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| Autor/in | Olasky, Marvin N. |
|---|---|
| Titel | Maidens of Miletos and Newspaper Coverage of Suicide: Examining Late Nineteenth and Late Twentieth Century Practice. |
| Quelle | (1986), (19 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Content Analysis; Death; Journalism; Media Research; News Reporting; News Writing; Newspapers; Press Opinion; Religion; Social Change; Social History; Social Values; Suicide; Value Judgment |
| Abstract | Recognizing that writing suicide stories is hard for reporters, a study examined 1,010 suicide stories from the 1879-1900 era published in 12 newspapers from around the United States to determine how American journalists at other times carried out similar assignments. The newspapers examined were the Atlanta "Constitution," Arkansas "Gazette," Chicago "Tribune," Dallas "Herald," Dallas "News," Los Angeles "Times," New York "Journal," New York "Times," New York "Tribune," San Antonio "Express," San Francisco "Examiner," and "Washington Post." The most surprising finding was the explicitness of many suicide stories. All of the newspapers surveyed, with the occasional exception of the Arkansas "Gazette," gave prominent display to suicide stories, and included mention of base motive and/or bloody detail. The message provided by suicide stories was straightforward: suicide was wrong, socially and theologically. Today, greater concern for invasion of privacy and awareness of potential lawsuits sometimes keeps journalists from being explicit in their judgment of suicide's rightness or wrongness, regardless of their personal feelings. Some reporters, influenced by the sociologist Emile Durkeim, stress societal and environmental causes of suicide, rather than personal failings. It is suggested, however, that journalists, when they approach their next suicide story, might keep in mind recent sociological studies that suggest religion is the central explanatory factor in suicide rate changes. (HOD) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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