The working class in the Australian mainstream media

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ID12878296
AuthorsSarah Attfield (0000-0002-2265-6284, University of Technology Sydney, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume16
Issue1
Pages47-63
Publication date2020-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Media and Cultural Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1740-8296 • E-ISSN: 2040-0918
PublisherIntellect (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1386/macp_00014_1
OpenAlexW3016621402
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited12

The Australian mainstream media is dominated by middle-class voices, and this shapes the way working-class people are framed within the media. Working-class people have tended to be represented as responsible for their poverty, or ridiculed for their lack of sophistication. But could very small shifts be occurring, as some outlets acknowledge the impact of neo-liberalism on working-class people and point to some of the structural causes of inequality? This article looks at some examples of working-class representation in Australian newspapers, television news and current affairs programs, and considers the ways in which working-class people are presented. The article also asks whether the Australian mainstream media provides a place for working-class voices

Class (philosophy · Mainstream · Media studies · Middle class · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Representation (politics · Social science · Sociology · Sophistication · Working class · Computer Science · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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