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

The key finding of the study of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) coverage was that it was cyclical, with news alternating between strong interest and apathy.

Frames that give Indigenous perspectives the same importance as competing interests in the mainstream media are almost certain to be welcome in established media.

Shifts in coverage on missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) are concerning, as changes in public agenda require persistent attention.

What has been the role of civil society and social media platforms in the attention given to news about missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW)? What are influences affecting mainstream media? Explain how this affects cases of MMIW.

For topics with the strongest emotional relevance for Indigenous communities, the percentage of pieces with at least one Indigenous voice was lowest.

Media gatekeepers estimate the public's interest in a particular topic.

The Oka Crisis arose due to a land dispute involving a development company and the Mohawks of Kanehsatà:ke in 1990.

Despite being in the province where MMIW is prominent, which of the following news media paid less attention to the issues surrounding murdered and missing women?

What is determined by media gatekeepers?

What are the two narratives found in Canada concerning missing and murdered Indigenous women? What role did the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) have on the mobilization of information and the RCMP response?

What is the role of mainstream media in cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women? How does it perpetuate inequality amongst the Canadian populations? What would you say needs to change in this respect?

On behalf of the Canadian government, Justice Murray Sinclair issued a formal apology to survivors of residential schools. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was established, chaired by Harper. The final report of the TRC was published in 2015.

Conventional news reports focus on multiple incidents, leaving little room for background and context.

Groups that aren't regularly featured in the news, especially when it comes to issues that concern their communities, are more likely to be disregarded or dismissed. When this happens, stereotypes tend to fill in the information gaps.

Demonstrations have not compelled government action and have become a force that politicians can easily ignore.

News coverage of Indigenous issues and people tend to do all of the following, except:

According to research, what is one major reason for news reports not to give Indigenous perspectives the same importance as competing interests in the mainstream media?

What is one of the following is not a storyline that emerges in the Delhi rape in Drache and Velagic's study?

Blame that was directly assigned in the news tended to focus on the Canadian government and the police, particularly the RCMP, which provides police services on most reserves.

Which of the following is a way in which news filters neglect being neutral?