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Familiarity Breeds Contempt? What the Australian Defence Force Thinks of its Coverage in the Australian Media, and Why

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ID7918722
AuthorsKevin Foster (0000-0001-9395-2534), Kevin S Foster (0009-0004-5160-8566), Jason Pallant, Jason I Pallant (0000-0002-1000-6719)
Year2013
Volume148
Issue1
Pages22-38
Publication date2013-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedia International Australia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1329-878X • E-ISSN: 2200-467X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1329878x1314800104
OpenAlexW2520104954
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

This article offers the first empirical study of the origins, nature and effects of Australian Defence Force (ADF) opinions about the Australian media's coverage of Defence issues and ADF operations. It summarises the history of fractious military–media relations in Australia, and looks at the principal contributors to the current antipathy between the parties. It argues that while the media routinely denounce the military's motivations in its dealings with the fourth estate, they have no means of understanding its rationale, as until now there has been no empirical analysis of what the military thinks of the media's treatment of it and how these opinions have been shaped. The article then presents and examines the results of its survey of the 2011 intake at the Australian Command and Staff College. From an analysis of these results, it proposes why the ADF has such a low opinion of Australian media coverage of the armed forces, and examines the consequences of these opinions for current and future military–media relations

Advertising · Antipathy · Business · Contempt · Fourth Estate · Media coverage · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Project commissioning · Public relations · Publishing · Sociology · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Law · Military and Defense Studies · Military History and Strategy

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Unique citing works1
Citations per year0,1
Citation span2016 - 2016 (1)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 1

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