It could happen to you”: The move towards “personal” and “societal” narratives in newspaper coverage of child murder, 1930–2000

Journalism Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 515-533

  Wardle, Claire ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Crime; Fear; Narrative; Newspapers; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049208567     PISSN: 1461670X     EISSN: 14699699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616700600757951     Document Type: Article

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