Media rhetoric of post-heroic leadership: Julia Gillard, Barack Obama and Press Gallery journalists, 2010–2013©
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Article Title | Media rhetoric of post-heroic leadership: Julia Gillard, Barack Obama and Press Gallery journalists, 2010–2013© |
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ERA Journal ID | 9242 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Coatney, Caryn |
Journal Title | Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy: quarterly journal of media research and resources |
Journal Citation | 167 (1), pp. 71-87 |
Number of Pages | 17 |
Year | 2018 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1329-878X |
2200-467X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1329878X18766095 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1329878X18766095 |
Abstract | Scholars have recognised the Canberra Press Gallery’s capacity to contribute to an inclusive, collective style of political leadership in the context of declining nostalgia for heroes of military conflict. While political leaders have signified supporting journalists in a ‘cooperative search for truth’ about a conflict, the Gallery has influenced these relations as ‘the courageous teller of a truth’. This article examines the media rhetoric and Press Gallery relations of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her identification with US President Barack Obama during the conflict in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013. Gillard connected to Obama’s agenda by arguing, like him, that military sacrifices had been justified because of the need to support marginalised groups, including Afghan women and girls. This article argues that as time went by, Press Gallery journalists increasingly queried and investigated Gillard’s rationale for the conflict. The journalists portrayed their role as public defenders of the ‘truth’ about Australia’s military engagement by including Afghanistan sources countering heroic military narratives.© |
Keywords | Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Canberra Press Gallery, journalism, Julia Gillard, post-heroic leadership |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 430399. Historical studies not elsewhere classified |
470105. Journalism studies | |
470299. Cultural studies not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Arts and Communication |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4z42/media-rhetoric-of-post-heroic-leadership-julia-gillard-barack-obama-and-press-gallery-journalists-2010-2013
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