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Media ignore women's diverse backgrounds when reporting on family violence: new research

  • Written by Usha Manchanda Rodrigues, Professor, Deakin University
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News reporting on sexual and domestic violence ignores the multiple inequities faced by victims from culturally diverse backgrounds, and First Nations peoples.

A content analysis of stories published in three prominent Australian media found only a handful of stories mentioned “intersectional” factors such as race, class,...

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