Mediatisation, Marginalisation and Disruption in Australian Indigenous Affairs

Abstract: This article considers how changing media practices of minority groups and political and media elites impact on democratic participation in national debates. Taking as its case study the state-sponsored campaign to formally recognise Indigenous people in the Australian constitution, the article examines the interrelationships between political media and Indigenous participatory media - both of which we argue are undergoing seismic transformation. Discussion of constitutional reform has tended to focus on debates occurring in forums of influence such as party politics and news media that privilege the voices of only a few high-profile Indigenous media 'stars'. Debate has progressed on the assumption that constitutional change needs to be settled by political elites and then explained and 'sold' to Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Our research on the mediatisation of policymaking has found that in an increasingly media-saturated environment, political leaders and their poli

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Media and Communication ; 4 (2016) 4 ; 30-42

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(when)
2016

DOI
10.17645/mac.v4i4.695
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019051816380261960300
Rights
Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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2025-08-14T10:45:45+0200

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