UC Spark

Dr LindaJean Kenix

School of Social and Political Sciences; Media and Communication and Journalism

Fields of Research

  • Media and social change
  • The representation of marginal groups in the news
  • New media and non-profit organisations
  • Visual communication
  • Alternative media

Researcher Summary

Research interests focus broadly on the representation of marginal groups in mass media, with a particular emphasis on the news. Her research gives specific attention to the agenda setting function of both mass and alternative media in the process of social change.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Key Methodologies

  • Discourse analyses
  • Content analyses (principally SPSS)
  • Framing analyses

Affiliations

Publications


  • Kenix, L.J. and Daviault, C. (2012) Is this the future of news? An examination of Samoa Topix. #ISOJ: The official research journal of the International Symposium on Online Journalism 2(2): 125-151. (Journal Article)
  • Kenix, L.J. and Daviault, C. (2012) Is this the future of news? An examination of Samoa Topix. Austin, TX, USA: 13th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), 20-21 Apr 2012. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2012) Subverting the Marxist paradigm: Vaccination discourse in New Zealand's mainstream and alternative online media. Journal of International Communication 18(1): 79-96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13216597.2012.662166. (Journal Article)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2011) A Converging Image? Capitalism and the Visual Identity of Alternative and Mainstream News Sites. Auckland, New Zealand: Journalism, Media and Democracy Conference (JMAD 2011), 15-16 Sep 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/5628. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2011) Someone else's periphery? Journalism in New Zealand. In D. Hutchison and H. O'Donnell (Ed.), Centres and Peripheries: Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Journalism in the Twenty-First Century: 271-285. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. (Chapter in Book)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2011) Susan Forde, Kerrie Foxwell and Michael Meadows, Developing dialogues: Indigenous and ethnic community broadcasting in Australia. London: Intellect, 2009. Ethical Space 7(4): 59-61. Book Review. (Other)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2011) The influence of ownership on community political news websites. Chicago, IL, USA: 69th Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Association (MPA), 31 Mar-3 Apr 2011. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2011) The Traitor and the Hedonist: Motherhood in two New Zealand child abuse cases. Media International Australia 139(May): 42-52. http://www.uq.edu.au/mia/2011-issues#139. (Journal Article)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2010) Ethnic minorities, electronic media, and the public sphere: A comparative study by D.R. Browne, Ljubljana: EURICOM Monographs, 2005. International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics 6(1): 122-124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/macp.6.1.122/5. Book Review. (Other)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2010) Print media and journalism. In L. Goode and N. Zuberi (Ed.), Media Studies in Aotearoa/New Zealand (2nd ed.): 58-68. Auckland: Pearson. (Chapter in Book)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2010) Resistance narratives in radical, alternative media: A historical examination of Earwig. Ecquid Novi 31(1): 89-113. (Journal Article)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2010) Subverting the Marxist paradigm: Vaccination discourse in New Zealand mainstream and alternative online media. Braga, Portugal: 28th International Association for Media and Communication Research Conference, 18-22 Jul 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3742. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2010) The Future of Alternative Media. Singapore: 19th Asian Media Information and Communication (AMIC) Annual Conference, 21-23 Jun 2010. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2009) A Historical Framing Analysis of Liberalism in American Print Media (1978-2002). Southwestern Mass Communication Journal 25(1): 81-97. (Journal Article)
  • Dana, T. and Kenix, L.J. (2009) Determining Values Depicted in Advertisements: A Study of Prime-Time Television in New Zealand. Brisbane, Australia: Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference 2009 (ANZAC 09), 8-10 Jul 2009. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2009) Exploring political blogs as a form of alternative media. Brisbane, Australia: Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference 2009 (ANZAC 09), 8-10 Jul 2009. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2009) Resistance narratives in radical, alternative media: A historical examination of Earwig. Boston, MA, USA: Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication 2009 Convention (AEJMC), 5-8 Aug 2009. