An analysis of reporting of sexually transmissible infections in indigenous Australians in mainstream Australian newspapers

Sexual Health ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra C. Thompson ◽  
Stephanie K. Green ◽  
E. Jessamy Stirling ◽  
Ross James
Keyword(s):  
Effective Action ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Indigenous Australians ◽  
Journalism Education ◽  
Sexually Transmissible Infections ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Voice

Background: To investigate the nature of, and trends in, Australian print media coverage of sexually transmissible infections (STI) in indigenous Australians. Methods: Newspaper articles from January 1986 to June 2004 were downloaded from the Factiva database. Of 164 articles examined based on our search criteria, 100 were included for analysis. An assessment of the tone and content of each article was made by two reviewers, and data were entered and analysed using EpiInfo (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA) Results: Most articles were serious (89%), matter of fact and information dense (50%) and critical of the subject of the article (44%). Of the articles that were emotive, 78% evoked a sense of shock or frustration. The stimulus for the article was government related in 65%; a purely academic opinion was presented in 82%; and only one viewpoint was presented in 73%. The papers publishing the greatest number of articles were The Sydney Morning Herald (31%) and The Age (18%). From 1996 there was an increase in the number of articles and improvements in the voice given to indigenous informants. This may reflect initiatives in journalism education and release of a protocol on how STI in indigenous communities should be reported. Conclusion: Overall, the style of reporting was heavy, dry and critical, written in an academic style and failed to critically examine or challenge government initiatives. The potential for print media to educate the general public is poorly utilised. Further exploration of how sensitive indigenous issues can be presented to avoid stereotyping, stigma and nihilism, while initiating more effective action, is needed.

Sentencing, Domestic Violence, and the Overrepresentation of Indigenous Australians: Does Court Location Matter?

2019 ◽  
pp. 088626051988591
Author(s):  
Robin Fitzgerald ◽  
Heather Douglas ◽  
Lachlan Heybroek
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Hierarchical Modeling ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Indigenous Australians ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Modeling Strategy ◽  
Geographic Remoteness ◽  
Protection Order ◽  
Sentencing Outcomes

The significant overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Australian prisons has been the subject of numerous studies. In this article, we build on recent research suggesting that sentencing in domestic violence cases might be an important contributor to this overrepresentation of Indigenous people. We broaden the existing research by examining differences for Indigenous and non-Indigenous defendants in domestic violence cases across a range of sentencing outcomes including imprisonment, probation, fines, and good behavior orders. We also consider whether the degree of geographic remoteness of the court influences these sentencing outcomes. To accomplish this, we use administrative court data from Queensland, Australia, and employ a multinomial hierarchical modeling strategy appropriate for nested court-level multilevel data. The findings further support recent Australian research suggesting that there are sentencing disparities for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in relation to domestic violence, and in particular, that harsher sentences such as imprisonment are disproportionately reserved for Indigenous defendants. Our research demonstrates that these disparities in the likelihood of imprisonment occur irrespective of defendants’ domestic violence protection order (DVO) breach histories and the location of the sentencing court. Based on the findings, we conclude with a discussion of possible ways forward. Although there is no question that Indigenous women should be safe and free from violence, supporting a harsher sentencing regime for those who breach DVOs is not effective. Instead, we argue that flexible strategies that work within and for Indigenous communities in Australia are required.

scholarly journals Early presentation of symptomatic individuals is critical in controlling sexually transmissible infections

Sexual Health ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher K. Fairley ◽  
Eric P. F. Chow ◽  
Jane S. Hocking
Keyword(s):  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Indigenous Australians ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Australian Population ◽  
Sexual Risks ◽  
Early Presentation ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Sexually Transmissible Infections ◽  
General Australian Population

Two papers in this issue by Williams et al. and Scott et al. describe the sexual risks and health-seeking behaviour of young Indigenous Australians. Their sexual risks and health-seeking behaviours are similar to the general Australian population, yet their risk of past sexually transmissible infections (STIs) is higher. These findings are consistent with previous findings and suggest that access to health care, and not sexual risk, remain critical to STI control in remote Indigenous communities.

scholarly journals The Well Person's Health Check: a population screening program in indigenous communities in north Queensland

