@article{fdi:010086671, title = {{P}ress coverage of sexual abuse by members of the {C}atholic {C}hurch in {F}rance (2016-2020)}, author = {{D}ubec, {S}. and {M}orin, {C}. and {A}tlani {D}uault, {L}a{\¨e}titia}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}hile sexual abuse by members of the {C}atholic {C}hurch is a topic of growing importance, and the subject of much work to understand its construction as a public problem, little research has attempted to analyse the press coverage of this phenomenon. {T}his article focuses on {F}rench press coverage of sexual violence committed by {C}atholic {C}hurch members between 2016 and 2020, a period of intense coverage, and aims to grasp its causes and solutions as reported in the daily national press. {B}ased on content analysis using an inductive framing grid that lists the causes and solutions reported by four major national daily newspapers, the study results reveal a tendency to highlight systemic causes, particularly the role played by the silence of the {C}hurch in the perpetuation of violence, while reporting extensively on individual cases. {T}his reflects both the strong movement of recognition of the victims, as well as their driving role in the newspapers' exposure of the phenomenon.}, keywords = {{P}ress coverage ; media ; sexual abuse ; {C}atholic {C}hurch ; {F}rance ; framing analysis ; {FRANCE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}uropean {J}ournal of {C}ommunication}, volume = {[{E}arly access]}, numero = {}, pages = {[17 p.]}, ISSN = {0267-3231}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.1177/02673231221142550}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086671}, }