- Title
- The woman who accused Zwelinzima Vavi of rape :a media analysis of eight South African newspapers
- Creator
- Timse, Tabelo Veronica
- Subject
- Rape -- South Africa -- Case studies Sexual abuse victims -- South Africa
- Subject
- Mass media criticism
- Date Issued
- 2016
- Date
- 2016
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/45311
- Identifier
- vital:38569
- Description
- The focal point of this study is to examine the print and online media representations of Jacqueline Phooko,a woman who accused former Cosatu General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi of rape. Data for this study was obtained from eight South African newspapers and their websites. The study investigates whether the articles under review, including commentary and discussion online, focused on the incident itself or on the political landscape of South Africa. A content analysis was used to examine the data revelaling that Phooko was underrepresented and that most articles focused on Vavi’s political career. The research will use a feminist perspective to show that Phooko was under-represented in the media, in comparison to Vavi and his supporters who gained greater coverage, specifically in a political context. The significance of the findings is that although there are some strides achieved to have more women voices in the media however women are still under-represented.
- Format
- 108 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Arts
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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