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2008) A Comparative Analysis of Climate Change in the Alternative and Mainstream Press of New Zealand and the United States. Montreal, Canada: 58th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, 22-26 May 2008. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Cunningham, G.B., Fink, J.S. and Kenix, L.J. (2008) Choosing an endorser for a women's sporting event: The interaction of attractiveness and expertise. Sex Roles 58(5-6): 371-378. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-007-9340-z. (Journal Article)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2008) Conscientious dissident or radical eccentric: Negotiation of mediated protest images in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Media Studies 11(2): 58-90. (Journal Article)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2008) Framing Science: Climate Change in the Mainstream and Alternative News of New Zealand. Political Science. Special issue: The Politics of Climate Change: Issues for New Zealand and Small States of the Pacific 60(1): 117-132. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/003231870806000110. (Journal Article)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2008) From media frame to social change? A comparative analysis of same-sex rights in the United States and New Zealand press. Australian Journal of Communication 35(3): 105-128. (Journal Article)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2008) The Traitor and the Hedonist: The Mythology of Motherhood in Two New Zealand Child Abuse Cases. Montreal, Canada: 58th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, 22-26 May 2008. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2007) An analysis of climate change narratives in the alternative press of New Zealand. Honolulu, HI, USA: 6th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, 30 May-2 Jun 2007. 25pp. http://www.hicsocial.org/. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2007) Conflict, Human Interest, Morality And Responsibility: Examining the Power of Media Frames for Same-Sex Rights in New Zealand and the United States. Wellington, New Zealand: MEDIANZ, 8-10 Feb 2007. 26pp. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2007) Conscientious dissident or radical eccentric? Negotiation of mediated protest in New Zealand. Honolulu, HI, USA: 6th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, 30 May-2 Jun 2007. 32pp. http://www.hicsocial.org/. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2007) Framing science: Climate change in the mainstream and alternative news of New Zealand. Wuhan, China: International Conference on Political Communication, Oct 2007. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Rodgers, S., Kenix, L.J. and Thorson, E. (2007) Stereotypical portrayals of emotionality in news photos. Mass Communication and Society 10(1): 119-138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15205430709337007. (Journal Article)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2007) The homogenized imagery of non-profit organizations on the Internet. Visible Language 41(2): 127-161. (Journal Article)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2006) From media frame to social change? A comparative analysis of same-sex rights in the United States and New Zealand press. Amherst, MA, USA: Communication in Crisis, 31 Mar-1 Apr 2006. http://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/595. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2005) A Comparison of Environmental Pollution Coverage in the Mainstream, African American, and Other Alternative Press. The Howard Journal of Communications 16(1): 49-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10646170590915862. (Journal Article)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2005) Instant credibility with no intrinsic value: Exploring the "internet paradox" for social advocacy groups. Christchurch, New Zealand: Australia New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) Conference, 4-7 Jul 2005. http://www.mang.canterbury.ac.nz/ANZCA/anzcaindex.shtml. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2005) The internet as a diverse communicative sphere?: A comparative analysis of activist websites in the United States and New Zealand. Putrajaya, Malaysia: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia International Conference on Media and Communication, 26-28 Sep 2005. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kenix, L.J. (2005) Visual communication in large-circulation U.S. newspapers before and after September 11, 2001. Visual Communication Quarterly 12(Winter/Spring): 20-37. (Journal Article)
  • Kensicki, L.J. (2004) No Cure for What Ails Us: The media-constructed disconnect between societal problems and possible solutions. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly 81(1): 53-73. (Journal Article)
  • Kensicki, L.J. (2004) Non-Profit Organizations' Use of the Internet. Toronto, Canada: Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Convention, 4-7 Aug 2004. http://www.aejmc.org/convention/2004abstracts/ccs.html. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fink, J., Cunningham, G. and Kensicki, L.J. (2004) Utilizing athletes as endorsers to sell women's sport: Attractiveness versus expertise. Journal of Sport Management 18(4): 350-367. (Journal Article)
