Media Coverage of Sexual Violence Against Women and Children

Kitzinger, Jenny

doi:10.1002/9780470776421.ch2

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“…In line with research on crime, gender and the media (e.g. Meyers, 1997;Wykes, 1998;Kitzinger, 2004;Simões, 2011), the present analysis shows that Portuguese newsmagazines tend to make invisible gender violence as a systematic action, which takes place in a specific socio-economic and cultural context, supported by social asymmetries and unequal power relations. They favour, instead, individualised approaches to male offensiveness, which -being attributed to biological, psychological and pathological reasons -'disqualify the victims and give a new life to the essentialist and stereotypical views of femininity' (Simões, 2011: 290).…”

Section: Men As Offenders Women As Victimssupporting

confidence: 51%

Between the norm and the exception: gender asymmetries in portuguese newsmagazines

2015

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This paper, which is informed by a feminist perspective, presents an analysis of the gender representations that emerge in the Portuguese newsmagazines, focusing in particular on their intersection with the thematic profile of this type of medium. The results suggest that these publications tend to favour representational paradigms that are consistent with the 'benevolent sexism'. While men are represented as holders of power and agents of influence, women are portrayed as individuals that depend on the mentoring of their male counterparts in the exercise of leadership. The Portuguese newsmagazines thus invisibilise the diversity of identities and experiences, encouraging the perpetuation of androcentric values and unequal power relations.

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Section: Men As Offenders Women As Victimssupporting

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Between the norm and the exception: gender asymmetries in portuguese newsmagazines

2015

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“…In the media, people with pedophile or other paraphile interests are often stereotypically portrayed as violent criminals (Diefenbach, 1997;Kitzinger, 2004). The public's view of sexual offenders is extremely negative (Fortney, Levenson, Brannon, & Baker, 2007).…”

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Stigmatization of People With Pedophilia: A Blind Spot in Stigma Research

Jahnke

Hoyer

2013

International Journal of Sexual Health

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Stigmatization restricts people's opportunities in life and has severe consequences on mental health and psychological well-being. This article focuses on stigmatization research on pedophilia. Based on an extensive literature search, it reviews studies that have empirically determined lay theories, stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination against people with pedophilia, as well as the effect of stigma on this group. The review reveals a scarcity of empirical studies on the subject (11). Although the majority of studies give at least an indication that stigma against people with pedophilia is highly prevalent, we also identified severe methodological limitations and a lack of a unifying and systematic research agenda. We discuss the need for more theory-driven, rigorous, and representative empirical studies and propose perspectives and requirements for the scientific study of stigma against people with pedophilia.

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“…The tendency to focus on the salacious and sensational points to the centrality of newsworthiness in determining which types of GBV are given media attention. Traditionally, the focus has been on forms of GBV that meet legal thresholds of harm, and that reflect stereotypes of real sexual (and other) violence (Hindes & Fileborn, 2019;Kitzinger, 2004).…”

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#MeToo in regional, rural and remote Australia: An analysis of regional newspapers reports profiling the movement

Loney-Howes¹,

Fileborn²

2020

International Journal of Rural Criminology

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The #MeToo movement sparked a global conversation and moment of reckoning in relation to sexual violence. The hashtag campaign, developed from a tweet sent by actress Alyssa Milano (though the phrase was originally coined by African American activist Tarana Burke some decade earlier), provided a moment for survivors to share their experiences in a context in which they were perhaps more likely to be supported and believed. The #MeToo movement also created an opportunity to engage in a more productive dialogue about the causes and the challenges underpinning the prevention of gender-based violence. Yet, #MeToo has been subject to substantive critique, particularly in relation to modes of representation within media reporting. In addition, there is also little is known about how the #MeToo movement was impactful beyond major urban centres and resonated in regional, rural, and remote (RRR) locations. This article addresses both these issues drawing on a thematic analysis of 70 newspaper articles from RRR newspapers in Australia reporting on or responding to the #MeToo movement. While the data reveals some progressive approaches to documenting how the #MeToo movement impacted some RRR communities, as well as profiling some of the key challenges facing RRR communities in addressing gender-based violence, the specific voices represented in newspaper reporting, continues to reflect the perspectives of white, heterosexual women. We conclude by suggesting further research exploring the nature of reporting on #MeToo in other RRR spaces is needed to understand the full extent to which sexual violence is understood and represented. In addition, more specific work with survivors in RRR Australia and globally is vital to understand the dynamics and complexities of responding to and preventing sexual violence and the challenges associated with the geographies of speaking out.

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Media Coverage of Sexual Violence Against Women and Children

Cited by 47 publications

References 21 publications

Between the norm and the exception: gender asymmetries in portuguese newsmagazines

Between the norm and the exception: gender asymmetries in portuguese newsmagazines

Stigmatization of People With Pedophilia: A Blind Spot in Stigma Research

#MeToo in regional, rural and remote Australia: An analysis of regional newspapers reports profiling the movement

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