Scooped! - Media Miss Real Story on Crime While Chasing Sex, Sleaze,

Informationen zum Autor David J. Krajicek Klappentext Scooped! surveys the impact of tabloid journalism in America and reveals that crime news and reporting say much about a society fascinated by sleaze and violence. David Krajicek raises important questions about how and why certain crimes are reported! and the ways in which these representations are framing debates concerning crime policy and the criminal justice system. He challenges journalists--in the tabloid! television! and otherwise "respectable" news media--to fulfill their mission to inform! and not inflame! the public. Zusammenfassung Why do Americans know so much about "celebrity criminals" and so little about crime? If crime is down! why is there so much mayhem on television news and in the newspapers? This book seeks to answer these and other questions! to attempt to make sense of crime! crime news and crime policy in the US. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Dancing with Trash in America the Violent2. Rupert! Amy! OJ3. Seven Little Sins! So Many Stories4. Anything Particularly Cruel: The World of Crime Reporting5. The Crime Policy Follies: Caution! Politicians at Work6. Telling the Truth Less Poorly

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: David Krajicek, David J. Krajicek, Krajicek David J.
• Edition: Columbia University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 20.10.1999
• EAN: 9780231102933
• ISBN: 978-0-231-10293-3
• Pages: 240
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Dictionnaire, ouvrages de référence > Dictionnaires, encyclopédies; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Branches spécifiques de l'économie; Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, Society & culture: general, United States of America, USA, Crime and criminology