C Kay Weaver
Biographic Data
| ID | 3079536 |
|---|---|
| NAME | C Kay Weaver |
| GIVEN NAMES | C Kay |
| FAMILY NAME | Weaver |
| SIGNATURE | WEAVER C K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Waikato |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5301-8576 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Ethical Guidelines and Practices for Pakistani Television Journalists Reporting on Domestic Violence
This project investigates the ethical frameworks in place for Pakistani television news journalists reporting cases of domestic violence. It also examines the provision and structure of training for Pakistani media professionals to support accurate and balanced reporting of such violence. The research comprised in-depth semi-structured interviews with a small group of television journalists. The findings reveal that there was no formalized code o…
Covid-19 impacts on early career trajectories and mobility of doctoral graduates in Aotearoa New Zealand
This article explores how doctoral graduates in Aotearoa New Zealand are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey captured the employment and mobility situations of doctoral graduates from 2019 to early 2021 from six of the eight universities in NZ. The 406 survey responses were analysed using descriptive statistics, as well as drawing on Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) theory in an inductive analysis of freeform comments. Most re…
The role of public relations in building community resilience to natural disasters: Perspectives from Sri Lanka and New Zealand
Purpose The paper identifies a role for public relations in disaster management by analysing disaster and communication managers' understanding of community resilience and their use of communication in the context of two different cultural environments. Design/methodology/approach The research study comprised 51 in-depth qualitative interviews with disaster managers in Sri Lanka and New Zealand, which were thematically analysed using the software…
A Marxist primer for critical public relations scholarship
Critical public relations which has its foundations in critical social enquiry has developed extensively as a subset of public relations research and theorising. Surprisingly, however, given the profound influence that Karl Marx's writings had on the evolution of critical theory, there has been minimal discussion of how Marxist criticism might contribute to our understanding and theorising of public relations. At a time when capitalism is regarde…
Popularizing dissent: A civil society perspective
This article theorizes civil society groups’ attempts to popularize opposition to genetic modification in New Zealand as deliberative interventions that seek to open up public participation in science–society governance. In this case, the popularization strategies were designed to intensify concerns about social justice and democratic incursions, mobilize dissent and offer meaningful mechanisms for navigating and participating in public protest. …
Influence in science dialogue: Individual attitude changes as a result of dialogue between laypersons and scientists
Dialogue as a science communication process has been idealized in both practitioner and scholarly literature. However, there is inconsistency in what is meant by dialogue, the forms it should take, and its purported consequences. Empirical research on the experienced benefits of dialogue is limited. The present study addresses this gap by examining attitudinal changes among laypeople and scientists in dialogue on the topic of human biotechnology …
Public Relations in Global Cultural Contexts: Multi-Paradigmatic Perspectives
1. Introduction: Public Relations in Global Cultural Contexts Nilanjana Bardhan and C. Kay Weaver 2. Critical Perspectives in Global Public Relations: Theorizing Power Lee Edwards 3. How Intercultural Communication Theory Informs Public Relations Practice in Global Settings Michael Kent and Maureen Taylor 4. Culture, Communication, and Third Culture Building in Public Relations Within Global Flux Nilanjana Bardhan 5. Intercultural Typologies and …
Older People and New Communication Technologies Narratives from the Literature
The chapter reviews the literature on older people and new communication technologies, focusing particularly on their experiences with personal computers and the Internet. The review covers the scholarly literature published primarily between 1990 and 2010. We organize the review around a series of narratives identified as prominent in the literature. Three master narratives dominate the ways in which the relationships between older people and co…
Communication in Aotearoa New Zealand: The Challenge of Engaging Globally and Acting Locally
This article outlines the evolution of communication studies within the university sector in Aotearoa New Zealand and how this diverse disciplinary field is situated within the academy through teaching and research. It identifies the highly competitive tertiary education structures and systems that can create disincentives for the collective organising of communication scholars both within and between tertiary institutions. At the same time, it a…
Goods Not Wanted: Older people's narratives of computer use rejection
In societies where the use of computers is pervasive, individuals who resist using the technology are often studied in order to determine how susceptible their views might be to change. This research takes a different approach, focusing not on the non-use of computers as a problem but as an opportunity to explore how the proponents of such views make sense of computers and computer use and to accord respect for, rather than dismissal of, their vi…
Talking ‘facts: Identity and Rationality in Industry Perspectives on Genetic Modification
Despite the potential political impact of industry attempts to influence public policy about genetic modification, little research has focused on critical understanding of industry perspectives. This article explores the rhetorical and discursive construction of public messages about this controversial issue by two major New Zealand export industries. The kiwifruit industry advocates a very cautious public policy position, while the dairy industr…
Getting on’: Older New Zealanders’ perceptions of computing
This article explores older New Zealanders’ perceptions of the barriers to, benefits and negative consequences of computer-based information and communication technologies (ICTs) through the analysis of focus group discussions involving 98 respondents. Older people engage with computers in a context constituted by discourses positioning them as declining in the ability to learn skills such as computing, but creating a burden on society if they do…
