referendum Coverage in Montreal
  • Part II: Constructing the Interpretive Grid: 'Framing• the Referendum as Election
  • 3. Television and Electoral Coverage: Changing Rules
  • 4. The Referendum on Quebec Television: Broadcast Rules and Content Frames
  • Part III: Situating the Narrative: French/English Understandings of Quebec Nationalism
  • 5. Press Interpretations: Distilling the White Paper and Beige Paper Versions of 'Nationalism'
  • 6. Interpreting the White Paper on Television
  • Part IV: Exploring the Argumentation: Rhetorical Processes in Public Opinion Creation
  • 7. 'The Day After': Explaining the Referendum Outcome to French- and English-Speaking Montrealers
  • 8. Rethinking News, Public Opinion, and Democratic Politics in Quebec and Canada
  • APPENDIXES
  • Appendix A. Chronology of Events Leading to the Referendum
  • APPENDIX B. Visual Content Categories
  • Appendix C. The Coding Scheme
  • Appendix D. English Vox-Pop Interviews
  • Appendix E. French Vox-Pop Interviews
  • Bibliography
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index

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