Constructing the Nation-State in New Zealand

'Under close analysis, a single New Zealand evening news bulletin constructs a nation state with a predominantly anxious sense of being in the world. Stephan Crofts walks us through the nuances of discourse analysis in which sports reports identify a nationalist collectivity, crime items propose a potential individual victimhood, and health stories further a sense of vulnerability. These national anxieties achieve marginal consolation in overseas news, which implies that NZ is a better, safer place than the world's trouble spots through a constant rhythmic return to the national.'