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Impact of Media on Crime
- Module
- Crime and Deviance
- Institution
- WJEC
Explains how different forms of the media show crime and how this can affect the public and the police.
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IMPACT OF THEMEDIA
Crime and Deviance
,TYPES
Social media, music, films, electronic gaming, television, newspapers.
Broadsheets – less exaggerated and made up. A lot less gossip. Includes
The Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph.
Tabloids – more gossip and celebrities. Are highly exaggerated. Includes
The Sun, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror.
, NEWSPAPERS
Printed news but it mainly things with news value.
They sensationalise and over exaggerate crime.
Around 30% of a newspaper is about crime.
People are interested in crime so newspapers will add more crime and
‘dramaticise’ it to draw more people in, which then increases profits.
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