Media-Based Social Work as a Modality for the Enhancement of Public Awareness of Violence against Women: A Comparative Analysis of Two Cases Covered by the Israeli Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Shirley Ben-Shlomo,
Noga Levin-Keini,
Shani Primor
Abstract:Utilising framing theory and conceptual metaphor theory, the present study delves into how media can aid social workers in enhancing public awareness of social problems. A comparative content analysis was conducted, focusing on two Israeli cases involving the attempted murder of women by their partners during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Of the 570 reports analysed, 210 reports focused on the two cases of attempted murder of women by their partners. The first case received only episodic framing in co… Show more
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