Journalism in a culture of grief /

• Kitch, Carolyn L.
• Hume, Janice.

• Death in mass media.
• Journalism -- Social aspects -- United States
• Mass media and culture -- United States

• Routledge,

• 0415980100 (pbk.)
• 9780415980104 (pbk.) :
• 0415980097 (hbk.)
• 9780415980098 (hbk.) :

• £14.99
• £60.00

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-236) and index.
• JOURNALISM IN A CULTURE OF GRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Disaster, trauma, and respect for the dead Chapter 1 At war with nature: Coverage of natural disaster fatalities Chapter 2 Death rites interrupted: Responsibility and remembrance in coverage of the Tri- State Crematory scandal and Hurricane Katrina Chapter 3 Who speaks for the dead? Authority and authenticity in news coverage of the Amish school shootings Lessons learned from life stories Chapter 4 Life and death in a small town: Cultural values and memory in community newspaper obituaries Chapter 5 "It takes a sinner to appreciate the blinding glare of grace": Redeeming the "dark" celebrity Chapter 6 "We can't keep losing our kids": Fear, blame and mourning in press coverage of teen deaths Chapter 7 Mourning "men joined in peril and purpose": Working-class heroism in news repair of the Sago miners' story The journalism of ritual and tribute Chapter 8 "Portraits of Grief" and stories that heal: The public funeral for victims of September 11 Chapter 9 Reporting on "a grieving army of Americans": Citizen testimony in the misremembering of Ronald Reagan Chapter 10 "All the fellows that went on before me": Tribute, memory and counter-memory among veterans of "the good war" Conclusion References

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