Exam 11: The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and First Nations Issues: a Content Analysis of Major Canadian Media, 2014-2015

What is the most common Indigenous voice present in articles related to Indigenous issues or stories?

What was accomplished with Bill C-31 in 1985?

Sexual violence and women's safety are public problems that news organizations find difficult to cover, because ______.

In public discourse, particularly when it comes to underrepresented populations, having a voice is critical.

In articles related to treaty rights, economic development, criminal justice, and health and social welfare, which are of great importance to Indigenous peoples, the voices mostly heard were those of Canada's economic and professional elites.

What are the two main ways in which filters are not neutral? How are frames selected and what role may stereotypes play in this selection?

How can a "stereotype" be defined within the context of news media filtering?

The subject of murdered and missing women, including calls for a national investigation, was the least covered story in five publications, trailing only resource development issues in three others.

In many newsrooms, Indigenous issues have been considered of limited interest to mainstream audiences.

What are some of the characteristics of frames?

Negative stereotypes were most common in opinion pieces, according to Human Rights research journalists.

Even though one out of every three articles about Indigenous issues did not include an Indigenous voice, it appears that Indigenous voices are receiving greater attention in the media than in the past.

What are "news frames"?

What are filters and news frames and how are they used by media and audiences? What frames are not usually used by the media? Why not?

Too much attention media attention on a topic can create a loss of interest in it, while inattention can cause an issue to become interesting to the public.

What criteria do journalists use to choose the aspects of an event to base their coverage on?

Many journalism texts include the idea that promoting informed public discourse is one of the tasks of quality journalism.

Which of the following organizations, platforms and/or groups has not played an active role in supporting the setup of a public agenda in response to missing and murdered Indigenous women?

A news frame might be used to present a story about a pipeline conflict in the context of Indigenous rights or economic development potential.

What are the most significant motivators that prompt today's news coverage?