Media Representation Of Crime In Australia

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Media plays a major role within society and an indicator of crime, representation and misrepresentation of crime in society, it's communities first response of gaining information of incidents that have occurred and whether those events will affect them directly or indirectly, however at times the media can release inaccurate images or description, keep in mind media are unable to give the wholly objective view of any aspect. This is defined by social scientists as “framing” that allows the media to communicate large amount of information in short periods of time. Although, media bias can occur through reporters, editors, produces even politicians use their, power to manipulate and shape crime, image within society.2011 media dominated Gold …show more content…

within the last three decades in Australia as well as America that there is decreasing levels of readership of newspaper and print media, with an increase in television and social media as people’s main source of media. Today in Americas economy 75% gets their news from watching television, only 65% of Australians (Denemark 2005). News that is released through television often tends to be simplified, or bizarre, extremely violent, or out of the ordinary (Surette 2007). One study in Australia showed that people or relied on social media site such as the internet for their source of news and information were most likely to believe that crime was stable or possibly falling, while people who listened to talkback radio, family, common acquaintances or commercial television are least to believe in any misperception about crime levels (Indermaur & Roberts 2005, p.

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