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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism / Monica Cole / Mar 8, 2022
“Many news organisations print photographs of the clothing the victim was wearing when killed, implying that her choice of outfit played a role in her murder. Use of the passive voice is also common, deflecting guilt from the perpetrator and normalising violence as something that occurs rather than a criminal act that is perpetrated, by saying ‘she was killed’ rather than ‘he killed her’.” HT
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