The epistemic struggle for credibility: Rethinking media relations
The challenges of attracting positive media attention are likened to a contest in which various organisations attempt to promote and circulate their version of events; however, this is particularly difficult when attempting to circulate less established, unpopular or critical knowledge. Although complying with, and managing, news values is an important starting point, the need to move beyond news values to consider the commercial values and reali…
Discursive manoeuvres and hegemonic recuperations in New Zealand documentary representations of domestic violence
This paper examines three television documentaries--entitled Not Just a Domestic (1994), Not Just a Domestic: The Update (1994), and Picking Up the Pieces (1996)--that together formed part of the New Zealand police ‘Family Violence’ media campaign. Through a Foucauldian, feminist poststructuralist discourse analysis, the paper examines how these texts assert and privilege particular understandings of domestic violence, its causes, effects and pos…
Sabotage and subterfuge: Public relations, democracy and genetic engineering in New Zealand
This article examines the public relations management of communication about genetic engineering in New Zealand. The theme is explored through an analysis of work developed by the consultancy Communication Trumps for, on the one hand, a private company involved in genetic research on fish, and, on the other hand, a government-supported public information campaign about genetic engineering. In relation to the issues management strategies employed …
The television and violence debate in New Zealand: Some problems of context
(1996). The television and violence debate in New Zealand: Some problems of context. Continuum: Vol. 10, Aotearoa/New Zealand: A New Mediascape, pp. 64-75
Getting on’: Older New Zealanders’ perceptions of computing
This article explores older New Zealanders’ perceptions of the barriers to, benefits and negative consequences of computer-based information and communication technologies (ICTs) through the analysis of focus group discussions involving 98 respondents. Older people engage with computers in a context constituted by discourses positioning them as declining in the ability to learn skills such as computing, but creating a burden on society if they do…
The epistemic struggle for credibility: Rethinking media relations
The challenges of attracting positive media attention are likened to a contest in which various organisations attempt to promote and circulate their version of events; however, this is particularly difficult when attempting to circulate less established, unpopular or critical knowledge. Although complying with, and managing, news values is an important starting point, the need to move beyond news values to consider the commercial values and reali…
Sabotage and subterfuge: Public relations, democracy and genetic engineering in New Zealand
This article examines the public relations management of communication about genetic engineering in New Zealand. The theme is explored through an analysis of work developed by the consultancy Communication Trumps for, on the one hand, a private company involved in genetic research on fish, and, on the other hand, a government-supported public information campaign about genetic engineering. In relation to the issues management strategies employed …
Discursive manoeuvres and hegemonic recuperations in New Zealand documentary representations of domestic violence
This paper examines three television documentaries--entitled Not Just a Domestic (1994), Not Just a Domestic: The Update (1994), and Picking Up the Pieces (1996)--that together formed part of the New Zealand police ‘Family Violence’ media campaign. Through a Foucauldian, feminist poststructuralist discourse analysis, the paper examines how these texts assert and privilege particular understandings of domestic violence, its causes, effects and pos…
Older People and New Communication Technologies Narratives from the Literature
The chapter reviews the literature on older people and new communication technologies, focusing particularly on their experiences with personal computers and the Internet. The review covers the scholarly literature published primarily between 1990 and 2010. We organize the review around a series of narratives identified as prominent in the literature. Three master narratives dominate the ways in which the relationships between older people and co…
The television and violence debate in New Zealand: Some problems of context
(1996). The television and violence debate in New Zealand: Some problems of context. Continuum: Vol. 10, Aotearoa/New Zealand: A New Mediascape, pp. 64-75
The television and violence debate in New Zealand: Some problems of context
(1996). The television and violence debate in New Zealand: Some problems of context. Continuum: Vol. 10, Aotearoa/New Zealand: A New Mediascape, pp. 64-75
Sabotage and subterfuge: Public relations, democracy and genetic engineering in New Zealand
This article examines the public relations management of communication about genetic engineering in New Zealand. The theme is explored through an analysis of work developed by the consultancy Communication Trumps for, on the one hand, a private company involved in genetic research on fish, and, on the other hand, a government-supported public information campaign about genetic engineering. In relation to the issues management strategies employed …
Discursive manoeuvres and hegemonic recuperations in New Zealand documentary representations of domestic violence
This paper examines three television documentaries--entitled Not Just a Domestic (1994), Not Just a Domestic: The Update (1994), and Picking Up the Pieces (1996)--that together formed part of the New Zealand police ‘Family Violence’ media campaign. Through a Foucauldian, feminist poststructuralist discourse analysis, the paper examines how these texts assert and privilege particular understandings of domestic violence, its causes, effects and pos…
Getting on’: Older New Zealanders’ perceptions of computing
This article explores older New Zealanders’ perceptions of the barriers to, benefits and negative consequences of computer-based information and communication technologies (ICTs) through the analysis of focus group discussions involving 98 respondents. Older people engage with computers in a context constituted by discourses positioning them as declining in the ability to learn skills such as computing, but creating a burden on society if they do…
