Naming the 'invisible perpetrator': a big step forward for media coverage of violence against women
- Written by Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Journalism, University of Canberra
Domestic violence victim Jessica Silva, who fatally stabbed her ex-partner James Polkinghorne. AAP/Joel CarrettUntil recently, domestic violence against women and children was publicly invisible. Today, media coverage is widespread and a landmark Australian study draws our attention to the “invisibility” of perpetrators in coverage....






