Presentation Title
Reading Between the Lines: Value Construction of Missing Persons on Investigation Discovery’s Disappeared
Location
BTSU 315
Start Date
22-2-2019 2:30 PM
End Date
22-2-2019 3:20 PM
Description
This presentation explores the inconsistencies of police and media coverage of missing persons belonging to various subgroups and how the coded language they use influences how society determines which lives are deemed worthy of intense police investigation and media coverage while others are dismissed, ignored, and, ultimately, forgotten about. The findings will be connected to current research on the disproportionate investigation and coverage cases involving young, attractive, white females.
Reading Between the Lines: Value Construction of Missing Persons on Investigation Discovery’s Disappeared
BTSU 315
This presentation explores the inconsistencies of police and media coverage of missing persons belonging to various subgroups and how the coded language they use influences how society determines which lives are deemed worthy of intense police investigation and media coverage while others are dismissed, ignored, and, ultimately, forgotten about. The findings will be connected to current research on the disproportionate investigation and coverage cases involving young, attractive, white females.