labelling explanations

Question 1

what did Van Dijk explain?

Answer 1

-conducted analysis of content
-news items across the world
-representations of black people oculd be categorised into 3 stereotypical negative news
-criminals
-threat
-unimportant

Question 2

what did wayne et al explain?

Answer 2

-found nearly 50% of news stories concerning young black people dealt w committing crime

Question 3

what did cushion et al explain?

Answer 3

-black young men and boys associated w negative news
-nearly 70% stories to do with crime, gangs
-black crime was senseless and motivated by gang rivalries

Question 4

what did back explain?

Answer 4

-media tends to label them as riots
-irrtitaional and conjures images of rampaging mobs
-little consideration of legitimate concerns e.g response to police racism

Question 5

how might media representations impact on policing practices?

Answer 5

-harsher policing
-more police brutality
-use of force
-stopping and searching ethnic minority
-more arrests