Framing homicide narratives in newspapers: Mediated witness and the construction of virtual victimhood

Crime, Media, Culture

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-175

  Peelo, Moira ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotionality; Homicide; Mediated witness; Narratives; Social commentary; Victimhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 61149621435     PISSN: 17416590     EISSN: 17416604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741659006065404     Document Type: Article

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