Assignment task:
Draw on examples offered by Bradley in her documentary to illustrate your understanding of how frames and discourses constructed a particular media version of The Montreal Massacre. For each of the following, provide one example, and explain how it is significant (or important).
1. Media frames (How was the event framed, or represented? What was the dominant theme(s) in this representation?)
2. Missing frames (What frames were missing in the news coverage?)
3. Problem frames (How did the news reporters, or news anchors, use a problem frame?)
4. Sensational frames (What techniques were used to sensationalize the news coverage?)
5. Discourses (What word choices does Bradley contest? How does she understand the effect of these word choices? (Hint: How did these word choices perpetuate power relations, according to Bradley?)