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Canada on the Move: An Intensive Media Analysis from Inception to Reception

Canada en mouvement : analyse intensive des reportages des médias, de la création à la réception de la campagne

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Abstract

Background

Research evaluating mediated physical activity campaigns uses an unsophisticated conceptualization of the media and would benefit from the application of a media studies approach. The purpose of this article is to report on the application of this type of analysis to the Canada on the Move media campaign.

Methods

Through interviews and document analysis, the press release surrounding Canada on the Move was examined at four levels: inception, production, transmission and reception. Analytic strategies of thematic and textual analysis were conducted.

Results and Conclusion

The press release was well received by journalists and editors and was successfully transmitted as inferred from national and local television coverage, although there was no national print pickup. Canada on the Move was perceived by sampled audience members as a useful and interesting strategy to encourage walking. A holistic approach to media analysis reveals the complex and frequently messy process of this mediated communication process. Implications for future media disseminations of Canada on the Move are discussed.

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Contexte

La recherche sur les campagnes d’activité physique médiatisées fait appel à une notion simpliste des médias que l’on aurait avantage à remplacer par une approche d’étude des médias. Dans cet article, nous voulons rendre compte de l’application de ce genre d’analyse à la campagne de publicité-médias Canada en mouvement.

Méthode

Au moyen d’entretiens et d’analyses documentaires, nous avons examiné le communiqué de Canada en mouvement sous quatre angles: la création du message, sa production, sa transmission et sa réception. Nous avons ensuite mené des analyses thématiques et textuelles.

Résultats et conclusion

Le communiqué a été bien accueilli par les journalistes et les rédacteurs en chef, qui en ont assuré la transmission, comme on peut le constater d’après les reportages télévisés à l’échelle nationale et locale, mais il n’a pas été repris dans la presse écrite nationale. L’audience échantillonnée a perçu la campagne Canada en mouvement comme étant une stratégie utile et intéressante pour inciter à la marche. Une approche holistique de l’analyse média révèle la complexité et le caractère souvent désordonné du processus de communication s’appuyant sur les médias. Nous en avons tiré des conséquences pour la médiatisation future de Canada en mouvement.

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Source of support: This study was supported by a research grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD).

Divulgation des sources d’aide financière: Cette étude a bénéficié d’une subvention de recherche de l’Institut de la nutrition, du métabolisme et du diabète des Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC).

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Faulkner, G., Finlay, SJ. Canada on the Move: An Intensive Media Analysis from Inception to Reception. Can J Public Health 97 (Suppl 1), S17–S21 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03405360

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