“Madness” in the Media: How Can Print Journalists Better Report on Mental Illnesses?
Description:
Stereo types and stigmas of individuals with mental illnesses have proved to be a major roadblock preventing these individuals from seeking help. The news media, despite having a responsibility to accurately inform the public, has played a significant role in portraying individuals with mental illness as violent, unpredictable, dangerous, and unfit to live with the rest of “normal” society. This happens through the words journalists choose to use and the information they choose in included, and…
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Date:
August 2014
Creator:
Cousineau, Anna Desiree
Partner:
UNT Libraries