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“Us” and “Them”: The media treat Paralympians differently depending on where they are from

August 22, 2012
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By Toni Bruce Are you planning to read about or watch the 2012 Paralympics?  Do you care about media coverage?  If so, read on. My sample was all 39 Paralympics photos published in three New Zealand newspapers. And yes I know this is a very low number; Olympians got 47 times more photos, despite sending only […]

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