Essays about: "media killings"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words media killings.

  1. 1. The Killing Agent : A comparative transitivity analysis of US news headlines regarding killings of and by the civilian and the police officer

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Wendela Rikardsdotter; [2023]
    Keywords : Agency; America; Authority; News; Critical Discourse Analysis; CDA; Media; USA; Police Brutality;

    Abstract : Due to its status and reach, media discourse can shape its reader's perspective on social actors and events, for good and for worse. This thesis investigates 100 headlines retrieved via searches in the NOW corpus, of which 50 portray killings of police officers by civilians and 50 portray the opposite, killings of civilians by police officers. READ MORE

  3. 2. Don't Breathe a Word : Journalist Killings, Self-Censorship, and Corruption

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elin Emericks; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : With a majority of studies on journalist killing focused on identifying its causes, this study attempts to fill a gap in the literature by exploring the consequences of the phenomenon and whether these are similar to those brought on by traditional forms of media restriction. Based on previous research, two hypotheses were formulated. READ MORE

  4. 3. A comparative discourse analysis of honor-based violence in a Swedish media context

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Fredrik Larsson; [2021]
    Keywords : honor-related violence; honor culture; Sweden; majority; minority; violence; honor killings; kvinnomord; hedersvåld; hederskultur; hedersrelaterat våld; hedersmord;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to highlight the complexity of honor-related violence and femicide in Swedish society and how it is represented in media based on who the victim and perpetrator is depending on ethnic and religious backgrounds. The thesis will be based on a comparative discourse analysis of forty Swedish media articles concerning honor killings (hedersmord) and femicide (kvinnomord) in Swedish translated to English. READ MORE

  5. 4. New Alternative Masculinities among Iranian Young Men : A Case Study of a Campaign on Social Media

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Zahra Darvishpour(Bagherishad); [2021]
    Keywords : Masculinity; Gender equality; Iranian men; Honour related violence; Honour killings; Social media; Gender Studies; Intersectionality;

    Abstract : The current study has been analysing and discussing the rise of alternative masculinities among the younger generation of Iranian men, with the focus on the protest action of part of Iranian social media users to Romina’s honour killing as a case study. This interpretative research was conducted using thematic analysis within a perspective of intersectionality, and the case study in this research is built upon analysing material of the against honour related campaign following the hashtags #NoBelieveInHonour, # IOwnNoNamus and #ManWithoutNamus on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. READ MORE

  6. 5. “No Honor in Honor Killings” Critical Discourse Analysis of the responses in social media to ‘Honor’ related killings events via Hashtag activism in the Arab-speaking region

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Lina Alkowatly; [2020]
    Keywords : Critical Discourse Analysis; Hashtag Activism; Twitter; Honor crimes; Honor killings; Activism; Gender-based violence;

    Abstract : The patriarchal societies in the MENA region have their entire social framework around the protection and regulation of female sexuality. The woman’s male relatives have to make sure that her honor is under their control and fulfills the patriarchal family demands. READ MORE