A PhD Candidate in Political Science at the University of Alberta and professional researcher with experience leading applied and academic research projects across sectors.
Recipient of the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral
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Upcoming Talks
Who Makes the News? New Pathways for Research in the Field of Gendered Mediation
Paper presentation
Prairie Political Science Association Conference | September 16-18
Banff Conference Centre, Alberta, Canada
Journalists have the power to shape the public’s perception of politicians. They also share that power with the sources they interview. Sourcing is therefore important when making claims about the news media’s role in reproducing gender biases in representations of political leaders. We build on gendered mediation scholarship by examining the question of sourcing through an analysis of newspaper coverage of 22 newly elected women and men subnational government leaders in Australia and Canada to answer the following questions: How do news writers rely on sources in evaluations of new premiers? To what extent do they employ different patterns of sourcing and are these sourcing patterns gendered? We focus on two pairs of leadership traits that dominate news coverage of premiers in the first week: strength/weakness and competence/incompetence. We find that journalists use unattributed assessments rather than sources when evaluating premiers’ skills and abilities, but when sources are cited, these are usually elite men. In this paper presentation, we will focus on the importance of carving out new pathways in the field of gendered mediation through pursuing interdisciplinary research at the nexus of political science and journalism studies.
Authors: Meagan Auer, Linda Trimble, Jennifer Curtin, Rissa Reist, Angelia Wagner, and V.K.G. Woodman
Past Talks
Getting Straight to the News Source: Who Evaluates the Leadership Skills of Premiers in Canada and Australia?
Paper presentation
European Conference on Politics and Gender | July 6-8
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Reflections from Student Leaders on Teaching & Pedagogical Development in Graduate Education
Evidence-Based Practice Presentation
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Ottawa, Canada | June 6-10
The Online Pivot: Reflections on Virtual Mentorship in Undergraduate Education
Evidence-Based Practice Presentation
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Ottawa, Canada | June 6-10
From University to Work: In the Life of a “Professional Student”
Guest Speaker
University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada
March 18, 2022
Meagan Auer 