Information provision and restriction: The roles of the police, media and public in coverage of the Coral-Ellen Burrows murder inquiry

Six-year-old Coral-Ellen Burrows disappeared in September 2003 after her stepfather, Stephen Williams, had apparently dropped her off at school, though in fact he had murdered her. After extensive searches, her body was found 10 days later. Williams pleaded guilty to murder and was duly sentenced....

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Main Authors: Ann Hardy, Alastair Gunn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pacific Media Centre 2007-04-01
Series:Pacific Journalism Review
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Online Access:https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/891