Source: Samara

Occupiers and Legislators contrasts the coverage of two major political stories from fall 2011: the federal government’s legislative agenda and the Occupy movement. This study set out to test three common criticisms levied at the media; namely that political coverage:

    * Focuses too often on political games or government processes, at the expense of issues.
    * Is routinely or overtly negative; and
    * Fails to provide the public with enough information on issues that affect their daily lives.

The analysis suggests that two of these criticisms are unfounded, and one might be true.

Click to read the report.

Click to read the executive summary.

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