Journal of Mass Communication & Journalism

Schill KA

Publications

• Research Article
  First Nations Experience of the 2013 Alberta Floods: Media Representations and First Hand Experiences
  Author(s): Thurston WE and Schill KAThurston WE and Schill KA
  
  Background: In June 2013, a severe flood affected Southern Alberta. According to the Government of Alberta, the "scale and impact of the flooding [were] unprecedented in Alberta", causing significant damage to homes and infrastructure. Many of the affected residents were from the First Nations reservations of Siksika and Stoney, outside the Calgary city limits. Objective: To explore how non-Aboriginal Canadians frame First Nations' experience of the floods in print media, and how individuals involved in flood relief coordination respond to these frames. Methods: We combined the results of a media analysis of mainstream print media with semi-structured interviews to achieve our objective. Articles from four Canadian newspapers and one international newspaper were included in the media analysis. Three individuals involved in flood relief coordination on.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7912.1000261

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