Essays about: "media violence"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 183 essays containing the words media violence.
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1. The strategies and consequences for harassment : The effect on women journalists’ work in Costa Rica
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)Abstract : Violence against women journalists is increasing all over the world, especially online, and previous research shows that journalists develop different strategies to avoid harassment. Costa Rica is the country in Latin America that has the highest level of press freedom but that does not mean that harassment is non-existing. READ MORE
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2. Analysing the role of Religion inAfghan and International newsmedia coverage prior to theTaliban's Resurgence
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Introduction This study explores the role of religion in Afghan and international news media coverageduring the lead-up to the Taliban's resurgence and takeover of Kabul in August 2021.Through an analysis of approximately one thousand news articles using a grounded theoryapproach, the research seeks to understand how religion was represented, framed, anddiscussed. READ MORE
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3. The Portrayal of Incel Violence : A Thematical Comparative Case Study of US and Swedish Media’s Presentation on Incel Attacks
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The research conducted in this thesis will focus on incels’ violence, the media coverage of it, and incels’ debatable connection to extremism. Using a comparative case study on incel violence enables an examination of how media presents the coverage, identifying similarities, differences, and patterns from a transnational perspective by analyzing news articles from two selected newspapers in the US and two newspapers from Sweden over a specific period. READ MORE
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4. State Repression of Black Dissent in the USA : A Comparative Analysis of the Black Panther Party and the Movement for Black Lives
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This comparative analysis explores the state repression experienced by The Black Panther Party, which was active mainly during the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the currently biggest movement for racial equality in the US, the Movement for Black Lives. Using Conflict Theory and Critical Race Theory the research asks two research questions: How has state repression changed from the Black Panther Party to the Movement for Black Lives? and What are possible explanations for this change? This thesis aims to shed light on state repression in relation to movements focused on black rights and equality. READ MORE
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5. Killing women, making headlines : Exploring the representation of femicide in Chilean online news media
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : Femicide is the lethal form of gender-based violence (GBV) and is a reflection of our unequal societies and power relations between women and men. This present study is investigating how femicide is represented in the online news media with the argument that it has the ability to shape and form the perceptions and understanding of femicide in the public debate, hence either contributing or counteracting its existence. READ MORE
