The media and crime

Question 1

What does agenda settings involve

Answer 1

The power to manage which issues will be presented to the public for debate
= peoples perception of C&D are heavily influenced from the media

Question 2

What are news values

Answer 2

Values that guide news editors and journalists choices about what to report & what to leave out

Question 3

How does Jewkes explain the news values and 2 examples

Answer 3

• The values guide decisions on news selection
  1. celebrity/ high status
  2. Children and violence

Question 4

Who talks about the backward laws

Answer 4

Sureet:
crime and justice in media are opposite of reality
Greer and Reiner:
1. There is over representation of sex, drugs & serious violence
2. Over exaggerate the police effectiveness
3. Over rep’ of victims as higher status whites, females and children

Question 5

Give a critique of the backward laws

Answer 5

= There are some realistic shows e.g. Line of duty which shows police corruption

Question 6

How has crime become commodified

Answer 6

• crime is a consumer spectacle or podcast e.g. TV, books, games

Question 7

What is moral panic

Answer 7

exaggeration by society