Claire Robinson – The Spinoff

Election 2017: a vote for the status quo

8 October 2017 by Claire Robinson

Two extra seats felt like a win to many on the left. But Massey University’s Claire Robinson says that historical analysis of prior MMP results suggests this was far from a change election. Saturday’s final election results were, contrary to how they were received by some, a real blow for Labour. They didn’t pick up … Read more

John Key’s face used to dominate election media. How about Ardern v English in 2017?

18 September 2017 by Claire Robinson

In 2011 and 2014, the National Party leader was pictured considerably more frequently and prominently in newspapers. This year, Claire Robinson, professor of communication design at Massey University, is repeating her study and brings an interim report. At great risk to my own sense of worth I have studied visual image bias in the New … Read more