TY - JOUR
T1 - Do Two Wrongs Make a Right?
T2 - News Analysis of a Violent Response to Clergy Sex Abuse
AU - Baker, Sean
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© , Copyright Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2015/4/3
Y1 - 2015/4/3
N2 - Framing analysis of the case in which Dontee Stokes shot Reverend Maurice Blackwell revealed three main themes in the Baltimore Sun: Harm Frame, in which Stokes was depicted as a victim; Apology/Admission Frame, which emphasized how the church and criminal justice system contributed to this case; and Religious Justice Frame, which evaluated the case by excusing Stokes's actions within the context of his religious beliefs. Findings suggest that when journalists are faced with abnormal crime stories, they resort to unconventional ideas while writing. Stokes's crime did not make sense and the media excused with religious justice.
AB - Framing analysis of the case in which Dontee Stokes shot Reverend Maurice Blackwell revealed three main themes in the Baltimore Sun: Harm Frame, in which Stokes was depicted as a victim; Apology/Admission Frame, which emphasized how the church and criminal justice system contributed to this case; and Religious Justice Frame, which evaluated the case by excusing Stokes's actions within the context of his religious beliefs. Findings suggest that when journalists are faced with abnormal crime stories, they resort to unconventional ideas while writing. Stokes's crime did not make sense and the media excused with religious justice.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84939424590&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15348423.2015.1051454
DO - 10.1080/15348423.2015.1051454
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84939424590
SN - 1534-8423
VL - 14
SP - 57
EP - 73
JO - Journal of Media and Religion
JF - Journal of Media and Religion
IS - 2
ER -
