Until death do us part

Gendered media coverage of the deaths of Israeli male and female public figures

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ID12690676
AuthorsMoran Avital-BenAtar (Department of Communication and Journalism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume23
Issue8
Pages3757-3773
Publication date2022-10-30
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueFeminist Media Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1468-0777 • E-ISSN: 1471-5902
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14680777.2022.2137828
OpenAlexW4308145483
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited15

This study examines the coverage of the deaths of Israeli male and female public figures. It aims to identify the central gender-related narratives and themes reflected in the coverage of death in the Israeli print news via a qualitative analysis of 354 news stories regarding the deaths of twenty Israeli public figures who died between 2000 and 2020. Three recurring themes revealing gender differences in the coverage were found: (1) references to appearance; (2) references to family relations and parenting; and (3) plot promoters of the lives of the deceased. The findings both reinforce and challenge those from previous studies, suggesting a more complex contemporary journalistic discourse on gender roles

Art · Genealogy · Literature · Media coverage · Media studies · Narrative · Print media · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · History · Media Studies and Communication

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