Moccasins and ‘Respect
Writing Practices during Media Coverage of the Moe Story
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7918693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Griffiths (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 99-120 |
| Publication date | 1998-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media International Australia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1329-878X • E-ISSN: 2200-467X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1329878x9808800113 |
| OpenAlex | W2294085130 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 3 |
Metropolitan media coverage moved beyond reporting the alleged abduction of Moe toddler Jaidyn Leskie to describe the social ‘tragedy’ of Victoria's La Trobe Valley, attributing the collapse of country-town innocence and a perceived growth of anti-social behaviour to state-driven ‘dirty’ industry restructuring, unemployment and the collapse of the local small business economy. The representation of Moe as ‘rotten’ offended local readers, sparking a series of mainstream and tactical ‘rewritings’ of Moe's social, moral and physical landscapes. The most effective and noteworthy local response was a special edition of the regional non-daily community paper, The La Trobe Valley Express. In ‘Moe under the microscope’, ‘ordinary citizens’ were given a platform for their views on the ‘hostile’ mainstream media reports, the region and the civic ‘truths’ of Moe. The incident provides a site for the consideration of some of the issues involved in compliance with the new code of ethics for journalists
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| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2012 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |