Crime in TV, the News, and Film provides a fresh look at the interplay between criminal events and the media outlets that cover them. The authors' diverse backgrounds— a criminologist researcher, a documentarian and media professor, a police officer, and a criminologist who is a former TV reporter— allow for frank discussion. Combining field experience with criminological research, the book gives insight to the everyday media operations that can produce most people's views on crime and profoundly influence public opinion— public opinion that often frames public policy.
Viewers of crime dramas and consumers of news will gain a new understanding of the way their programs are produced. Readers will become more aware of the issues and biases that sometimes cloud perceptions of crime and criminals. Finally, both experts and scholars interested in the subject will improve their discernment of media stories and media depictions, shining a light on crime in a hazy field. This book can be used in the classroom for an array of courses in the fields of media and communications, criminology, sociology, and more.
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Crime in TV, the News, and Film
Misconceptions, Mischaracterizations, and Misinformation
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Crime in TV, the News, and Film
Misconceptions, Mischaracterizations, and Misinformation
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- What’s So New About News?
- Murder in the First Degree
- Murder in the First Block
- “True” Crime Shows
- News You Can’t Use
- It’s All in the Genes
- The Unbearable Weight of Being Black
- Damsels in Distress
- Missing Pretty White Girls
- It’s Hard Being a Girl . . . Even Harder Being a Girl of Color
- Good Cops, Bad Cops, Dirty Cops, and Mad Cops
- From the TV Screen to the Ballot Box
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- INDEX
- About the Authors
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