Media Flashcards
What does the media represent to people
Peoples point of information if they have had no direct experience with crime
What media outlets devote a large proportion of their time to crime
Newspapers and televisions
Pearson
Media has encouraged a ‘fear and fascination’ with crime
What are news values
Criteria where editors, reporters and journalists decide is a story is newsworthy
What is news
Manufactured
Manufactured
People make decisions on what to report
What types of crimes are more likely to get reported
Violence outside a football stadium
What types of crimes are less likely to get reported
A company breaking health and safety laws
Greer year
2005
Greer
Media tend to exaggerate the extent of violent crime
Williams and Dickinson
65% of crime stories in 10 national newspapers were about violence
British crime survey year
1989
British crime survey
6% of crimes involved violence
Why do people fear crime
The media create distorted perceptions of crime and exaggerate the threat of it
Example of why people fear crime
Many won’t walk the street at night because of the fear of becoming a victim of crime
