Professor and Dean, School of Journalism, Mass Communication and New Media, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharmshala, Himachal Pradesh, India. Email id: nairdevcom@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 26 February, 2019.
Media not only creates social awareness about child sexual abuse (CSA) through news coverage, analysis and intervention, but also places the problem of child abuse in the minds of public, and on the political and social agenda. The media coverage of the issue has a major impact as it helps people to understand what CSA is and why child protection and safeguarding policies and services are required. The study analyzes the coverage, representation and advocacy role of media in initiating a dialogue about prevention, in terms of building collective responsibilities for public safety of children. It further helps to understand the social and cultural changes taking place in the society, emphasizing Indian media and how these changes help the institutions of alternative care to focus on broader solutions by improving the climate for prevention.
Child sexual abuse, Media, Coverage, Reporting and representation, Prevention, Advocacy, India
