News coverage of violence against women : engendering blame /
Marian Meyers.
- xii, 148 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-140) and index.
News, violence, and women -- News and the mythology of anti-woman violence -- The murder of a battered woman -- Good girls, bad girls and TV news -- News of self-defense -- "Unusualness" and crime news -- Reforming the news -- Conclusion.
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Crime and the press Women--Crimes against Women--Press coverage