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Homelessness coverage, social reality, and media ownership: Comparing a national newspaper with two regional newspapers in Canada
The media plays an important role in the discourse of homelessness. The purpose of this study was to compare
how two Alberta newspapers (Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal) and one national newspaper(the Globe and
Mail) covered homeless issues in terms of population, main themes, article type, monthly differences, and critical
time periods. Through purposive sampling technique, 449
Homelessness Coverage in Major Canadian Newspapers, 1987 – 2007
This article describes how the Canadian printed news media depicted the homeless
and their situations between 1987 and 2007. Our study used a descriptive, cross-sectional
design and a content analysis was conducted on selected newspaper articles on homelessness
issues. The main themes were housing-related issues, profiling of homelessness, health-related
issues, economic factors, illegal activities, community aid and support, and social factors as
cause of homelessness. Housing related issues, community aid and support, profiling of homelessness
and economic factors were addressed in 85.3% of the stories. This study provides a
retrospective examination of the media’s interests in and portrayal of the homeless and homelessness
issues