  • Kensicki, L.J. and Dicken-Garcia, H. (2003) "How wicked and cruel this prejudice": Gender, race and class in Civil War Era-related Fiction of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. Chattanooga, TN, USA: Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War and Free Expression, 29-30 Oct 2003. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kensicki, L.J. (2003) Building credibility for non-profit organizations through webpage interface design. Journal of Visual Literacy 23(2): 103-126. (Journal Article)
  • Rodgers, S., Kensicki, L.J. and Thorson, E. (2003) Stereotypical Portrayals of Emotionality in News Photographs. San Diego, CA, USA: International Communication Association, 23-27 May 2003. http://www.icahdq.org/events/pastconf.html. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fink, J.S. and Kensicki, L.J. (2002) An Imperceptible Difference: Visual and Textual Constructions of Femininity in Sports Illustrated and Sports Illustrated for Women. Mass Communication & Society 5(3): 317-339. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/S15327825MCS0503_5. (Journal Article)
  • Kensicki, L.J. (2002) Crafting an Upper-Class Movement: The Compelling Arguments of Socioeconomically-Defined Pollution Coverage. Seoul, Korea: International Communication Association, 15-19 Jul 2002. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kensicki, L.J. (2002) No exceptions to the rule: the ubiquity of journalism norms throughout 29 years of environmental movement coverage. Miami, FL, USA: Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 7-10 Aug 2002. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kensicki, L.J. (2002) Participants Heterosexuality as a News Value: Media Representation and the Construction of Gender Within Two Divergent Social Change Organizations. Seoul, Korea: International Communication Association, 15-19 Jul 2002. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kensicki, L.J. (2002) Speaking of new media: Oral explorations into social change through the Internet. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota-Amsterdam Symposium on Technological Innovation and Cultural Change, 27-28 Sep 2002. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fink, J., Kensicki, L.J. and Miller, L. (2002) Sports Illustrated for Women: A Step Toward Equity? Canmore, Canada: North American Society for Sport Management, 29 May-1 Jun 2002. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kensicki, L.J. (2002) Visual Components of Source Credibility for Non-Profit Organizations on the World Wide Web. Miami, FL, USA: Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 7-10 Aug 2002. http://www.aejmc.org/convention/2002convabs/viscom02.html. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kensicki, L.J. (2001) Deaf President Now! Positive Media Framing of a Social Movement within a Hegemonic Political Environment. Journal of Communication Inquiry 25(2): 147-166. (Journal Article)
  • Kensicki, L.J. (2000) An activist pedagogical approach: Creating a media resource kit for community organizations. Phoenix, AZ, USA: Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 9-12 Aug 2000. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kensicki, L.J. (2000) De/sexualization and the castrated image: A psychoanalytical study of political imagery in the media. Denver, CO, USA: Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 9-10 Feb 2000. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kensicki, L.J. (2000) Deaf President Now! Positive media framing of a social movement. Acapulco, Mexico: International Communication Association Conference, 1-5 Jun 2000. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kensicki, L.J. (2000) Second level agenda setting: A study of integration and progress. Egyptian Journal of Public Opinion Research 1(3): 85-100. (Journal Article)
  • Kensicki, L.J. (2000) The modern environmental movement: Public opinion, media coverage, and the importance of visual information. Egyptian Journal of Public Opinion Research 1(4): 1-49. (Journal Article)
  • Kensicki, L.J. (2000) Tracing the trajectory of third wave environmentalism in the United States: An agenda setting study of public opinion. Pamplona, Spain: World Association for Public Opinion Research, 24-26 Nov 2000. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kensicki, L-J. (1999) Advertising representation of female bravery during the 1990’s and its relationship to creative production. New Orleans, LA, USA: Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, 2-5 Aug 1999. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kensicki, L.J. (1999) An analysis of newspaper coverage surrounding the Women’s Liberation Movement (1960’s-Present). Austin, TX, USA: Emerging Scholarship in Women’s and Gender Studies Graduate conference, Jan 1999. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Kensicki, L-J. (1999) Gendered bravery as an essential characteristic of the female creative. Austin, TX, USA: National Feminist Identities Graduate Student conference, 4-7 Mar 1999. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)