Abstract
The debate on Genetic ModificationlEngineering in New Zealand was extensively covered in the press, particularly on the release of a Royal Commission report on the subject in July 2001. Examination of that coverage reveals that the print media framed the story primarily as a political conflict between environmentalists and a government that was routinely employed as an authoritative (rather than a contested) source. The press —and not just in its editorial columns — also took a strongly pro-GM/GE stance, notwithstanding the fact that it did not appear to reflect the opinions of its readers.
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