Files and links (2)
Published (Version of record)CC BY-NC-ND V4.0, Open Access
Published (Version of record)CC BY-NC-ND V4.0, Open
Journal article
Patterns in Making Victims' Gender Visible or Invisible in News Media Reporting of Boko Haram's Massacres and Kidnappings
International journal of communication, Vol.17, pp.5708-5735
2023
Metrics
158 File views/ downloads
18 Record Views
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
Source: InCites
Abstract
Boko Haram, a terrorist group based in Nigeria, has systematically conducted genderbased mass kidnappings and killings throughout its history, and these gendered crimes have included both male and female victims. This research examined newspaper articles on Boko Haram's gendered crimes reported from July 2013 to February 2021, with a focus on the relative visibility of the gender of the victims. The genders of male and female abductees were clearly identified; however, the gender of male massacre victims was relatively invisible irrespective of whether they were men or boys. A failure to report the gendered nature of the massacres may contribute to lower awareness and, thus, reduced security resourcing needed to address such severe human rights violations.
Details
- Title
- Patterns in Making Victims' Gender Visible or Invisible in News Media Reporting of Boko Haram's Massacres and Kidnappings
- Creators
- Nathan Beel - University of Southern QueenslandKate Jonathan - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- International journal of communication, Vol.17, pp.5708-5735
- Publisher
- USC Annenberg Press
- Number of pages
- 28
- Identifiers
- 991013245558302368
- Copyright
- © 2023 (Nathan Beel and Kate Jonathan).
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article