Date of Award
1-1-2013
Document Type
Open Access Dissertation
Department
School of Journalism and Mass Communications
First Advisor
Keith R Kenney
Second Advisor
Brooke W McKeever
Abstract
This thesis presents a longitudinal content analysis study of child sexual abuse (CSA) in the United States national news media from 2002 through 2012. It finds that the U.S. national news media have shifted their focus from individual level causes to societal level causes for CSA. This shift has implications for changes in institutional policies and child protection laws throughout the country.
Rights
© 2013, Jane Long Weatherred
Recommended Citation
Weatherred, J. L.(2013). Child Sexual Abuse In the Media: Is Institutional Failure to Blame?. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/2459