Media Coverage of Femicides in Mexico. Heterogeneity and Variation

How does the Mexican press cover femicides? News frames have a significant effect in how individuals conceive and interpret public issues. Previous findings indicate that predominantly femicides are portraited by the press as isolated events, blaming the victim, justifying the perpetrator and resort...

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Autores: Salazar Rebolledo, María Grisel, de la Garza Castro, Paulina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Revista Mexicana de Opinión Pública
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/70633
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rmop/article/view/70633
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:National press
femicides
gender perspective
coverage analysis
news frames
Prensa nacional
feminicidios
perspectiva de género
análisis de cobertura
encuadres noticiosos.
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Sumario:How does the Mexican press cover femicides? News frames have a significant effect in how individuals conceive and interpret public issues. Previous findings indicate that predominantly femicides are portraited by the press as isolated events, blaming the victim, justifying the perpetrator and resorting to police officers as the main sources. Most of these patterns have been confirmed for Mexican case, but a generalized use of these frames remains contested. In this study, we aim to identify the news frames for two cases of femicide distinguishing among three elements of variation: newspapers, cases and time. Empirical evidence comes from 172 journalistic notes published by four Mexican newspapers between May and November 2017. Our results contribute to reject the idea of generalized news framing, by suggesting a research agenda that focuses on the differences in habits, practices, routines and values.