Media Analysis Part 5: Summary & Discussions
Media Analysis Part 5: Summary & Discussions
June 2025
Part 5 of our analysis brings together our findings and discusses our recommendations on how media reporting can be improved to better hold perpetrators accountable and prioritise the voices of the victim/survivors.
This research was based on a large database of online news article on strangulation. We would encourage any researchers or VAWG sector practitioners who are interested in the data set and further research to contact us.
“…it is essential that strangulation, both fatal and non-fatal, continues to be reported on in the UK media. This includes taking opportunities to highlight the high-risk nature of strangulation in the context of intimate partner violence and domestic homicide.”
Read our latest blogs on how strangulation is being depicted in the media
Survivors of strangulation are being let down when they turn on their TVs
“Why can’t popular depict strangulation accurately? The best we can seem to muster is that it’s a harmless sexual act, which is not only alarmingly inaccurate but also minimises the health risks.”
Why I Can’t Escape Non- Fatal Strangulation
” ‘I’m vanilla, baby (I don’t like no whips and chains, and you can’t tie me down) I’ll choke you, but I ain’t no killer, baby’.
Let me tell you I have heard these lyrics almost incessantly since this song was released, and every time it ruins my day.”
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You can also browse through our online library of resources to access the latest research and data on strangulation.
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