Crime and Media

Question 1

What are News Value factors?

Answer 1

Developed by Galtung and Ruge in 1965, these factors offer insights into how events are transformed into news, highlighting the processes of selection, distortion, and emphasis that shape media narratives

Question 2

Frequency

Answer 2

Events that occur frequently or fit within established patterns are more liekly to be noticed and reported

Question 3

Timeliness

Answer 3

recent events or those with immediate impact are more likely to resonate and capture attention

Question 4

Familiarity

Answer 4

events involving people or places familiar to the audience are more likely to resonate and capture attention

Question 5

Negativity

Answer 5

Negative events, such as crime, conflict, and disaster, tend to be more newsworthy than positive ones, reflecting the medias focus on sensationalism and drama

Question 6

Conflict

Answer 6

Events involving conflict, tension, or disagreement are considered more engaging and newsworthy, as they provide a sense of drama and intrigue

Question 7

Unexpectedness

Answer 7

Unusual or unexpected events, those that deviate from the norm are more liekly to grab attention and be seen as newsworthy

Question 8

Unambiguity

Answer 8

Events that are clear cut and easy to understand are more likely to be reported than those that are complex

Question 9

Personalization

Answer 9

Events that can be framed as the actions of individuals, espesially those who are well known or relatable, are more likely to be newsworthy

Question 10

Meaningfulness

Answer 10

Events that are perceived as relevant or important to the audience are more liekly to be considered newsworthy

Question 11

Eliteness

Answer 11

Events involving elite individuals, institutions, or nations are seen as more important therefore more newsworthy

Question 12

Superlativeness

Answer 12

Events that are biggest, best, worst, or first of their kind are more likely to be deemed newsworthy

Question 13

Consonance

Answer 13

Events that align with the medias existing expectations or fit within established narratives are more likely to be reported

Question 14

Continuity

Answer 14

Events that are already in the news cycle or have on-going narratives are more likely to receive continued coverage

Question 15

Competition

Answer 15

The competitive nature of the news industry encourages media outlets to prioritize stories that will attract a larger audience.

Question 16

Co-option

Answer 16

Smaller events or those with less inherent news value may be covered if they can be linked to a larger, more prominent story

Question 17

pre-fabrication

Answer 17

The availability of pre packaged or easily accessible news content can influence the reporting of events

Question 18

Predictability

Answer 18

Scheduled events or those that can be anticipated are easier to cover and are often prioritized

Question 19

Story impact

Answer 19

Events that are likely to have significant impact on the audience or generate widespread interest are more likely to be considered newsworthy

Question 20

Time constraints

Answer 20

Deadlines and the need to produce news in a timely manner can influence the selection and depth of coverage

Question 21

Logistics

Answer 21

The practical considerations of gathering information, sending reporters, and producing news content can influence the choice of stories

Question 22

Data

Answer 22

The avalibility of data, statistics, or other forms of evidence can enhance the credibility or newsworthiness of a story

Question 23

What is a funhouse mirror?

Answer 23

An idea developed by McKnight. It is a metaphore to describe how the media can distort our perceptions of crime and deviance. The media will overrepresent rare oir extreme crimes, leading people to overestimate the risk they face. It also reinforces stereotypes about offenders

Question 24

What does Stuart Hall say about media and crime?

Answer 24

How the news is packed and how we receive the news is different. Media producers encode meassages into theor content. They use their own frameworks of knowledge, and rely on their own understandings of the world. They also use technical structures like editing to influence how a message is portrayed. The audience then decodes the message. They use their own worldview to interpret the media content. they may also have conversations the influence the individuals opinions.

Question 25

What is cultivation theory?

Answer 25

A theory proposed by Gerbner in the 1970s. Propses that prolonged exposure to media, particularly televsion, can influence an individuals perceptions of the world
heavy exposure of the audience to violent media content would eventually result in the perspective of the media being internalized. If you watch violent crime on a daily basis you may become more fearful of crime.