One of the Most Famous Cases of Media Framing in Canada

question 40

Multiple Choice

One of the most famous cases of media framing in Canada involved:

• A) the Globe and Mail running an unflattering front page photo of Jean Chretien's facial paralysis in 1993.
• B) the Globe and Mail running an iconic front page photo of Robert Stanfield dropping a football in 1974.
• C) the Huffington Post running a shocking front page photo of a drunk John A. Macdonald before a campaign speech in Northern Ontario.
• D) Rabble.ca running a flattering image of Pierre Trudeau giving royal assent to the Constitution Act 1982.

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