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A Critical Discourse Analysis of News Reporting on Traffic Crashes Against the Background of the System of Automobility
Steckelbruck, Tom (2022) A Critical Discourse Analysis of News Reporting on Traffic Crashes Against the Background of the System of Automobility.
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| Abstract: | The annual deaths among vulnerable road users such as cyclists and pedestrians have remained almost unchanged for years. Despite the high number of traffic death worldwide, the topic receives relatively little attention. The lack of attention could be due to the normalization of traffic crashes in a society where cars have become the common-sensical means of everyday mobility. Thus, this study examines how news media reports on traffic crashes between cyclists and motorists against the background of the system of automobility using critical discourse analysis. Results indicate that news media discourse tends to background drivers and trivialize their actions in traffic crashes involving cyclists. However, evidence suggests a shift towards a more critical perspective on the risks of automobility and an increased influence of cycling advocacy groups in the news media discourse. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 05 communication studies, 70 social sciences in general, 74 (human) geography, cartography, town and country planning, demography, 88 social and public administration, 89 political science |
| Programme: | Management Society and Technology BSc (56654) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/91919 |
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