Western media attitudes toward an immigrant of color sex crime victim: Case study: The DSK case

摘要: About 30 million women in the U.S. are estimated to be victims of sex crimes their lifetimes. However, crimes, especially those committed against immigrants least reported crime country. Some say fear media criticism discourages them from reporting crime. May 2011, an African maid working at a New York hotel accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former director International Monetary Fund, sexually assaulting her. This qualitative content analysis examined coverage DSK case, by three leading international newspapers: Times, Guardian and Le Monde. Findings suggest that Strauss-Kahn received more favorable than Diallo. Frames identified include importance status/prominence, race, culture differences, victim-blaming, male privilege, socioeconomic differences focus on appearance. study recommends news organizations avoid judgmental consider identifying allowing tell side story.