2002 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Miller ◽  
Robyn McDermott ◽  
Brad McCulloch ◽  
Dympna Leonard ◽  
Kerry Arabena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Screening Program ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Health Check ◽  
Indigenous Australians ◽  
Remote Communities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Sexually Transmissible Infections ◽  
High Prevalence

The National Indigenous Australians Sexual Health Strategy 1996-97 to 1998-99 provided the impetus and resources to assess the health of the large population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in rural and remote communities in northern Queensland, Australia. This paper describes the development, implementation and results of a community based screening program designed to detect and treat sexually transmissible infections and a range of non-communicable conditions and attendant risk factors. The Well Person's Health Check, conducted between March 1998 and December 2000,demonstrated a high prevalence of largely preventable health problems and initiated the development of a sustainable early detection strategy for the region.

Non-Fatal Deliberate Self-Harm in Three Remote Indigenous Communities in Far North Queensland, Australia

Crisis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 422-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Rouen ◽  
Alan R. Clough ◽  
Caryn West
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Indigenous Australians ◽  
Deliberate Self Harm ◽  
Health Care Center ◽  
Far North ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Self Harm

Abstract. Background: Indigenous Australians experience a suicide rate over twice that of the general population. With nonfatal deliberate self-harm (DSH) being the single most important risk factor for suicide, characterizing the incidence and repetition of DSH in this population is essential. Aims: To investigate the incidence and repetition of DSH in three remote Indigenous communities in Far North Queensland, Australia. Method: DSH presentation data at a primary health-care center in each community were analyzed over a 6-year period from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2011. Results: A DSH presentation rate of 1,638 per 100,000 population was found within the communities. Rates were higher in age groups 15–24 and 25–34, varied between communities, and were not significantly different between genders; 60% of DSH repetitions occurred within 6 months of an earlier episode. Of the 227 DSH presentations, 32% involved hanging. Limitations: This study was based on a subset of a larger dataset not specifically designed for DSH data collection and assesses the subset of the communities that presented to the primary health-care centers. Conclusion: A dedicated DSH monitoring study is required to provide a better understanding of DSH in these communities and to inform early intervention strategies.

Walter Scott and Waterloo

Romanticism ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 266-277
Author(s):  
Graham Tulloch
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Walter Scott ◽  
British Press ◽  
Paul's Letters

Walter Scott responded very quickly to the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo and within a few weeks he was at the site of the battle. Even before he left Britain, publicity about his projected poem The Field of Waterloo had appeared in the British press and it was soon followed by publicity for his prose account, Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk. Faced with a battle quite unlike anything he had written about before, Scott tried, with mixed success, to find a new way of writing about this new kind of warfare. Media coverage of the poem was extensive but most critics disliked the poem and believed he should stick to medieval topics. Paul's Letters were also covered extensively in the print media but were well received, partly because they looked forward to new ways of memorialising war which would dominate the remembering of Waterloo for the coming century.

Dramatis Personae

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Mitchell Sommers
Keyword(s):  
Birth Order ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Official Records

This chapter introduces the family: father Edmund, a shoemaker turned bookseller, and his three or four wives, their social and religious status, questions of literacy and formal education. The children are introduced more or less in their birth order: Kezia, Ebenezer, Manoah, Job, and Charity. The difficulties of tracing women is discussed. Particular attention is paid to Kezia, who was the subject of one of Ebenezer’s astrological cases, and Charity, who left a decades-long trail through official records, marking her as one of the most economically savvy members of the family. Since many of the Sibly men took shorthand, there is a brief discussion of contemporary shorthand uses, accuracy, and to what extent shorthand takers preserved the voice of the speaker. Ebenezer’s daughter Urania is also introduced, though like Ebenezer and Manoah, she has her own chapter later in the work

scholarly journals Busy Bee, Tough Mom, Farmer’s Daughter: The Canadian Business Press Portrayal of Annette Verschuren

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Grandy
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Women's Leadership ◽  
Major Obstacle ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Business Press ◽  
Canadian Print Media

