The Indigenous Public Sphere: The Reporting and Reception of Aboriginal Issues in the Australian Media

by John Hartley, Alan McKee

The Indigenous Public Sphere is a fascinating and innovative account of the connections between textuality and citizenship. Focussing on the reporting and reception of Aboriginal affairs in the media, it has major implications for rethinking the study of journalism and ethnicity in national politics and public life.

Hardcover

First published February 15, 2001

About the author

John Hartley is Professor of Cultural Science and Director of the Centre for Culture and Technology at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. His books include Creative Industries (2005), Television Truths (2008), Story Circle (2009), and Digital Futures for Cultural and Media Studies (2012).