[1] For those interested in the portrayal of victims, which I won’t be dealing with in this paper, I recommend Virgin or Vamp: How The Press Covers Sex Crimes by Helen Benedict.
[2] Appendix I includes the full listing of all the articles placed in the various categories.
[3] I would have liked to categorize the articles in another way as well - it strikes me as relevant whether an article is a front-page news story or a minor item buried in the sea of interior news. Unfortunately, searching using the Red and Black website makes it impossible to glean such information.
[4] “Students to take back the night,” by Lacey White – April 12, 2001.
[5] I classified this article as "Either/Or," but I think it makes the point clear here.
[6] And any readers skeptical of my decision to place all detailed discussions of acquaintance rape in the “Private” category may feel free to mentally move these stories from the “Private” to the “Non-Spatialized.” They numbered only two.
[7] “Rape recently classified as war crime,” by Melanie Horton – March 27, 2002.
[8] “Athens resident allegedly raped” by Kathleen Baydala – October 31, 2000.
[9] “Sexual Assault Center offers victim support,” by Matt Barnwell – March 13, 2002.
[10] “Crime stats released,” by Dena Levitz – October 04, 2000.
[11] “Second acquaintance rape reported,” by Melanie Horton – October 05, 2001.
[12] “Rally to be held tonight,” by Brian Basinger – November 02, 2000.
[13] Again, to be clear: I do not mean to suggest that there is a conscious effort taking place to mislead the public, merely that the text has the effect of carrying a message which is inaccurate.
[14] “Rally to be held tonight,” by Brian Basinger – November 02, 2000.
[15] Du Mont, Janice, et al, pp 468-9.
[16] Davis, p. 199.
[17] See “Visitor arrested for false rape report,” by Samira Jafira, published February 05, 2001.
[18] “University of Alabama student reports rape, burglary,” by Kimberly Cooper – February 15, 2001.
[19] The examples I can think of are mostly casual comments by my father concerning such things as the benefits of his training as a Marine: "Even now, years and years later, I feel safe even going into the black neighborhoods .. I mean the less safe neighborhoods."
[20] Jane Jacobs (in The Death and Life of Great American Cities) writes of the need for a mix of uses in a given area to ensure safety - if a whole street is lined with buildings that are used only during certain times, it can look bustling at 3 PM and be a ghost town at midnight.
[21] “SOAR to rally tonight for women's safety downtown,” by Angie Herrington – November 17, 2000.
[22] “Officials promote nighttime safety,” by Kathleen Baydala – September 07, 2000”
[23] “Female student raped,” by Dena Levitz – October 03, 2000