Examining media discourses on religious rape in Zimbabwe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12689461 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mthokozisi Phathisani Ndhlovu (0000-0001-8726-3847, National University of Science and Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 801-812 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Media Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-0777 • E-ISSN: 1471-5902 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14680777.2020.1722724 |
| OpenAlex | W3003406671 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 22 |
Religious functionaries are revered within their settings since they are deemed custodians of religion. However, when they sexually exploit fellow religious members, trusting their power, focus should be shifted to the news media as watchdogs to understand the manner they talk about such violations and the broader implications. Informed by discourse theory and the normative roles of the news media, this article uses qualitative frame analysis to analyse stories on religious rape published by three Zimbabwean daily newspapers (The Herald, Chronicle and NewsDay) from 2015 − 2017. This article contends that the three publications stripped religious rape of criminality through constructing the accused religious leaders as dubious and not belonging to the sacred institution. The three publications also failed to play the watchdog function as they merely regurgitated court proceedings without any independent reporting. In fact, their stories can be argued to be churnalism instead of watchdogism
Criminology · Custodians · False accusation · Institution · Media studies · Newspaper · Normative · Political science · Power (physics · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · African studies and sociopolitical issues · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |