Covid-19

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Introduction From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	In the introduction to her book, Loreto describes where she was when the Covid-19 pandemic had hit Canada. Loreto briefly describes roles journalists and politicians played in feeding a specific …	Nora Loreto	14	2021	$1.40 Add
From January 2021: Disability Erased and Distorted From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter explores the impacts of Covid-19 on Canadians with disabilities. Loreto discusses the lack of Government aid for people with disabilities during this time.	Nora Loreto	26	2021	$2.60 Add
From July 2020: The Lie of Personal Responsibility From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Loreto examines the neoliberal politics employed by politicians and the media to encourage a sense of individual responsibility to prevent further spread of the virus. Loreto …	Nora Loreto	22	2021	$2.20 Add
From June 2020: Systemic Racism and COVID-19 Spread From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter explores Covid-19 during June 2020 as well as the Black Lives Matter movement. The response of Canadian politicians and journalists is examined. Loreto discusses how Covid-19 …	Nora Loreto	26	2021	$2.60 Add
From March 2020: The Pandemic Emerges From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Loreto discusses the first Covid-19 cases in Canada and examines the way Covid-19 was portrayed by politicians and the media during this time.	Nora Loreto	21	2021	$2.10 Add
From March 2021: One Year in Media Cuts From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Loreto examine why the Canadian media had frequently reported on Covid-19 using the narrative being peddled by the government, without providing any investigative alternatives. …	Nora Loreto	30	2021	$3.00 Add
From May 2020: COVID-19 Hits Food Processing Industries From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter covers how Covid-19 impacted food processing industries. Loreto examines how the workers in grocery stores, factories, and plants were "hailed as frontline heroes and treated as …	Nora Loreto	21	2021	$2.10 Add
From November 2020: The Race for the Vaccine From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter discusses the Covid-19 vaccine. Loreto examines how the vaccine was introduced by the government and framed in the media, as well as the response of Canadians to the announcement of …	Nora Loreto	24	2021	$2.40 Add
From October 2020: Migrant Workers and COVID-19 From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter focuses on how Covid-19 impacted migrant workers in Canada. Loreto discuss the work and living conditions of various farms in Canada during Covid-19, as well as how the government …	Nora Loreto	23	2021	$2.30 Add
From September 2020: Back to School From: Spin Doctors View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter examines Covid-19 in relation to schools. Loreto discusses how the transitions from in person and online classes impacted Covid outbreaks, as well as how public policy and the media …	Nora Loreto	22	2021	$2.20 Add
Spin Doctors How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the Covid-19 Pandemic	As Canada was in the grips of the worst pandemic in a century, Canadian media struggled to tell the story. Newsrooms, already run on threadbare budgets, struggled to make broader connections that …		417		View
From Spoiled Harvest Sowing Division on the Canadian Prairie From: Divided View Fernwood Publishing	In the preface, the editors of the volume describe some of the political divisions that have plagued Saskatchewan, which have been most obvious to vulnerable populations in the province. In the …	Cora Sellers; JoAnn Jaffe; Patricia W. Elliot	22	2021	$2.20 Add