Short Abstract

A lively meet-up on women as true-crime’s core audience: what they look for, what turns them off, and how producers and researchers can make safer, smarter, kinder stories—without sacrificing accuracy or suspense.

Description

This meet-up takes a friendly, practical look at the obvious but under-discussed fact: women are the main audience for true crime. What keeps them watching or listening? What pushes them away? How do tone, pacing, and presenter voice shape feelings of safety, respect, and trust—especially around sensitive material?

Bringing together producers, podcasters, journalists, artists, and STS scholars, we’ll swap quick wins and cautionary tales: content notes that don’t kill the mood, survivor-centred framing, avoiding lurid detail, balancing suspense with care, and keeping verification clear and human (no jargon, solid receipts).

From a Global South/North angle, we’ll note differences in legal context, platform norms, and audience expectations—and how stories travel. Linking to EASST 2026’s more-than-now, we ask how today’s choices age: will our episodes still feel ethical, comprehensible, and evidentially sound in five years?