Victims in the news : crime and the American news media /
Steven M. Chermak.
- xi, 207 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index.
List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The News Media, Public Concern, and Crime Victims -- Constructing Crime News -- News Images of Crime, Victims, and Defendants -- How Crime Victims Affect the Media -- The Presentation of Crime and Victims in Print and in Electronic Media -- The Presentation of Crime and Victims in Different Sized Cities -- The News Media in Society -- Appendix: A Note on Research Methodology -- References -- About the Book and Author -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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