Sex Crime and the Media: Sex Offending and the Press in a Divided Society

ISBN-13: 9781843920045 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 229 str.

Chris Greer

Opis

Sex crime has become a central issue in public life, and an area of intense public and political concern. Sex offenders have become society's most reviled deviants, a process in which the media have played a key role. Understanding press representation of sex crime, and how and why these are produced, is central to the way sex crime has been perceived, yet little detailed research or investigation has been carried out into how this has happened.

Spis treści

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Theory and context 3 News values, newsworthiness and the construction of sex crime 4 Press representations of sex crime in Northern Ireland: an empirical analysis 5 Commercialism, conflict and culture 6 Consensus and controversy 7 Concerns in context 8 Responsibility and management 9 Conclusions Bibliography Appendices Index

O autorze

Greer, Chris