How does the media mask/portray the entirety of gun crime in the UK?
- they cover up parts of the story so that you have a negative view on certain sections of society....predominantly young black men/youths
- the media uses hip hop as an excuse to mask the truth behind gun crime.....instead of tackling the root of the problem, the use hip hop as a medium to mask
- the media dont take into consideration the surroundings in which people are brought up in, the readily availibility of guns in London etc....instead they constantly exposer ideas in the media, from which they think are the main causes for the increasing numbers of crime rates
This website http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6938411.stm gives an insight into the way the media portrays hip hop as a main cause of encouraged youths to use guns.
Showing posts with label Media. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Media. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
The Media and Crime
It has been said that the "media's attention on high profile and sensational crime can distort the true picture". Even with good news about falling crime rates, the media prefer to single out instances where crime is rising. This tendency to sensationalise crime extends beyond the news media through to TV drama and cinema. There is a continuing fascination with crime that will never go away even if the media could be persuaded to temper their worst excesses.
Crime stories carry all or most of the ‘media triggers’ identified by academic research e.g.
* Questions of blame.
* Alleged secrets and attempted cover-ups.
* Human interest through identified heroes, villains, victims and dupes.
* Links with existing high profile issues or personalities
* Conflict.
* Portent of further ills (What next?).
* Many people exposed to the risk, even if at low levels (It could be you).
* Strong visual impact (e.g. pictures of suffering).
http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/learningzone/comm_strat/cr3.htm
Crime stories carry all or most of the ‘media triggers’ identified by academic research e.g.
* Questions of blame.
* Alleged secrets and attempted cover-ups.
* Human interest through identified heroes, villains, victims and dupes.
* Links with existing high profile issues or personalities
* Conflict.
* Portent of further ills (What next?).
* Many people exposed to the risk, even if at low levels (It could be you).
* Strong visual impact (e.g. pictures of suffering).
http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/learningzone/comm_strat/cr3.htm
Friday, February 8, 2008
Initial Proposal No.1
1. Which topic area is this proposal for?
Crime and the Media.
2. What is the suggested focus?
Focusing on the controversal question: 'Is The The Media To Blame' - the media isn't to blame for the increasing rate of violent crme.
3. Do you have an idea for a question/problematic?
'The Media Is Not To Blame'....the general argument of the essay will be arguing that crime films/British gangster films do not effect people who commit crimes - they are not influenced by them; instead there are other key factors that cause criminals to do wrong in society.
4. Why would you choose this?
Because I'm really interested in crime and what goes on in and around society. I enjoy watching programs such as CrimeWatch UK as I find all the different cases really intriguing. I love hearing about crime stories and have a lot of knowledge on the topic already, which will help me with this project.
5. Do you have any concerns or are there any limitations to this proposal?
I have to consider both sides of the question: I must outline the arguments which state that the media is to blame for the increasing rate of crime, and state why I feel they are not the core reasons for why people commit crime.
6. Can you rate it on a sliding scale 1- 5 (5 being great proposal, 0 being lousy proposal)
31/2 - I think this proposal is a good one, however I need to ensure that I get the right information, both theory and evidence in order to successfully answer my question.
Crime and the Media.
2. What is the suggested focus?
Focusing on the controversal question: 'Is The The Media To Blame' - the media isn't to blame for the increasing rate of violent crme.
3. Do you have an idea for a question/problematic?
'The Media Is Not To Blame'....the general argument of the essay will be arguing that crime films/British gangster films do not effect people who commit crimes - they are not influenced by them; instead there are other key factors that cause criminals to do wrong in society.
4. Why would you choose this?
Because I'm really interested in crime and what goes on in and around society. I enjoy watching programs such as CrimeWatch UK as I find all the different cases really intriguing. I love hearing about crime stories and have a lot of knowledge on the topic already, which will help me with this project.
5. Do you have any concerns or are there any limitations to this proposal?
I have to consider both sides of the question: I must outline the arguments which state that the media is to blame for the increasing rate of crime, and state why I feel they are not the core reasons for why people commit crime.
6. Can you rate it on a sliding scale 1- 5 (5 being great proposal, 0 being lousy proposal)
31/2 - I think this proposal is a good one, however I need to ensure that I get the right information, both theory and evidence in order to successfully answer my question.
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