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Sex trade workers become journalists to prevent further misrepresentation
By Sunny Freeman Two Vancouver women-centered service groups supporting sex trade...
Public split on interest in Pickton trial
POLL RELEASE January 22, 2007 News Release: School of Journalism, University of British...
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Conversations with three feminist reporters covering the Pickton Trial
By Jessalynn Keller June 2007 The Missing Women trial in Vancouver involves the key...
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Background articles
Who Speaks for Missing Women? By Mary Lynn Young Media worldwide are covering the Pickton trial in BC. But a recent poll found that almost one in two B.C. residents are not interested in the trial. This fact conflicts with the media’s perception that sensational crime stories, such as serial murder and sexual homicides drive audience interest. ... [Read more of this review]
Representations of women in the media
One article specifically about sex workers in Vancouver and the press, and one about historical representations of aboriginals in Canadian press; both may be useful for background. [Read more of this review] Read More →
Media coverage of the Robert Pickton case
The following is a discussion of scholarly articles that may be of relevance when considering media coverage of the Robert Pickton case. Two articles concerning, respectively, sex trade workers in Vancouver and historical representations of aboriginals in Canada are discussed, before turning to several articles concerned with women, violence, and the... [Read more of this review]
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