Canadian newspaper coverage on harm reduction featuring bereaved mothers: A mixed methods analysis.

ABSTRACT: A growing body of evidence suggests that news media which includes a sympathetic portrayal of a mother bereaved by substance use can increase public support for harm reduction initiatives. However, the extent to which such news media coverage occurs in Canada is unknown, and research has not documented how the news media in Canada covers such stories. We undertook a mixed-method secondary analyses of 5681 Canadian newspaper articles on harm reduction (2000-2016). Quantitative analyses described the volume and content of harm reduction reporting featuring a mother whose child's death was related to substance use while qualitative thematic analysis provided in-depth descriptions of the discourses underlying such news reporting. Newspaper articles featuring a mother whose child's death was re

SUBMITTER: Morris H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10681218 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature