Essays about: "‘crime news’"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 37 essays containing the words ‘crime news’.

  1. 16. Gender dynamics in media-driven belief polarization - disentangling reinforcing processes behind media usage and perception of societal issues

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

    Author : Lisa Axelsson; [2020-08-19]
    Keywords : Reinforcing spirals; selective exposure; media effects; alternative media; gender gap; interpersonal communication; belief polarization;

    Abstract : In academia as well as in mainstream media, people are voicing concern that a fragmented media environment, entailing an immense increase of alternative media, may motivate selective exposure, in turn leading to increasingly polarized perceptions of society among the public. Consulting the theory of reinforcing spirals (RSM), there is ample evidence for a reciprocal relationship between selective media exposure and sociotropic beliefs – potentially sparking polarization dynamics. READ MORE

  3. 17. CULTIVATION EFFECTS IN A FRAGMENTED MEDIA ENVIRONMENT. Examining the reciprocal relationship between selective media use and crime perceptions

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

    Author : Angelica M. A Cöster; [2020-07-21]
    Keywords : media effects; cultivation theory; the reinforcement spirals model; selective exposure; alternative media; crime perceptions; first-order effects; interpersonal communication; media content analysis; structural equation modelling; cross-lagged panel model;

    Abstract : Our media environment has changed rapidly since the cultivation theory was proposed by Gerbner in the late '60s. The amount of news media content has increased to an unprecedented level and the surge of alternative media sites has given news media consumers the option to selectively expose themselves to news that conveys a version of reality which is aligned with their own perceptions. READ MORE

  4. 18. SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic from a Criminological Perspective - Investigating Antisocial Behaviour Changes in Germany

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Kira Schwarzer; [2020]
    Keywords : Antisocial behaviour; Crime; Fear; Pandemic; Prosocial behaviour; SARS-CoV-2;

    Abstract : The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is not only a health crisis, but also shatters the socialand economic lives through regulations and social restrictions. As seen duringSARS 2002-2003, measures like social restrictions can impact behaviournegatively, leading to discrimination, stigmatisation and xenophobia. READ MORE

  5. 19. Breaking the Offender - The Representation of Criminals in TV Series

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Giulia Accornero; [2020]
    Keywords : Offender; Antihero; Crime Drama; Synthetic Approach; Critical Discourse Analysis; Marxist Postmodernist perspective;

    Abstract : Mass media play an important role in shaping public perceptions about differentthematics, including crime and justice. The consumption of mediatic contents indifferent forms, such as newspapers, television news and crime dramas, can affectthe way people perceive and interpret concepts as deviance and punishments, theattitude towards the criminal system and the level of concern for becoming a victim. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Impact of Sense of Place : A qualitative case study on youth crime in Teleborg Växjö

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Mohamed Ali Mohamed; [2020]
    Keywords : Sense of place; theory of social bonds; neighborhood decay; Växjö municipality; Teleborg center;

    Abstract : Youth crime is a current topic in the news and seems to be a serious challenge for several municipalities in Sweden. Therefore, this study investigated the increasing youth crime in Växjö municipality, especially the Teleborg centrum area. The study focused on the role that sense of place plays in relation to youth crime. READ MORE