Representation of domestic violence in two British newspapers, The Guardian and The Sun, 2009-2011

Braber, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-2611-1190, 2015. Representation of domestic violence in two British newspapers, The Guardian and The Sun, 2009-2011. English Language Research Journal (1), pp. 86-104. ISSN 2057-4215

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Abstract

This article contains an analysis of the representation of domestic violence in two British newspapers between 2009-2011. This is a somewhat overlooked subject compared to research into media reports on rape and sexual assault. This study examine s whether similar linguistic devices are used in domestic violence reports as in rape reports. The analysis uses a grounded theory approach to investigate common themes in reporting of domestic violence and the linguistic devices that are used in newspaper reports. This study draws on a corpus collected by the author to examine the similarities and differences between The Guardian, a broadsheet, and The Sun, a tabloid newspaper. It concludes that there are significant similarities between the reporting of domestic violence and that of rape and sexual violence.

Item Type: Journal article
Publication Title: English Language Research Journal
Creators: Braber, N.
Publisher: University of Birmingham
Place of Publication: Birmingham
Date: 2015
Number: 1
ISSN: 2057-4215
Divisions: Schools > School of Arts and Humanities
Record created by: EPrints Services
Date Added: 09 Oct 2015 11:15
Last Modified: 09 Jun 2017 13:54
URI: https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/25041

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