Abstract: This article challenges assertions made by business magazine editors that the business press plays no role beyond reporting on women's executive advancement—or lack thereof. The study begins with the latest reported statistics on women's leadership roles in corporate Canada and a summary of the most common explanations for these numbers. The second half of the paper goes on to examine the Canadian print media coverage of Annette Verschuren, a woman who defied the executive odds. It argues that although Verschuren is prominently featured in the business press, gendered stereotyping, which has been identified as a major obstacle to women's promotion, is reinforced in that coverage by both the framing of her story and the language and imagery used to describe her and her accomplishments.Résumé : Cet article met en question les assertions avancées par les rédacteurs de magazines d'affaires selon lesquelles ceux-ci ne font rien de plus que de rapporter objectivement les avancements des femmes en affaires. Cette étude présente d'abord les statistiques les plus récentes sur la faible proportion de femmes d'affaires dans des rôles de direction au Canada ainsi qu'un condensé des explications les plus communes pour ces résultats. La seconde moitié de l'article examine la couverture dans la presse écrite canadienne d'Annette Verschuren, une femme qui a surmonté maints défis pour réussir dans le monde des affaires. L'article soutient que Verschuren, bien qu'elle figure souvent dans la presse d'affaires, fait l'objet de stéréotypes sexospécifiques, identifiés comme un obstacle important pour l'avancement des femmes. Ces stéréotypes sont évidents dans le cadrage de son histoire ainsi que dans le langage et les images employés pour décrire sa personne et ses accomplissements.

Learning from Disequilibrium and Educating the Feminine Voice in Philosophy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoko Saito
Keyword(s):  
Female Voice ◽  
Democratic Politics ◽  
University Education ◽  
Biological Origin ◽  
Feminine Voice ◽  
Political Criticism ◽  
The Feminine ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Alternative Idea

This article broaches what can sometimes be seen as the suppression of the female voice, sometimes the repression of the feminine. To address these matters involves the reconsideration of the political discourse that pervades education and educational research. This article is an attempt to disclose inequity in apparently equitable space, through the acknowledgment of the voice of disequilibrium. It proposes to re-place the subject of philosophy, and the subject of woman, through an alternative idea of the feminine voice in philosophy. It tries to reconfigure the female voice without negating its fated biological origin and traits, and yet avoiding the confining of thought to the constraints of gender divides. In terms of education, it shall argue for the conversation of justice as a way of cultivating the feminine voice in philosophy: as the voice of disequilibrium. This is an occasion of mutual destabilization and transformation of man and woman, crossing gender divides, and preparing an alternative route to political criticism that not only reclaims the rights of women but releases the thinking of men and women, laying the way for a better, more pluralist, and more democratic politics. The feminine voice can find a way beyond the dominance of instrumental rationality and calculative thinking in the discourse on equity itself. And it can, one might reasonably hope, have an impact on the curriculum of university education.

scholarly journals Presenting a strong and united front to tobacco industry interference : a content analysis of Australian newspaper coverage of tobacco plain packaging 2008–2014

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. e023485
Author(s):  
Caroline Louise Miller ◽  
Aimee Lee Brownbill ◽  
Joanne Dono ◽  
Kerry Ettridge
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Tobacco Industry ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Policy Debate ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Plain Packaging ◽  
The Media ◽  
Implementation Delay

ObjectivesIn 2012, Australia was the first country in the world to introduce plain or standardised tobacco packaging, coupled with larger graphic health warnings. This policy was fiercely opposed by industry. Media coverage can be an influential contributor to public debate, and both public health advocates and industry sought media coverage for their positions. The aim of this study was to measure the print media coverage of Australian’s plain packaging laws, from inception to roll-out, in major Australian newspapers.MethodsThis study monitored mainstream Australian print media (17 newspapers) coverage of the plain packaging policy debate and implementation, over a 7-year period from January 2008 to December 2014. Articles (n=701) were coded for article type, opinion slant and topic(s).DesignContent analysis.ResultsCoverage of plain packaging was low during preimplementation phase (2008–2009), increasing sharply in the lead into legislative processes and diminished substantially after implementation. Articles covered policy rationale, policy progress and industry arguments. Of the news articles, 96% were neutrally framed. Of the editorials, 55% were supportive, 28% were opposing, 12% were neutral and 5% were mixed.ConclusionsProtracted political debate, reflected in the media, led to an implementation delay of plain packaging. While Australian media provided comprehensive coverage of industry arguments, news coverage was largely neutral, whereas editorials were mostly supportive or neutral of the policy. Countries seeking to implement plain packaging of tobacco should not be deterred by the volume of news coverage, but should actively promote the evidence for plain packaging in the media to counteract the arguments of the tobacco industry.

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