Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Thesis Supervisor "Hope, Wayne"
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A familiar villain: surveillance, ideology and popular cinema
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)This thesis examines the representations of surveillance in mainstream cinema. Using ideology critique it will show how filmic illustrations of monitoring depoliticize the relationship between surveillance and structural ... -
The anarchist's jukebox?: A historical account of the file sharing conflict
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)This thesis explores the impact of file sharing on the established United States music industry from 1999 to 2005.The file sharing debate is essentially a conflict between the media/music conglomerates and those who exchange ... -
The changing face of current affairs television in New Zealand from 1984 to 2004
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)The research objective of this thesis is to examine the consequences of deregulation and commercial pressures on current affairs television programmes. The changes to broadcasting content in New Zealand after deregulation ... -
Commercialising national identity: a critical examination of New Zealand's America's Cup campaigns of 1987, 1992 and 1995
(Auckland University of Technology, 2006)This thesis analyses forms of New Zealand national identity constructed in conjunction with successive America's Cup campaigns in 1987, 1992 and 1995. It is argued that New Zealand national iconography was appropriated by ... -
Conflicting digital futures: an analysis of the New Zealand digital television debate in relation to public service principles and commercial imperatives
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)The freedom to provide a wide range of content from diverse sources allows the media to fulfil its role as facilitator of the public sphere. Having access to a wide range of content from diverse sources is necessary if ... -
Confronting the Climate Crisis in New Zealand: News Representation and Problems of Political Action
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)In 2017, a series of events and publications affirmed that the world is no closer to averting a climate disaster and that the problems of global warming were becoming more entrenched. This reality leads one to ask: If ... -
‘Doing More With Less’: A Critical Analysis of Ideological Discourse in Tertiary Sector Policy Documents and Its Impact on Polytechnics in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)The purpose of this study was twofold. The first was to trace the history of tertiary education in New Zealand to demonstrate how its purpose and direction has changed. The First Labour Government elected in 1935 believed ... -
Harden Up! Analysing Soft News in New Zealand’s Prime-time Television News Bulletins
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)New Zealand television news programming is an area of media research that has been widely explored in previous decades. Studies have determined that in the wake of deregulation in 1989, One Network News adopted a more ... -
It’s the financial oligarchy, stupid
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)News media depictions of the financial crisis promoted the idea that it was caused by greed and a lack of regulatory oversight. These explanations failed to adequately explain why the sector that controls the money in ... -
No more free news for all. A study how the business models of Fairfax and APN have evolved towards paywalls
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The thesis critically examines how the business models of trans-Tasman media corporations Fairfax and APN evolved towards online news commodification ? paywalls ? from 2004 to 2013. The research analysis, grounded in the ... -
Orientalism, Pan-Arabism, and military-media warfare: a comparison between CNN and Aljazeera coverage of the Iraq war
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)Undoubtedly, the suicide attacks of 11 September 2001 had multiple repercussions on U.S. geo-strategic orientations. Under the influence of neo-conservative figures, the Bush administration capitalised on the offence to ... -
Techno-futurism and the knowledge economy in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2003)This thesis analyses the material and ideological dimensions of the knowledge economy with particular reference to New Zealand. The emergence of the new information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the context of ... -
Telecom: Selling beyond telephony
(Auckland University of Technology, 2003)Following privatisation, promoting positive corporate image through powerful branding has driven the corporate business philosophy of the biggest telecommunications company in New Zealand. Telecom restated the value of its ... -
The battle for Happy Valley: news media, public relations, and environmental discourse
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)This thesis explores the ways in which state-owned enterprise Solid Energy and the news media have constructed and positioned the Cypress Mine project. Using public sphere critique, critical discourse analysis and ideology ... -
The game is not the same: a history of professional rugby in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)Rugby, an intensely physical team game that emphasised the contribution of players of disparate skills and strengths, was ideal for New Zealand's early European pioneers. It also suited the nature of the indigenous people. ...