MEDIA AND SITUATION AWARENESS: GANG RAPE IN INDIA

In December 2012 a brutal gang rape occurred in New Delhi India that would inspire protests and social outrage over how women are viewed in not just India, but across the world. Playing a large role in raising awareness of this rape and the issue of women’s rights was the globalized media. When the...

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Main Author: LUNA, BIANCA JOY
Other Authors: Simmons, Caleb
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/613249
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spelling ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-6132492016-06-17T03:00:56Z MEDIA AND SITUATION AWARENESS: GANG RAPE IN INDIA LUNA, BIANCA JOY Simmons, Caleb In December 2012 a brutal gang rape occurred in New Delhi India that would inspire protests and social outrage over how women are viewed in not just India, but across the world. Playing a large role in raising awareness of this rape and the issue of women’s rights was the globalized media. When the case initially broke, it was treated as mundane news, but after large international media outlets began reporting on it, people began to take notice to not only that particular gang rape, but the historical trend of rape that India and many other countries have. The purpose of this project is to follow the development of news reports with the reactions of the general public and government officials and identify how the media influences how the people and the government will react. 2016 text Electronic Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10150/613249 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/613249 en_US Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. The University of Arizona.
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description In December 2012 a brutal gang rape occurred in New Delhi India that would inspire protests and social outrage over how women are viewed in not just India, but across the world. Playing a large role in raising awareness of this rape and the issue of women’s rights was the globalized media. When the case initially broke, it was treated as mundane news, but after large international media outlets began reporting on it, people began to take notice to not only that particular gang rape, but the historical trend of rape that India and many other countries have. The purpose of this project is to follow the development of news reports with the reactions of the general public and government officials and identify how the media influences how the people and the government will react.
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