“…As our above discussion of media effects theories demonstrates, it has been long argued that the media is able to shape public debate on social issues by selecting which issues are to be given prominence and how those issues are framed (Buck et al, 2004; Bunis et al, 1996; Crisis, 2017; Gurran & Phibbs, 2015; Mao et al, 2012; Nichols et al, 2018). Homelessness is one such social issue that has received considerable attention by media analysts over the past couple of decades (Best, 2010; Calder et al, 2011; Hodgetts et al, 2005; Hrast, 2008; Huckin, 2002; Lyons & Smedley, 2021; Richter et al, 2011; Zufferey, 2014). In particular, analysts have been largely concerned with how the media represents homelessness as a social issue, and how the media represents people who experience homelessness.…”