*ABUSE of women, *CRIMES against women, *GENDER studies, *VIOLENCE in mass media, *PRESS, *PRESS & violence
Abstract
This paper analyzes the representation of gender violence in the local press in Spain, where one thousand women have been killed in the last fifteen years. The fieldwork allows us to conclude that, even though the printed press has played a key role in raising awareness of the general public and in situating the political debate, a serious improvement is necessary in a coverage that is still unsatisfactory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]