Community, Housing, and Crime: Framing the News Coverage of Lawrence Heights and Rexdale

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dc.contributor.advisorMacLennan, Anne F.
dc.contributor.authorBoateng, Mary Ann Asantewah
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T11:08:53Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T11:08:53Z
dc.date.copyright2024-07-22
dc.date.issued2024-11-07
dc.date.updated2024-11-07T11:08:48Z
dc.degree.disciplineCommunication & Culture, Joint Program with Toronto Metropolitan University
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePhD - Doctor of Philosophy
dc.description.abstractWhy is there less media coverage or public outcry when Black or racialized people lose their lives in Lawrence Heights and Rexdale? My dissertation started with this simple question. By studying the intersection of media, housing, community and crime, my dissertation sheds light on how mainstream and independent new sources contribute to stereotypes and metaphors that influence the public perception of Lawrence Heights and Rexdale. Starting in 1960, ending in 2020, I collected news from the Toronto Star, Globe and Mail and Share in the three categories of housing, crime, community. I used 9 variables to determine what type of news appeared in a higher frequency to show how independent, Black news media has told a more nuanced story. My research found there is work to do in countering the high frequency of crime stories in the mainstream news, and the presence of independent publications like Share are vital in presenting counternarratives that give a voice to the community. As well as representing how residents, community groups and activists have come and are coming together to reclaim their right to the city.  
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/42449
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectMass communication
dc.subjectCanadian studies
dc.subjectBlack history
dc.subject.keywordsNews
dc.subject.keywordsCritical news theory
dc.subject.keywordsCanadian Black history
dc.subject.keywordsMedia history
dc.subject.keywordsSociology
dc.subject.keywordsCommunication
dc.subject.keywordsMedia studies
dc.subject.keywordsRace
dc.subject.keywordsCriticial race theory
dc.subject.keywordsCanadian news history
dc.subject.keywordsCritical theory
dc.subject.keywordsCanadian Black media
dc.subject.keywordsHousing
dc.subject.keywordsCommunity
dc.subject.keywordsCrime
dc.subject.keywordsNeighbourhood studies
dc.subject.keywordsPoverty
dc.subject.keywordsPublic health
dc.subject.keywordsToronto
dc.subject.keywordsRexdale
dc.subject.keywordsLawrence Heights
dc.subject.keywordsJamestown
dc.subject.keywordsNorth York
dc.subject.keywordsEtobicoke
dc.subject.keywordsGreater Toronto Area
dc.titleCommunity, Housing, and Crime: Framing the News Coverage of Lawrence Heights and Rexdale
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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