Public health research & practice
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Public Health Res Pract · Sep 2019
Talking about a nanny nation: investigating the rhetoric framing public health debates in Australian news media.
Objectives and importance of study: News media portrayal of public health issues influences public opinion, policy action and decision making. This study aimed to analyse the use of 'nanny state' frames in Australian news media coverage; identify the stakeholders invoking this frame; determine which public health-related policies attract such framing; and investigate whether 'nanny state' framing is directly challenged in news coverage.