An exploration of how the American news media exploit the victims of crime in order to sell news. It offers an overview of the social construction of the news, addressing such issues as the presentation of crime, of defendants, and of the sources cited within crime stories.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-2496-8 (9780813324968)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The news media, public concern and crime victims; constructing crime news; news images of crime, victims and defendants; how crime victims affect the media; the presentation of crime and victims in print and in electronic media; the presentation of crime and victims in different-sized cities; the new media in society.
