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. 2013 Feb;19(2):222-45.
doi: 10.1177/1077801213476457. Epub 2013 Feb 17.

Framing deadly domestic violence: why the media's spin matters in newspaper coverage of femicide

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Framing deadly domestic violence: why the media's spin matters in newspaper coverage of femicide

Lane Kirkland Gillespie et al. Violence Against Women. 2013 Feb.

Abstract

The news media play a substantial role in shaping society's perceptions of social issues, including domestic violence. However, minimal research has been conducted to examine whether news media frame stories of femicide within the context of domestic violence. Using frame analysis, the present research compares newspaper articles representing 113 cases of femicide that define the murder as domestic violence to a random sample of 113 cases without coverage defining the femicide as domestic violence. Findings indicate that both groups are represented by multiple frames, including a previously unidentified frame that places the femicide in the context of domestic violence as a social problem.

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