Constructing the Quebec Referendum: French and English Media Voices

Getrude J. Robinson

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Constructing the Quebec Referendum

French and English Media Voices

Getrude J. Robinson

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1998

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The 1980 Quebec referendum was a momentous event that redefined Canada's nationalist ideologies. While the political implications of the referendum have been widely analysed, this is the first sustained study of the role played by the media in shaping and interpreting the referendum campaign.

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Robinson Getrude J. :

GERTRUDE JOCH ROBINSON is a professor and past director of the Graduate Program in Communications, McGill University.

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Library and Information Science, Book Studies Media and Press

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Part I: Referendum Actors and Journalistic Practices
1. The Referendum Actors and Issues in Historical Perspective Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	25
2. Journalistic Ethics and Referendum Coverage in Montreal Armande Saint-Jean Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	37
Part II: Constructing the Interpretive Grid: 'Framing• the Referendum as Election
3. Television and Electoral Coverage: Changing Rules Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	55
4. The Referendum on Quebec Television: Broadcast Rules and Content Frames Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	84
Part III: Situating the Narrative: French/English Understandings of Quebec Nationalism
5. Press Interpretations: Distilling the White Paper and Beige Paper Versions of 'Nationalism' Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	109
6. Interpreting the White Paper on Television Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	133
Part IV: Exploring the Argumentation: Rhetorical Processes in Public Opinion Creation
7. 'The Day After': Explaining the Referendum Outcome to French- and English-Speaking Montrealers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	159
8. Rethinking News, Public Opinion, and Democratic Politics in Quebec and Canada Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	184
APPENDIXES
Appendix A. Chronology of Events Leading to the Referendum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	223
APPENDIX B. Visual Content Categories Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	227
Appendix C. The Coding Scheme Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	229
Appendix D. English Vox-Pop Interviews Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	231
Appendix E. French Vox-Pop Interviews Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	237
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	241
Author Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	255
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	259

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December 15, 1998

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9781487580490

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272

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487580490

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College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;

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