Supreme Court Coverage in Canada: A Case Study of Media Coverage of the Whatcott Decision
<p>Do Canadian media outlets report Supreme Court decisions in a legal or political frame? Starting with a review of how the media amplify court decisions, the study focuses on a case study regarding a freedom of speech decision of the Court. This study finds that although the media critically...
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doaj-2024726e5182455b92d1114bcb8e3ced2020-11-24T22:02:17ZengOñati International Institute for the Sociology of LawOñati Socio-Legal Series2079-59712014-10-0144709724306Supreme Court Coverage in Canada: A Case Study of Media Coverage of the Whatcott DecisionLydia Anita Miljan0University of Windsor<p>Do Canadian media outlets report Supreme Court decisions in a legal or political frame? Starting with a review of how the media amplify court decisions, the study focuses on a case study regarding a freedom of speech decision of the Court. This study finds that although the media critically evaluated the freedom of speech case of William Whatcott, it did so from a legal frame. Unlike American research that shows the media increasingly interprets Supreme Court decisions from a political frame, this study on <em>Whatcott </em>finds that the media focused on the legal arguments of the case.</p> <hr /><p>¿Los medios de comunicación canadienses informan sobre las decisiones de la Corte Suprema en un marco legal o político? A partir de una revisión de cómo los medios de comunicación amplifican las decisiones judiciales, el estudio se centra en un caso práctico sobre la libertad de expresión de las decisiones del tribunal. Este estudio revela que aunque los medios evaluaron críticamente la libertad de expresión en el caso de William Whatcott, se hizo en un marco legal. A diferencia de investigaciones estadounidenses que prueban que los medios de comunicación interpretan cada vez con mayor frecuencia las decisiones de la Corte desde un marco político, este estudio sobre <em>Whatcott </em>demuestra que los medios de comunicación se centraron en los argumentos legales del caso.</p> <p><strong>DOWNLOAD THIS PAPER FROM SSRN</strong>: <a href="http://ssrn.com/abstract=2500102" target="_blank">http://ssrn.com/abstract=2500102</a></p>http://ssrn.com/abstract=2500102Political CommunicationLawSociologySupreme CourtMedia CoverageCivil RightsComunicación políticaderechosociologíaCorte Supremacobertura mediáticaderechos civiles |
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Supreme Court Coverage in Canada: A Case Study of Media Coverage of the Whatcott Decision |
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Supreme Court Coverage in Canada: A Case Study of Media Coverage of the Whatcott Decision |
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Supreme Court Coverage in Canada: A Case Study of Media Coverage of the Whatcott Decision |
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Supreme Court Coverage in Canada: A Case Study of Media Coverage of the Whatcott Decision |
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Supreme Court Coverage in Canada: A Case Study of Media Coverage of the Whatcott Decision |
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supreme court coverage in canada: a case study of media coverage of the whatcott decision |
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Oñati Socio-Legal Series |
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<p>Do Canadian media outlets report Supreme Court decisions in a legal or political frame? Starting with a review of how the media amplify court decisions, the study focuses on a case study regarding a freedom of speech decision of the Court. This study finds that although the media critically evaluated the freedom of speech case of William Whatcott, it did so from a legal frame. Unlike American research that shows the media increasingly interprets Supreme Court decisions from a political frame, this study on <em>Whatcott </em>finds that the media focused on the legal arguments of the case.</p> <hr /><p>¿Los medios de comunicación canadienses informan sobre las decisiones de la Corte Suprema en un marco legal o político? A partir de una revisión de cómo los medios de comunicación amplifican las decisiones judiciales, el estudio se centra en un caso práctico sobre la libertad de expresión de las decisiones del tribunal. Este estudio revela que aunque los medios evaluaron críticamente la libertad de expresión en el caso de William Whatcott, se hizo en un marco legal. A diferencia de investigaciones estadounidenses que prueban que los medios de comunicación interpretan cada vez con mayor frecuencia las decisiones de la Corte desde un marco político, este estudio sobre <em>Whatcott </em>demuestra que los medios de comunicación se centraron en los argumentos legales del caso.</p> <p><strong>DOWNLOAD THIS PAPER FROM SSRN</strong>: <a href="http://ssrn.com/abstract=2500102" target="_blank">http://ssrn.com/abstract=2500102</a></p> |
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Political Communication Law Sociology Supreme Court Media Coverage Civil Rights Comunicación política derecho sociología Corte Suprema cobertura mediática derechos civiles |
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