"Official Sources Dominate Domestic Violence Reporting" by Cathy Bullock

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Official Sources Dominate Domestic Violence Reporting

Newspaper Research Journal

Cathy Bullock, Utah State University

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Article

Publication Date

1-1-2008

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Journalism Studies and
Social Influence and Political Communication

Abstract

A content analysis of Utah newspapers suggests that routine coverage of domestic violence fatalities and attempted homicides is built primarily on official sources.

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Bullock, C. F. (2008). “Official Sources Dominate Domestic Violence Reporting.” Newspaper Research Journal, 29, 6-22