Crime, Media, and Reality

Crime, Media, and Reality
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 9781442260825
ISBN-13 : 1442260823
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Book Synopsis Crime, Media, and Reality by : Venessa Garcia

Download or read book Crime, Media, and Reality written by Venessa Garcia and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-12-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's society, the public perception of crime has been skewed by how the media depicts it. People use the media for enjoyment, companionship, surveillance, and interpretation. The problem is that it becomes hard to separate fact from entertainment. This raises several questions. How are we consuming media? Are we consuming reality within the news? And are we consuming harmless pleasure from entertainment media? In Crime, Media, and Reality: Examining Mixed Messages about Crime and Justice in Popular Media, Venessa Garcia and Samantha Garcia Arkerson focus predominantly on the social constructions of crime and justice and how we absorb them. They look at the influence of crime news and true crime television series that prevent the public from understanding pure entertainment from the realities of crime and justice. They bring to light the social science knowledge missed by media "infotainment," which has blurred the line between information and entertainment. Throughout, all different forms of media are discussed, news media, crime dramas and true crime television series. In doing so, they keep all of its fascinating coverage while uncovering the reality of crime and justice. This book adds significant information to the constructs held by the general public by placing media depictions into historical, legal, and social context.


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