The relevance of the social context for media coverage of victims
Media coverage of human suffering caused by trauma, illness, poverty and disasters worldwide takes up a significant part of media coverage and affects the identity of all actors, both active and passive. Media presentation shapes our thinking and reasoning at the group level, and has far...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Victimology Society of Serbia and Prometej-Beograd
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Temida |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-6637/2017/1450-66371703357P.pdf |
| Summary: | Media coverage of human suffering caused by trauma, illness, poverty and
disasters worldwide takes up a significant part of media coverage and
affects the identity of all actors, both active and passive. Media
presentation shapes our thinking and reasoning at the group level, and has
far reached impact. The social context of media reporting on victims is
shaped by the capacity of the social system to recognize, acknowledge,
strengthen and protect the victim. As an aspect of this capacity, media
coverage of victims is indicator of victimization visibility. This paper
discusses nature of media reporting as a phenomenon appearing in various
forms as per given sources of victimization, and the ethical aspects of
media presentation of victims. The aim of the paper is to contribute to the
critical analysis of the media coverage of victims, by reconsidering an
increased visibility of victims and their suffering, which is generated by
media reporting, and whose dominant characteristic is presenting victims in
the interpretative and performing manner. |
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| ISSN: | 1450-6637 2406-0941 |