The news about domestic violence: Findings from an analysis of California news, 2023-2025

We can’t solve a problem we don’t know is happening — and when it comes to domestic violence, decades of research suggest that news coverage may miss the scope and impact of the problem, and the important work advocates and organizations are doing to end it. We teamed up with Berkeley Media Studies Group to evaluate English-language news about domestic violence and share recommendations on how to report on domestic violence with depth and care.