Media discourses of intimate partner violence in Queensland newspapers

Media discourse has a profound effect on public opinions. Prior research, the majority of which has been conducted internationally, shows that print media constructions of intimate partner violence (IPV) operate within a patriarchal framework which normalizes and constructs men's violence again...

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Published inJournal of sociology (Melbourne, Vic.) Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 571 - 586
Main Authors Smith, Antoinette L, Bond, Christine E.W., Jeffries, Samantha
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published South Melbourne, VIC SAGE Publications 01.09.2019
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Discourses
Domestic violence
Gender-based violence
Intimate partner violence
Mass media
Mass media effects
Mass media images
Newspaper presses
Newsprint
Prone
Sensationalism in journalism
Violence against
Violence against women
Women
Queensland
Queensland Australia
Australia
intimate partner violence
sensationalism
violence against women
episodic reporting
abuser sympathizing
newsprint media
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Summary:Media discourse has a profound effect on public opinions. Prior research, the majority of which has been conducted internationally, shows that print media constructions of intimate partner violence (IPV) operate within a patriarchal framework which normalizes and constructs men's violence against women as acceptable. This research explored Queensland's print media representation of IPV. Results show that the reporting of IPV is episodic, sensationalistic, prone to perpetrator sympathizing, and fails to contextualize IPV as an ongoing pattern of intentionally abusive behaviour.
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Journal of Sociology, Vol. 55, No. 3, Sep 2019: 571-586
Journal of Sociology, Vol. 55, No. 3, Sep 2019, 571-586
Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
ISSN:1440-7833
1741-2978
DOI:10.1177/1440783319837612