HIST 3130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Roger Chartier
1 Jun 2016
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The media and the ways in which it is used and delivered can shape our perception of crime. This is due to the fascination society has with crime and the attention it brings to outlets of news and information. The use of print is one of the many trends that continue to remain constant to modern society. Victorian society was as equally interested as they were disgusted by crime; therefore, mass media covering current criminals or crimes gave them new topics to discuss or gossip about. The way that the printing press released news stories of criminals changed the way that the reader experienced the story (i. e. adding crime scene illustrations). The full particulars of the murder of mary wetherley is an example of the above-mentioned ways in which news outlets would change the experience of the reader. The print and illustration was released in the mid-18th century and describes the murder of mary wetherley in elephant and castle.
