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dc.contributor.authorRomano, Mary-Anne Lee
dc.contributor.supervisorThor Kerren_US
dc.contributor.supervisorDavid Whish-Wilsonen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-31T02:41:16Z
dc.date.available2025-07-31T02:41:16Z
dc.date.issued2025en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/98194
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This dissertation investigates the Claremont serial killings, focusing on how media coverage transformed into a societal ritual shaping public perception, fear, and morality in Perth. Utilising James Carey’s ritual view of communication, the study explores how journalism creates shared meanings and reinforces social norms. Through interviews and textual analysis, findings reveal media coverage heightened public fear, constructed gendered victim narratives, and shaped collective memory, illustrating journalism's power in shaping societal discourse and constructed realities.

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dc.publisherCurtin Universityen_US
dc.titleThe Claremont serial killings: Journalism as Ritualen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dcterms.educationLevelPhDen_US
curtin.departmentSchool of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiryen_US
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not availableen_US
curtin.facultyHumanitiesen_US
curtin.contributor.orcidRomano, Mary-Anne Lee [0000-0002-0769-221x]en_US
dc.date.embargoEnd2027-07-28


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