by: Fernando Quintero
posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Media coverage of violence and other public health issues tends to focus narrowly on individuals, overlooking the context for their actions. Continuing coverage of the Sandusky child sexual abuse case is proving an exception to that rule, yet it is not without shortcomings.
Tags: child sexual abuse, media, Penn State, sandusky, violence prevention
by: Rebecca Womack and Laura Nixon
posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Reporting on child sexual abuse typically centers on courtroom play-by-plays, with little attention given to prevention or the role of institutions in fostering abuse. The Sandusky case gives the media an opportunity to change that. Are they taking it?
Tags: child sexual abuse, institutional accountability, Jerry Sandusky, Penn State, violence prevention
by: Pamela Mejia
posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Child sexual abuse isn’t just about courtrooms and arraignments, but you wouldn’t know it to read the newspaper: Too often, coverage focuses on the details of high profile cases but ignores the environments that fostered the abuse. Now we have an unprecedented opportunity to examine both at once.
Tags: child sexual abuse, Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, Penn State, public health
