People perceive many social phenomena based on the visual content presented daily through the media. Editorial decisions regarding the choice of photographs in news articles are therefore of great importance, as they influence society's perception of the external world. In my thesis, I explored the characteristics of reporting and the role of photographs in depicting violent deaths in the leading Slovenian tabloid called Slovenske novice. I focused on crime news articles published on one of the most visited websites in Slovenia and their role in constructing the discourse of social reality and the (non)representation of violence. Photographs in the media are not merely depictions of reality but also expressions of societal interpretations of death. Since Slovenske novice particularly emphasizes indirect visual representations of the most severe criminal acts, I concentrated on specific editorial patterns of indirect crime depiction. Through a visual analysis of a sample covering four random weeks in 2022, I examined aspects of reporting and editorial choices of photographs present in articles describing murders.
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