U.S. News Coverage of Transgender Victims of Fatal Violence: An Exploratory Content Analysis

Media portrayals of crime help shape public perceptions of victims and the demographic groups to which they belong. For transgender people, who already face heightened disparities and stigma, news coverage may reinforce negative stereotypes and minimize the wider context of transphobic violence. The...

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Published in:Violence against women Vol. 28; no. 9; pp. 2033 - 2056
Main Author: Osborn, Max
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2022
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:
Content analysis
Crime
Female
Frame analysis
Humans
Language
Language usage
LGBTQ people
Male
Mass media images
Media coverage
Murders & murder attempts
News
News media
Public opinion
Social Stigma
Stereotypes
Stigma
Transgender Persons
United States
Victims
Violence
Violent crime
United States
United States > US
crime victims
crime
news coverage
gender
transgender
ISSN:1077-8012, 1552-8448, 1552-8448
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Summary:Media portrayals of crime help shape public perceptions of victims and the demographic groups to which they belong. For transgender people, who already face heightened disparities and stigma, news coverage may reinforce negative stereotypes and minimize the wider context of transphobic violence. The present study, a content analysis of news articles (n = 316) pertaining to 27 transgender people killed in the United States in 2016, addresses positive and negative depictions of victims, use of language affirming and delegitimizing transgender identities, and framing of transphobia as a systemic problem. Themes, implications, and future research directions are discussed.
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ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012211025995