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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Main Author: Lydia Anita Miljan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 2014-10-01
Series:Oñati Socio-Legal Series
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Law
Online Access:http://ssrn.com/abstract=2500102
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spelling 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>&iquest;Los medios de comunicaci&oacute;n canadienses informan sobre las decisiones de la Corte Suprema en un marco legal o pol&iacute;tico? A partir de una revisi&oacute;n de c&oacute;mo los medios de comunicaci&oacute;n amplifican las decisiones judiciales, el estudio se centra en un caso pr&aacute;ctico sobre la libertad de expresi&oacute;n de las decisiones del tribunal. Este estudio revela que aunque los medios evaluaron cr&iacute;ticamente la libertad de expresi&oacute;n en el caso de William Whatcott, se hizo en un marco legal. A diferencia de investigaciones estadounidenses que prueban que los medios de comunicaci&oacute;n interpretan cada vez con mayor frecuencia las decisiones de la Corte desde un marco pol&iacute;tico, este estudio sobre <em>Whatcott </em>demuestra que los medios de comunicaci&oacute;n 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
Oñati Socio-Legal Series
Political Communication
Law
Sociology
Supreme Court
Media Coverage
Civil Rights
Comunicación política
derecho
sociología
Corte Suprema
cobertura mediática
derechos civiles
author_facet Lydia Anita Miljan
author_sort Lydia Anita Miljan
title Supreme Court Coverage in Canada: A Case Study of Media Coverage of the Whatcott Decision
title_short Supreme Court Coverage in Canada: A Case Study of Media Coverage of the Whatcott Decision
title_full Supreme Court Coverage in Canada: A Case Study of Media Coverage of the Whatcott Decision
title_fullStr Supreme Court Coverage in Canada: A Case Study of Media Coverage of the Whatcott Decision
title_full_unstemmed Supreme Court Coverage in Canada: A Case Study of Media Coverage of the Whatcott Decision
title_sort supreme court coverage in canada: a case study of media coverage of the whatcott decision
publisher Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law
series Oñati Socio-Legal Series
issn 2079-5971
publishDate 2014-10-01
description <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>&iquest;Los medios de comunicaci&oacute;n canadienses informan sobre las decisiones de la Corte Suprema en un marco legal o pol&iacute;tico? A partir de una revisi&oacute;n de c&oacute;mo los medios de comunicaci&oacute;n amplifican las decisiones judiciales, el estudio se centra en un caso pr&aacute;ctico sobre la libertad de expresi&oacute;n de las decisiones del tribunal. Este estudio revela que aunque los medios evaluaron cr&iacute;ticamente la libertad de expresi&oacute;n en el caso de William Whatcott, se hizo en un marco legal. A diferencia de investigaciones estadounidenses que prueban que los medios de comunicaci&oacute;n interpretan cada vez con mayor frecuencia las decisiones de la Corte desde un marco pol&iacute;tico, este estudio sobre <em>Whatcott </em>demuestra que los medios de comunicaci&oacute;n 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>
topic Political Communication
Law
Sociology
Supreme Court
Media Coverage
Civil Rights
Comunicación política
derecho
sociología
Corte Suprema
cobertura mediática
derechos civiles
url http://ssrn.com/abstract=2500102
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