O Femicídio Na Intimidade Sob O Olhar Dos Media:  Reflexões Teórico-Empíricas

Correia, Ariana; Neves, Sofia; Gomes, Sílvia; Nogueira, Conceição

doi:10.22478/ufpb.2179-7137.2017v6n1.29612

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“…The perception, selection, and transformation of events into news pieces reflect a constructed process, permeable to individual, social, cultural, and political beliefs as well as editorial, economical, ethical, and deontological guidelines, transforming news pieces in highly symbolic products (Berger and Luckmann 2004;Correia et al 2017).…”

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Newspaper Headlines and Intimate Partner Femicide in Portugal

Correia,

Neves

2024

Social Sciences

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The media’s representation of intimate partner femicides has been contributing to addressing gender-based violence as a structural phenomenon. Aiming to understand which crime elements are valued and how they might contribute to victim blaming, the present study explores the portrayal of intimate partner femicides in Portugal through the analysis of newspaper headlines. The core of the analysis comprises 853 newspaper headlines published between 2000 and 2017, which were subjected to a categorical content analysis. The results suggest two major trends that are aligned with the scope of the two newspapers analyzed. While some headlines offer informative perspectives on crime and its characteristics, the majority tend to sensationalize the narratives, potentially legitimizing violence against women. The results of this study enrich the social and academic debate on the media’s potential influence in preventing and combating gender-based violence. Moreover, by shedding light on the media’s representation of intimate partner femicides, the study reinforces the importance of a broader discussion on the role of journalism in fostering social change.

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Newspaper Headlines and Intimate Partner Femicide in Portugal

Correia,

Neves

2024

Social Sciences

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“…In addition, they further emphasized that, as domestic violence perpetrators are mostly male (CIG 2019), we should try to ascertain whether we are really trying to convene listening groups with male perpetrators of domestic violence and whether we are effectively concerned about the way masculinity is construed and constructed in our society. The emphasis on the victimization process by the media may suggest that the victims are, in fact, responsible for maintaining the situation (Berns 2004;Correia et al 2017). In addition, the focus on the woman victim and the man aggressor can evoke default behaviours, as it does not represent the phenomenon in a comprehensive manner (Igreja 2018;Keller et al 2010;Keller and Honea 2016).…”

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Victimization Experience and Perceived Benefits of Institutional and Commercial Advertising Campaigns in the Fight against Domestic Violence

Nogueira,

Simões,

Sani

2023

Social Sciences

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Advertising has played an increasingly relevant role in raising awareness of social problems via institutional campaigns. In the phenomenon of domestic violence, most institutional advertising campaigns are directed at victims, who are often represented as vulnerable people. The general objective of this explorative study was to ascertain, from the point of view of victims of domestic violence, what the contributions of advertising campaigns are in combating this phenomenon. Stemming from a previous study on institutional advertising campaigns on domestic violence, which included a survey with about 500 participants residing in Portugal, a focus group was carried out with 4 participants who declared that they had been victims of domestic violence. The data were subjected to thematic analysis, and two major themes were identified: A: the effectiveness of advertising campaigns on the prevention of domestic violence and B: domestic violence and the fight against it via advertising strategies. The results suggest that advertising is a useful tool for social transformation, which has contributed to the social awareness of the problem of domestic violence. There is no consensus that the shock strategy of certain advertisements has the desired effects nor that campaigns should only focus on victims. It was suggested that the campaigns should be extended to the aggressors and that the theme should also be introduced in schools. The discussion made it possible to question the characteristics of advertising campaigns and to propose new directions in this field for the prevention of the phenomenon.

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“…O femicídio na intimidade ou o "homicídio de mulheres perpetrado por homens, porque estas são mulheres" (Russel & Harmes, 2001, p.13), constitui-se como o fim extremo de um continuum de violência de género, concetualizado a partir de uma visão sociopolítica e cultural, basilar para a compreensão da sua matriz estrutural interdimensional que contrasta com o caráter neutro e genérico do termo homicídio. Assim, ao contrário de uma reação passional, fruto de uma imprevisibilidade ou de um evento da esfera psicopatológica, o femicídio na intimidade comporta um crime com responsabilização social, comunitária e governamental (Correia et al, 2020;Neves, 2016).…”

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Intimate Partner Femicide in Portugal: The perception of intervention professionals with intimate partner violence

Neves¹,

Correia²

2022

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This investigation paper intends to analyze perceptions and impacts from media narratives about intimate partner femicide (IPF) starting from the discourses of support/intervention professionals that work closely with intimate partner violence (IPV) victims, concretely, Criminal Police Professionals and Victim’s Support Technicians. The data collection was realized through semi structured interviews with 25 professionals in a national level, 11 females and 14 males, with an average age of 42 years (SD=7.05). The discourses emerged from the thematic analysis, underline the sensationalism proliferation that characterizes these narratives, making aware to its copycat potential in intimate partner violence perpetrators, as well as inhibits victims seeking help and skew the IPF social construction. Based on the participants representations, media coverage for IPF recommendations were listed, highlighting the importance in defining accuracy as the foundation of media coverage. Also underscored the urge in training and specialize journalists in gender violence as well as recommended a positive approach, emphasizing cases of women who survived IPF attempts and women who overcame their victimization processes. The representations shared by the participants converge with the national report from the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence that monitories the Istanbul Convention execution, pointing out the necessity in standardizing knowledge and procedures regarding to gender violence, acknowledging that media coverage varies according to beliefs, training, and personal interests of journalists (GREVIO, 2019). Therefore, it is recognized the urgency in promoting an ethically compromised journalism, adding to an effective regulation and a critical, conscient and reflexive media consumption – critical media literacy.

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O Femicídio Na Intimidade Sob O Olhar Dos Media: Reflexões Teórico-Empíricas

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

Newspaper Headlines and Intimate Partner Femicide in Portugal

Newspaper Headlines and Intimate Partner Femicide in Portugal

Victimization Experience and Perceived Benefits of Institutional and Commercial Advertising Campaigns in the Fight against Domestic Violence

Intimate Partner Femicide in Portugal: The perception of intervention professionals with intimate partner violence

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