The epistemic struggle for credibility: Rethinking media relations
The challenges of attracting positive media attention are likened to a contest in which various organisations attempt to promote and circulate their version of events; however, this is particularly difficult when attempting to circulate less established, unpopular or critical knowledge. Although complying with, and managing, news values is an important starting point, the need to move beyond news values to consider the commercial values and reali…
Talking ‘facts: Identity and Rationality in Industry Perspectives on Genetic Modification
Despite the potential political impact of industry attempts to influence public policy about genetic modification, little research has focused on critical understanding of industry perspectives. This article explores the rhetorical and discursive construction of public messages about this controversial issue by two major New Zealand export industries. The kiwifruit industry advocates a very cautious public policy position, while the dairy industr…
Communication in Aotearoa New Zealand: The Challenge of Engaging Globally and Acting Locally
This article outlines the evolution of communication studies within the university sector in Aotearoa New Zealand and how this diverse disciplinary field is situated within the academy through teaching and research. It identifies the highly competitive tertiary education structures and systems that can create disincentives for the collective organising of communication scholars both within and between tertiary institutions. At the same time, it a…
Goods Not Wanted: Older people's narratives of computer use rejection
In societies where the use of computers is pervasive, individuals who resist using the technology are often studied in order to determine how susceptible their views might be to change. This research takes a different approach, focusing not on the non-use of computers as a problem but as an opportunity to explore how the proponents of such views make sense of computers and computer use and to accord respect for, rather than dismissal of, their vi…
Public Relations in Global Cultural Contexts: Multi-Paradigmatic Perspectives
1. Introduction: Public Relations in Global Cultural Contexts Nilanjana Bardhan and C. Kay Weaver 2. Critical Perspectives in Global Public Relations: Theorizing Power Lee Edwards 3. How Intercultural Communication Theory Informs Public Relations Practice in Global Settings Michael Kent and Maureen Taylor 4. Culture, Communication, and Third Culture Building in Public Relations Within Global Flux Nilanjana Bardhan 5. Intercultural Typologies and …
Older People and New Communication Technologies Narratives from the Literature
The chapter reviews the literature on older people and new communication technologies, focusing particularly on their experiences with personal computers and the Internet. The review covers the scholarly literature published primarily between 1990 and 2010. We organize the review around a series of narratives identified as prominent in the literature. Three master narratives dominate the ways in which the relationships between older people and co…
Influence in science dialogue: Individual attitude changes as a result of dialogue between laypersons and scientists
Dialogue as a science communication process has been idealized in both practitioner and scholarly literature. However, there is inconsistency in what is meant by dialogue, the forms it should take, and its purported consequences. Empirical research on the experienced benefits of dialogue is limited. The present study addresses this gap by examining attitudinal changes among laypeople and scientists in dialogue on the topic of human biotechnology …
Popularizing dissent: A civil society perspective
This article theorizes civil society groups’ attempts to popularize opposition to genetic modification in New Zealand as deliberative interventions that seek to open up public participation in science–society governance. In this case, the popularization strategies were designed to intensify concerns about social justice and democratic incursions, mobilize dissent and offer meaningful mechanisms for navigating and participating in public protest. …
A Marxist primer for critical public relations scholarship
Critical public relations which has its foundations in critical social enquiry has developed extensively as a subset of public relations research and theorising. Surprisingly, however, given the profound influence that Karl Marx's writings had on the evolution of critical theory, there has been minimal discussion of how Marxist criticism might contribute to our understanding and theorising of public relations. At a time when capitalism is regarde…
The role of public relations in building community resilience to natural disasters: Perspectives from Sri Lanka and New Zealand
Purpose The paper identifies a role for public relations in disaster management by analysing disaster and communication managers' understanding of community resilience and their use of communication in the context of two different cultural environments. Design/methodology/approach The research study comprised 51 in-depth qualitative interviews with disaster managers in Sri Lanka and New Zealand, which were thematically analysed using the software…
Ethical Guidelines and Practices for Pakistani Television Journalists Reporting on Domestic Violence
This project investigates the ethical frameworks in place for Pakistani television news journalists reporting cases of domestic violence. It also examines the provision and structure of training for Pakistani media professionals to support accurate and balanced reporting of such violence. The research comprised in-depth semi-structured interviews with a small group of television journalists. The findings reveal that there was no formalized code o…
Covid-19 impacts on early career trajectories and mobility of doctoral graduates in Aotearoa New Zealand
This article explores how doctoral graduates in Aotearoa New Zealand are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey captured the employment and mobility situations of doctoral graduates from 2019 to early 2021 from six of the eight universities in NZ. The 406 survey responses were analysed using descriptive statistics, as well as drawing on Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) theory in an inductive analysis of freeform comments. Most re…
Political science (15 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Public relations (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Social science (7 works) · Public Relations and Crisis Communication (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works)