Representing Death in the News [electronic resource] : Journalism, Media and Mortality /
Hanusch, F.author.
This new study maps and synthesizes existing research on the ways in which journalism deals with death. Folker Hanusch provides a historical overview of death in the news, looks at the conditions of production, content and reception, and also analyzes emerging trends in the representation of death online.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- A history of news about death -- How news media place values on lives -- Visual displays of death -- The impact of covering traumatic assignments -- Audience responses to death in the news -- Journalism's role in constructing grief -- Representing death in the online age -- Conclusion.
This new study maps and synthesizes existing research on the ways in which journalism deals with death. Folker Hanusch provides a historical overview of death in the news, looks at the conditions of production, content and reception, and also analyzes emerging trends in the representation of death online.
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