Crime and Local Television News : Dramatic, Breaking, and Live From the Scene

ISBN-13: 9780805836202 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 192 str.

Jeremy Harris Lipschultz; Michael L. Hilt;Lipschultz

Opis

An analysis of crime coverage on local television, drawing on the perspectives of media studies, psychology, sociology, criminology and other areas. It focuses on what makes coverage of crime so irresistible to viewers and what impact that emphasis has on societies perceptions of itself.

Recenzje

"...a much-needed contribution to the field of TV broadcast journalism....The authors' interdisciplinary approach should inspire other researchers to utilize various social science approaches to address what has become the 'bleeding' lifeblood of many local TV news operations."
—Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

"...the book is well edited....The application of mass-media research to crime coverage is especially well explained. Annotated and clearly written, this text is a fresh alternative to mass media surveys....Highly recommended for journalism, television news, criminology, and mass communications collections and for classroom use. All levels."
—CHOICE

"The authors address how and why local television news covers crime....They raise crucial issues about the consequences of local television coverage for race relations."
—Sage Race Relations Abstracts

"This book provides a good overview of how local television news presents crime. Its coverage of certain overlooked topics and the presentation of some original research make it worth reading."

Spis treści

Contents: D. Potter, Foreword. Preface. Introduction to Local Television News. Theory and Research on Crime News. Crime News as Ratings Builders. Legal Aspects of Crime News Coverage. Ethics. Coverage of the Courts, Prisons, and Capital Punishment. Case Study: Three Nebraska Executions. Minorities and Crime News. Crime News and the Elderly. Television and the Future of Local Crime News.

O autorze

Jeremy H. Lipschultz, Michael L. Hilt