TY - BOOK AU - Chermak,Steven M. TI - Victims in the news: crime and the American news media SN - 0813324963 AV - PN4888.C8 C48 1995 U1 - 070.449364 20 PY - 1995/// CY - Boulder PB - Westview Press KW - Crime and the press KW - United States KW - Victims of crimes N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index; List of Tables --; Preface --; Acknowledgments --; 1; The News Media, Public Concern, and Crime Victims --; 2; Constructing Crime News --; 3; News Images of Crime, Victims, and Defendants --; 4; How Crime Victims Affect the Media --; 5; The Presentation of Crime and Victims in Print and in Electronic Media --; 6; The Presentation of Crime and Victims in Different Sized Cities --; 7; The News Media in Society --; Appendix: A Note on Research Methodology --; References --; About the Book and Author --; Index ER -