Melbourne’s ‘African Gangs’ and Media Narratives
This paper examines the racialised media coverage of so-called ‘African Gang’ Crime in Melbourne, Australia. It argues that we can usefully examine such media coverage as a risk communication where relevance and authority comes from experiential rather than expert media voices. In the case of the Au...
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| Language: | English |
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Charles Sturt University
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Salus Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://salusjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2019/10/Gaffey_Salus_Journal_Volume_7_Number_2_2019_pp_68-84.pdf |