Crime News and the Public.Doris A. Graber

This study analyzes citizen representations in a corpus of 300 Dutch newspaper narratives published between 1860 and 2009. Results show that citizen perspectives are more frequently represented than authority perspectives, although the perspectives of authorities have become somewhat more frequent over time. In-depth analyses of the citizen perspectives show that citizens may fulfil multiple roles in the crime narratives, leading up to a functional typology of citizens as (1) story characters experiencing the news events, (2) news sources providing inside information about the events, and (3) vox pops expressing opinions and evaluations of the events. The variety of citizen perspectives included in crime news narratives and the multitude of roles they fulfill may help audience members to become informed as well as engaged and to explore their personal emotions, which may ultimately reinforce moral, cultural and societal values.

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Thai Gender Ideology: A View from Representations of Social Actors in Crime News Headlines

MANUSYA ◽

10.1163/26659077-01302003 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 37-49

Author(s):

Phennapha Klaisingto ◽

Wirote Aroonmanakun

Keyword(s):

Critical Discourse Analysis ◽

Gender Ideology ◽

Gender Identities ◽

Gender Ideologies ◽

Social Actors ◽

The Social ◽

Crime News ◽

Study Power ◽

News Headlines

This study examines the linguistic structure used for uncovering gender ideologies through crime news headlines. It’s based on the idea that languages represent reality and different linguistic choices indicate different points of view of reality. Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) (Fairclough 1990,VanDijk 1995, Simpson 1993) is used in this study. The main objectives of the study are 1) to study the differences of representation between male and female social actors (Van Leeuwan 2008) in crime news headlines and 2) to study power relations, gender identities and the reproduction of patriarchal society through crime news headlines. Samples of 1,815 crime news headlines are analyzed in this study. The result shows that Thai crime news constructs gender identities based on gender ideology. Thai crime news headlines convey a variety of linguistic meanings which allow for varying forms of representation of social actors, including exclusion and inclusion of social actors. The exclusion of male social actors in headlines may be ideologically motivated by obscuring the responsibility of male actors for negative actions, whereas the exclusion of female social actors does not have the same effect because their referents can be inferred from the headline context. In addition, the inclusion of social actors varies according to the social actor’s sex. Male actors are usually referred to using a functionalization form or an appraisement form, whereas female actors are usually referred to using an identification form. These representations reflect the role of masculinity and femininity among men and women in the society.

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Book review: Crime News in Modern Britain: Press Reporting and Responsibility, 1820–2010

Criminology & Criminal Justice ◽

10.1177/1748895814531867 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 370-372

Author(s):

Chas Critcher

Keyword(s):

Modern Britain ◽

Crime News

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Gender in Crime News: A Case Study Test of the Chivalry Hypothesis

Mass Communication & Society ◽

10.1207/s15327825mcs0902_2 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 137-163 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Maria Elizabeth Grabe ◽

K. D. Trager ◽

Melissa Lear ◽

Jennifer Rauch

Keyword(s):

Study Test ◽

Crime News

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Pengaruh Tayangan Berita Kriminal Televisi terhadap Perilaku Remaja Desa Senaung Kabupaten Muaro Jambi

MAUIZOH: Jurnal Ilmu Dakwah dan Komunikasi ◽

10.30631/mauizoh.v3i2.19 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 21-52

Author(s):

Suryadi ◽

Agus Slamet Nugroho ◽

Mila Wahyuni ◽

Usrial

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Family Environment ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Adolescent Behavior ◽

Television Station ◽

News Broadcasts ◽

Crime News ◽

Attitude Changes ◽

Adolescent Personality

This study limits the discussion related to criminal news on the Surya Citra Televisi (SCTV) television station. The purpose of this study was to determine the attitude changes that occur in adolescents after watching criminal news shows, to find out the motivation of teenagers to watch crime news shows on television (SCTV), and to find out the efforts of teenagers to overcome the negative impact of crime news broadcasts on television (SCTV) both independently and independently. or with the help of other parties. Data collection for this research was conducted through interviews and observations. The study found that crime news broadcasts have influenced the behavior of teenagers in Senaung Village, but this influence is not always a negative impact nor a positive impact. The influence of crime news shows on adolescent behavior is very dependent on the personality of the teenager. Adolescent personality is also shaped by family, environment, and peer themes.

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Crime News Effects and Democratic Accountability: Experimental Evidence From Repeated Exposure in a Multiweek Online Panel

International Journal of Public Opinion Research ◽

10.1093/ijpor/edy023 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 506-527

Author(s):

Nathan P Kalmoe ◽

Raymond J Pingree ◽

Brian Watson ◽

Mingxiao Sui ◽

Joshua Darr ◽

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Keyword(s):

Experimental Evidence ◽

Well Being ◽

Online News ◽

Democratic Accountability ◽

Presidential Approval ◽

Chief Executives ◽

Online Panel ◽

Crime News ◽

News Effects ◽

Nationally Diverse

Abstract Publics hold chief executives uniquely responsible for national well-being, and they learn about national conditions through news. But when news disproportionately covers problems, what happens to democratic accountability? Here, we experimentally test how leader approval changes when crime loses prominence in news for a sustained period. We create an online news environment coding real news in real time, then experimentally filter news for nationally diverse U.S. panelists over 1 week. We find causal evidence that reducing crime news raises presidential approval and depresses problem importance evaluations for crime. No other leaders are credited, and reducing all problems produces no further gains. These effects persist well after exposure but dissipate within a week. We conclude with broad implications for journalism and democratic judgment.

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