Cecil: A Moment or a Movement? Analysis of Media Coverage of the Death of a Lion, Panthera leo

Cecil: A Moment or a Movement? Analysis of Media Coverage of the Death of a Lion, Panthera leo

The killing of a satellite-tagged male lion by a trophy hunter in Zimbabwe in July 2015 provoked an unprecedented media reaction. We analyse the global media response to the trophy hunting of the lion, nicknamed “Cecil”, a study animal in a long-term project run by Oxford University’s Wildlife Conse...

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Main Authors: David W. Macdonald, Kim S. Jacobsen, Dawn Burnham, Paul J. Johnson, Andrew J. Loveridge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-04-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
Cecil the lion
trophy hunting
media analysis
lions
viral
social media
editorial media
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/6/5/26

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