Media construction of a school shooting as a social problem
(2013)
Journal Article
Wondemaghen, M. (2014). Media construction of a school shooting as a social problem. Journalism, 15(6), 696-712. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884913496498
The Monash University shooting which occurred in 2002, in Melbourne Australia, is analysed using claims-making theory and the four-stage natural history model of social problems. As Spector and Kitsuse argue, social problems 'are what people think th... Read More about Media construction of a school shooting as a social problem.