Crime and the Media 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? SociologyCrime and devianceA2/A-levelAQA Created by: parvos98Created on: 24-02-15 16:14 71023469185 Across 1. A news value which requires the story to involve a celebrity or influential individual. (6, 6, 7) 4. (1991) Found that violent crime was 36 times more likely to be reported than property crime in American news. (5) 5. A news value that checks to see if the story is new or fresh and is not old news. (7) 9. (1998) Argues that fictional representations of crime are similar to news broadcasts as they both show a distorted picture of crime. (7) Down 2. (1977) Found that stories are more likely to appear in the news if it contains "news values". (8) 3. While there is no proven link between crime and media viewing, each individual is affected differently by media portrayals of crime, which can be influenced by how exposed the person is to the media. (10) 6. (1998) Found 4 distorted characteristics of media crime reports. (6) 7. A news value which asks if the story is a current event. (9) 8. (2003) Claims that the developpment of the internet has allowed greater opportunity for crime. This includes conventional crimes such as fraud and new crimes like piracy. (6) 10. A news value asking if the story is exciting and riveting. (13)
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