Journal article
Representations of disability in the Canadian news media: a decade of change?
Abstract
PURPOSE: To assess stability and change in representations of disability and persons with disability in the Canadian news media between 1998 and 2008.
METHOD: The study replicated research conducted in 1998 that assessed the representation of disability in the Canadian news media. Following the earlier study, three newspapers were selected (Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and Toronto Sun) and all articles from a three-month period in 1998 and 2008 …
Authors
Devotta K; Wilton R; Yiannakoulias N
Journal
Disability and Rehabilitation, Vol. 35, No. 22, pp. 1859–1868
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
October 2013
DOI
10.3109/09638288.2012.760658
ISSN
0963-8288