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Ethnic’ media and election campaigns

Chinese and Indian media in New Zealand’s 2017 election

Bibliographic Data

ID6234576
AuthorsKate Mcmillan (0000-0003-1408-2994, Political Science and International Relations, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, corresponding author), Fiona Barker (0000-0002-7856-2922, Political Science and International Relations, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand)
Year2021
Volume56
Issue2
Pages113-131
Publication date2021-04-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10361146.2021.1884644
OpenAlexW3134246729
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited14

This article provides the first systematic study of the political content of New Zealand's Chinese and Indian print and online news media during an election campaign period. We assess the comprehensiveness and political balance of election coverage provided by a sample of high-circulation New Zealand-based Chinese and Indian news publications during New Zealand's 2017 campaign. Overall, we find all the publications in our sample under-reported minor parties and, in some cases, the quantity and tone of their reporting demonstrated strong bias towards the National Party. These findings are significant in a context where such media play an important role in informing ethnic and immigrant minorities during campaigns, and where such minorities form a growing proportion of the New Zealand electorate

Context (archaeology · Ethnic group · General election · Geography · Immigration · Political science · Politics · Sample (material · Tone (literature · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Social Media and Politics

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Citations per year1,4
Citation span2021 - 2025 (5)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 7

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