Media coverage about child sexual abuse – a qualitative survey from the journalists’ point of view

Abstract

Changing the paradigm: Using strategic communications to promote recognition of child sexual abuse as a preventable public health problem.

Media Coverage of Pedophilia and Its Impact on Help-Seeking Persons with Pedophilia in Germany—A Focus Group Study

“…These can be based on existing guidelines, such as those on CSA or suicide, as well as input from researchers and clinicians. After all, studies indicate that there are journalists who are willing to report openly and in a differentiated manner on the topic [ 47 , 62 , 66 ].…”

“…Their results demonstrate that the interviewed journalists were aware of the difference between pedophilia as a sexual preference and child sexual offending but the majority of the interviewed journalists assumed that most people who are sexually attracted to children are a danger to children. Even though the results show a positive attitude of journalists toward persons with pedophilia, the results may be biased by the left-liberal orientation of the publishers, for which a large part of the interviewed journalists worked ([ 47 ], also see [ 66 ]).…”

Qualität der Berichterstattung über sexuellen Kindesmissbrauch an der Odenwaldschule: Ein empirischer Vergleich zwischen Qualitäts- und Boulevardpresse

“…B. Apin, 2022;Niblock & Bindel, 2017;Stelzmann & Ischebeck, 2022). Es war jedoch keine einzige Studie auffindbar, die ein begründetes Kriterienraster zur qualitätsvollen SKM-Berichterstattung anlegt.…”

“…Es ist daher anzunehmen, dass der Einfluss von Presseagenturmeldungen in dieser Studie noch größer ist, als anhand der codierten Kennzeichnungen quantifiziert werden konnte (zur Kritik der intransparenten Übernahmepraxis von Presseagenturmeldungen siehe Häuptli & Vogler, 2018). Apin, 2022;Niblock & Bindel, 2017;Stelzmann & Ischebeck, 2022).…”

Qualität der Berichterstattung über sexuellen Kindesmissbrauch an der Odenwaldschule: Ein empirischer Vergleich zwischen Qualitäts- und Boulevardpresse

“…This important quality improvement in particular is very easy to implement editorially by adding a standardized information block with contact points for victims, relatives and potential perpetrators to each CSA article. In practice, such recommendations are likely to meet with a positive response, as journalists dealing with CSA also often strive for quality improvements in CSA reporting (e.g., Apin, 2022;Stelzmann & Ischebeck, 2022).…”