| Title: | You are either with us or with us: Constructing a Samoan national identity through inclusion at the Samoa Observer; |
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| Authors and Corporations: | |
| In: | Journalism, 16, 2015, 4, p. 553-570 |
| published: |
SAGE Publications
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| Media Type: | Article, E-Article |
| Physical Description: | 553-570 |
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| ISSN: |
1464-8849
1741-3001 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1464884914525557 |
| published in: | Journalism |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | |
| Collection: | SAGE Publications (CrossRef) |
<jats:p> Much research examining the mediated construction of national identity is qualitatively focused, exploring limited factors, asserting that exclusion/inclusion is essential for its formation, and based within the host country. This study creates a framework of micronarratives to quantitatively measure the constructed national identity of a small Pacific Island from three geographically distinct news outlets. This study suggests that the mediated creation of a national identity does not necessarily depend upon the exclusion of others and that future research should reconsider the mediated construction of national identity for cultures that celebrate different values. </jats:p> |