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Authors and Corporations: Snell, Dave, Hodgetts, Darrin
In: Pacific Journalism Review : Te Koakoa, 14, 2008, 1, p. 150-167
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Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Library
Media Type: Article, E-Article

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Physical Description: 150-167
ISSN: 1023-9499
2324-2035
DOI: 10.24135/pjr.v14i1.931
published in: Pacific Journalism Review : Te Koakoa
Language: Undetermined
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Collection: Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Library (CrossRef)
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<jats:p>In March 2007, the New Zealand government announced the outcome of its competitive funding round for Top Achiever Doctoral Scholarships. This article traces the news controversy emerging with the awarding of a scholarship for the first author to study the everyday lives of Bogans. Across radio, newspaper and television news outlets tensions emerged regarding the (mis)use of public monies, representations of Bogans, and common understandings of academic research. The authors document their efforts to extend news deliberations beyond negative reactions to the scholarship. </jats:p>