Newton, J (2011) The knock at the door: Considering bereaved families’ varying responses to news media intrusion. Ethical Space: the international journal of communication ethics, 8 (3/4). pp. 7-13. ISSN 1742-0105

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Abstract

Relationships between the news media and the “news-worthy” bereaved have long been problematic, with the attention of scholars and journalists alike concentrating on the issues of intrusion and harassment during grief. This study begins to consider media approaches from the position of the families themselves and finds that although there is some evidence of anger at intrusion, there is more evidence of harm caused by neglect, inaccuracy and insensitivity. It also finds that some families have felt excluded by the news media from the stories of their relatives’ deaths despite a willingness to engage with journalists.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	1903 Journalism And Professional Writing, 2001 Communication And Media Studies, 2201 Applied Ethics
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN4699 Journalism
Divisions:	Screen School
Publisher:	Institute of Communication Ethics and Abramis Academic
Related URLs:	http://www.communicationethics.net/journal/v8n3-4/v8n3-4.pdf
Date Deposited:	21 Mar 2016 09:03
Last Modified:	03 Sep 2021 23:25
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3288

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