Media Representation of the Victims of Terrorist Attacks. An ethical and legal analysis of articles published by The Telegraph

Iulia AȘTEFANEI

doi:10.24193/subbeph.2022.1.01

Authors

Iulia AȘTEFANEI MA Communication and Advertising, SNSPA, Bucharest, iulia.a145@yahoo.com

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeph.2022.1.01

Keywords:

Ethical portrayal, legal analysis, victims, terrorist attacks

Abstract

The current research continues previous explorations on the online media representation of the victims of terrorist attacks from an ethical and legal standpoint. The paper focuses on the interdependence between journalism, media ethics and media law by analyzing the manner in which the private British newspaper The Telegraph chose to cover several terrorist attacks which happened in Europe.

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