Meghan Sobel

TL;DR: This article examined the effects of two journalistic techniques (shocking audiences into action with offensive stories or inspiring them to act with solution-based stories) in the context of sex trafficking and found that neither shock nor solutions stories led to increased empathy for trafficked individuals, greater understanding of the issue, increased desire to share the story or increased desire for action.

TL;DR: The authors found that coverage of sex trafficking in U.S. print and broadcast media from 2008-2012 was largely episodic, focused on crime and policy frames, privileged official sources, and neglected survivors' voices.

TL;DR: This paper conducted qualitative interviews with Rwandan journalists to discover how they view their roles today and whether they have contributed to the reconstruction and recovery of the country by practicing constructive journalism In keeping with the social responsibility theory of the press, constructive journalism calls for the news media to be an active participant in enhancing societal well-being

TL;DR: In this paper, a quantitative content analysis of English-language news coverage of human trafficking in the USA, India, and Thailand was conducted to determine whether the launch of a large-scale international anti-trafficking treaty had an impact on the amount and framing of media coverage on the issue, finding that while coverage of the issue increased after the treaty, was more localized, and suggested causes and remedies more frequently, it also placed less blame for the problem occurring, focused primarily on crime and policy sides of human trafficking rather than human rights or public health, and lacked the

TL;DR: News media played a prominent role in perpetuating the 1994 Rwandan genocide and since then, Rwanda has undergone impressive social and economic growth, but the media landscape during this redevelopme...