'It's like being in a war with an invisible enemy': A document analysis of bereavement due to COVID-19 in UK newspapers.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has been followed intensely by the global news media, with deaths and bereavement a major focus. The media reflect and reinforce cultural conventions and sense-making, offering a lens which shapes personal experiences and attitudes. How COVID-19 bereavement is reported therefore has important societal implications. We aimed to explore the reportage and portrayal of COVID-19 related bereavement in the top seven most-read British online newspapers during two week-long periods in March and April 2020. We conducted a qualitative document analysis of all articles that described grief or bereavement after a death from COVID-19. Analysis of 55 articles was informed by critical discourse analysis and Terror Management Theory, which describes a psychological conflict arising b

SUBMITTER: Sowden R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7932501 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature