Conflation, collocation and confusion: British press coverage of the sexual murder of women

Journalism

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 691-710

  Mason, Paul ^a,c   Monckton Smith, Jane ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criminal justice; Discourse; Murder; Public opinion; Rape; Sex crime; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049147109     PISSN: 14648849     EISSN: 17413001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1464884908096241     Document Type: Article

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