Journal article
Exploring Australian journalism discursive practices in reporting rape: The pitiful predator and the silent victim
MD Breen, P Easteal, K Holland, G Sutherland, C Vaughan
Discourse and Communication | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC | Published : 2017
Abstract
This article draws on the qualitative research component of a mixed-methods project exploring the Australian news media’s representation of violence against women. This critical discourse analysis is on print and online news reporting of the case of ‘Kings Cross Nightclub Rapist Luke Lazarus’, who in March 2015 was tried and convicted of raping a female club-goer in a laneway behind his father’s nightclub in Sydney, Australia. We explore the journalism discursive practices employed in the production of the news reports about the Lazarus trial. Our analysis shows how some lexical features, quoting strategies and structuring elements serve to minimise the victim’s experience while emphasising ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was produced with funding from the Australian Government and the Australian state and territory governments through Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS). ANROWS gratefully acknowledges the financial and other support it has received from these governments, without which this work would not have been possible. The findings and views reported in this article are those of the authors and cannot be attributed to the Australian Government, or any Australian state or territory government.