Media, movements, and the quest for social justice

Ryan, Charlotte; Carragee, Kevin M.; Schwerner, Cassie

doi:10.1080/00909889809365500

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“…Winning the media discourse can be viewed as a ''symbolic contest'' over which interpretation will prevail, providing clues to the eventual policy outcomes. 16 …”

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The Debate over Re-Licensing the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant

Watts¹,

Hines²,

Dowds³

2010

The Electricity Journal

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“…Winning the media discourse can be viewed as a ''symbolic contest'' over which interpretation will prevail, providing clues to the eventual policy outcomes. 16 …”

Section: A Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 97%

The Debate over Re-Licensing the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant

Watts¹,

Hines²,

Dowds³

2010

The Electricity Journal

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“…Por el contrario, pertenecen cada vez más al sentido común de estos tiempos, algo que McCurdy (2011, p. 619) describe como teorías amateur de los medios. El caso de estudio presentado a continuación muestra esfuerzos deliberados por reconocer y fortalecer este sentido común entre miembros vulnerables de la ciudadanía (y, por tanto, de las audiencias), precisamente para responder al poder usando sus mismas herramientas comunicacionales (véase también Ryan, Carragee & Schwerner, 1998).…”

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Dirigentas de campamento y actividad mediática: más allá de Internet

2013

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El debate en torno al carácter activo de las audiencias contemporáneas tiende a centrarse en las nuevas tecnologías de comunicación y en las posibilidades de producción de contenido que ellas ofrecen. Este artículo propone, en cambio, atender al carácter político de ciertas actividades mediáticas y a factores no-tecnológicos. Específicamente, identificamos la llamada cultura promocional como un impulso importante para influir —y no directamente producir— los contenidos en los medios. Ilustramos este enfoque a través de un caso de estudio sobre la relación entre dirigentas de campamentos y los medios de comunicación en Chile. Estas mujeres interactúan con los medios tradicionales, no digitales, motivadas por la necesidad de reivindicar su imagen y promocionar sus demandas. Argumentamos que el estudio de las actividades de las audiencias en una sociedad neoliberal como la chilena debe considerar que las estrategias promocionales no son el privilegio de ciertos grupos sociales, sino que están presentes de un modo cada vez más generalizado en la sociedad.

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“…2 At the same time, the fruits of this accommodation are discouraging. On the one hand, public health advocates learn about the practices of local TV journalists in order to secure bits and pieces of health coverage between the local slayings and the weather and sports (Ryan, Carragee, & Schwerner, 1998). On the other hand, health communication campaigners draw on careful research to produce finely crafted PSAs which commercial stations then dutifully air in the wee hours of the morning (Gantz & Schwartz, 2002;Kopfman & Smith, 1996).…”

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WARNING—The Existing Media System May Be Toxic to Your Health: Health Communication and the Politics of Media Reform

Gibson¹

2007

Journal of Applied Communication Research

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Our physical health depends, at least in part, upon the health of our media environment. Unfortunately, the commercial media system produces countless messages that not only misinform Americans about their health but also actively promote unhealthy behaviors. Rather than taking the existing media system as a given, this commentary argues that health communication scholars should work with media reformers to transform the media system in ways that advance public health goals. In particular, the ongoing regulatory struggle over low-power radio provides an important opportunity for health communication scholars and media reformers to join forces.Let me begin with a premise. Our physical health depends, at least in part, upon the health of our media environment. With this in mind, think for a moment about the American media system. With one of the most developed systems in the world, the American media could serve as powerful tools for health promotion and disease prevention. Local and national news outlets could provide audiences with accurate and relevant health information, and the entertainment media could serve as an effective means for exploring contemporary health issues, including both the consequences of individual behaviors and unjust health policies. All in all, the American media system could indeed be a crucial resource for advocates interested in promoting the public health.Unfortunately, the current media environment in the United States is thick with toxins. Neither the occasional anti-smoking PSA nor the stray news piece on cancer

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Media, movements, and the quest for social justice

Cited by 56 publications

References 17 publications

The Debate over Re-Licensing the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant

The Debate over Re-Licensing the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant

Dirigentas de campamento y actividad mediática: más allá de Internet

WARNING—The Existing Media System May Be Toxic to Your Health: Health Communication and the Politics of Media Reform

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