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Notes on Media Representations of Crime (AC 1.4)
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- Changing Awareness of Crime
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These are notes on how the media represents crime and how it is then perceived by the public.
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AC 1.4 – Media Representation of CrimeKey definitions:
Over-report – To say something has happened more times than it has.
Invasive – Intrude on a person’s thoughts and privacy.
Glamorise – To make something seem better than it is, or more attractive.
Misinterpret – To falsely describe an idea, opinion or situation.
Glorify – Describe or represent as admirable.
Scaremonger – To spread stories that cause public fear.
Embellish – To add or change some details to a story, which usually makes it
seem more interesting.
Sensationalised – To cause events to seem more vivid and shocking than they
really are.
Newspapers
A vast amount of space is devoted to crimes such as murder, stabbings, shootings
and terrorist attacks. Tabloids include pictures and large writing to create a shock
factor, whereas broadsheets provide in-depth information. The reports often
focus on the negative aspects about what has happened.
Television
Tv portrayal is both fictional and factual representations of crime. Non-fictional
TV tends to educate and inform the public on real life crime, whereas fictional
TV tends to suit the purpose of entertainment. A non-fiction example is
‘Crimewatch’, and a fictional example could be ‘Peaky Blinders’.
Films
They have a huge impact on the way people view crime and the facts and fiction
surrounding them. Films such as ‘Suicide Squad’ and the ‘Wolf of Wall Street’
focus on crime and corruption. Films tend to include violent crimes, so viewers
stay hooked and interested.
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