TY - SER AU - Ryan, Charlotte AU - Anastario,Mike AU - DaCunha,Alfredo TI - Changing coverage of domestic violence murders: a longtitudinal experiment in participatory communication SN - 0886-2605 PY - 2006/// KW - COMMUNITY ACTION KW - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KW - FVC KW - HOMICIDE KW - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE KW - MEDIA KW - UNITED STATES KW - RHODE ISLAND N1 - Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2006, 21(2): 209-228; xxu N2 - "Stressing relation-building and participatory communication approaches, the Rhode Island Coalition against Domestic Violence worked with journalists to develop a best practices handbook on news coverage of domestic violence murders. This study compares print coverage of domestic violence murders prehandbook (1996-1999) and posthandbook (2000-2002). Significant changes include increased labeling of the murder of intimates as domestic violence and doubled usage of advocates as sources. As a result, domestic violence murders, previously framed as unpredictable private tragedies, are more commonly framed posthandbook as social problems warranting public intervention. The authors conclude that relation-building approaches can affect news cultures and public discourse when conducted in conjunction with comprehensive participatory communications strategies."--JOURNAL ABSTRACT UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260505282285 ER -