Die Tagespresse der franzisko-josephinischen Ära

Melischek, Gabriele; Seethaler, Josef

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-11008-6_9

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“…We selected these five territories and newspapers because suicide statistics were available for these five territories for the whole observation period (i.e., , and ANNO allowed for an automated content analysis during the whole observation period for these five newspapers (i.e., there was a newspaper appearing throughout the whole observation period and each newspaper was digitally available in the archive). Each newspaper used five newspapers used the name of the largest city of the specific territory in its brand name and was an important newspaper in each of the territories (see Melischek & Seethalter, 2016, for a summary article on the press in the Austro-Hungarian Empire during that time).…”

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The Press and Suicides in the 19th Century: Investigating Possible Imitative Effects in Five Territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Arendt

2018

Omega (Westport)

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During the 19th century, suicide rates increased in many countries. The press may have contributed to this increase, even though empirical evidence is lacking in this regard. We assessed suicide statistics within five territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire between 1871 and 1910 and combined these data with a content analysis of suicide reporting in five newspapers, each appearing in one of the five territories. The analysis revealed a covariation between the quantity of reporting and the number of suicides within all five regions. Furthermore, the quantity of reporting significantly predicted the following year’s suicides. Although the causal order of suicides and the quantity of reporting should be assessed with caution, evidence is consistent with the idea that the press may have contributed to the establishment of suicide as a mass phenomenon. The findings also support contemporary guidelines for journalists, especially the notion of avoiding undue repetition of suicide stories.

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Section: Content Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%