Journal article
Valuing those close to us: A study of German and Australian quality newspapers' reporting of death in foreign news
Journalism Studies, Vol.9(3), pp.341-356
2008
Abstract
A number of studies into the coverage of death have provided some evidence of journalists giving preference to events from certain regions and to certain types of death. This comprehensive evaluation of how two German and two Australian newspapers cover death specifically in foreign news finds clear evidence that journalists primarily look for events in countries which are culturally proximate to their own. The cultural proximity thesis here includes links such as cultural, political, economic or linguistic connections with a country. Some important national differences in how journalists at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Sddeutsche Zeitung, The Australian and The Sydney Morning Herald report on death were also identified. These could be traced to some important cultural differences between the two countries, underlining the need for more research which locates culture at the core of news analysis.
Details
- Title
- Valuing those close to us: A study of German and Australian quality newspapers' reporting of death in foreign news
- Authors
- Folker Hanusch (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Publication details
- Journalism Studies, Vol.9(3), pp.341-356
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2008
- DOI
- 10.1080/14616700801997281
- ISSN
- 1461-670X
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449756802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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