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Abstract：
The rate of child abuse has sharply increased worldwide, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the media\'s role in addressing child abuse cases is crucial, several international and formal organizations have established child abuse reporting guidelines. This study investigated how closely journalists follow reporting guidelines in addressing child abuse cases. Five major Korean presses and 189 articles from January 1, 2018, to January 31, 2021, were selected using the keyword \"child abuse.\" Each article was analyzed using a guideline framework consisting of 13 items regarding the five principles of the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare and Central Child Protection Agency reporting guidelines. This study identified a radical growth in media reporting on child abuse cases in South Korea; almost 60% of the articles analyzed came from 2020 and 2021. More than 80% of the articles analyzed did not provide abuse resources, and 70% did not provide factual information. 57.1% of the articles instigated negative stereotypes, and about 30% explicitly mentioned certain family types in the headlines. Nearly 20% of the articles provided excessive details about the method used. Approximately 16% exposed victims\' identities. Some articles (7.9%) also described victims as sharing responsibility for the abuse. This study indicates that the media reports of child abuse in South Korea did not follow the guidelines in many facets. The present study discusses the limitations of the current guidelines and suggests future directions for the news media in reporting on child abuse cases nationwide.
摘要：
全世界虐待儿童的比率急剧上升,特别是在COVID-19大流行期间。由于媒体在处理虐待儿童案件中的作用至关重要，一些国际和正式组织制定了虐待儿童报告准则。这项研究调查了记者在处理虐待儿童案件时如何密切遵循报道准则。从2018年1月1日至2021年1月31日，选择了五份主要的韩国媒体和189篇文章，使用关键词“虐待儿童”。“每篇文章都使用了一个指南框架进行了分析，该指南框架由关于韩国卫生和福利部和中央儿童保护局报告指南的五项原则的13个项目组成。这项研究发现，媒体对韩国虐待儿童案件的报道急剧增长；分析的文章中有近60％来自2020年和2021年。超过80%的分析文章没有提供滥用资源，70%的人没有提供事实信息。57.1%的文章煽动负面刻板印象,大约30%的人在头条新闻中明确提到了某些家庭类型。近20％的文章提供了有关所用方法的过多细节。大约16%的暴露受害者身份。一些文章（7.9％）还描述了受害者对虐待的责任。这项研究表明，媒体对韩国虐待儿童的报道在许多方面都没有遵循准则。本研究讨论了当前指南的局限性，并为新闻媒体在全国范围内报道虐待儿童案件的未来方向提出了建议。
