Familicide–the killing of a partner and child (ren)–is a rare and complex crime that, when it
occurs, receives intense media coverage. However, despite growing scholarly attention to …

This article provides a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) on forensic journalism. This is a
field which combines the areas of journalism and forensic investigation and plays an …

Media framing helps to shape our understanding of the meaning of news events, often
problematically. This study examines how this process interacts with the phenomenon of …

The rise of online misinformation through social networks coincides with their growing use to
stay informed and a polarised context that affects journalism and institutions. Beyond fake …

Although filicide is of serious concern, it is poorly understood in Malaysia. Our interviews
with health and policy professionals revealed that they attribute responsibility for filicide to …

Child homicide remains responsible for a high number of child deaths despite decreasing in
recent decades. Much of the research on child homicide has focused specifically on filicide …

Background Most child homicides are committed by a perpetrator who has a maternal or
paternal relationship with their victim which is commonly referred to as filicide. Previous …

Although filicide is discussed with concern in the print media and online in Malaysia, there is
little empirical evidence about its aetiology or appropriate responses. We sought to elucidate …

News media coverage plays an important role in the public recognition of intimate partner
homicide (IPH) and familicide as crimes. However, studies find that news coverage typically …

This study examines how the production of news making is evidenced in published content
about the complex social phenomenon of murder-suicide. Building on Reese and …