Representing Order
Crime, Law and Justice in the News Media
Published on 16. June 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-335-09752-4 (ISBN)
Description
An analysis of news stories which focus on social deviance, law and justice. Using quantitative and qualitative content analyses, this study surveys the products of six news organizations over a one month period. It examines the features of each medium and how these shape what is communicated.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Adult education
Illustrations
tables, references, index
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-335-09752-4 (9780335097524)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Part 1 Theory and methods: representing order; media and markets; reading the news. Part 2 Longitudinal analyses: a murder story; a law reform story. Part 3 Cross-sectional analyses: news formats; source formats; crime and deviance; law and justice.