ADJUS-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, The West Australian, Rupert Murdoch

• School: Diablo Valley College
• Department: Administration Of Justice
• Course: ADJUS-120
• Professor: sinsel

Document Summary

Most public opinion polls and social attitude surveys show that most people regard crime as high and on the rise. Official crime data show that crime has either remained stable or declined in recent years. Myth: most crimes are violent in nature. Media tend to portray typical and frequently occurring crime as violent in nature (e. g. , homicide, assault and sexual assault) Government: government media organisations are those owned by the government. In many countries, government ownership equates to government control of the media. In australia, the australian broadcasting corporation (abc) and special broadcasting. Corporation (sbs) are both owned by the federal government. Channel 31 is a community television station that broadcasts in a number of australian cities, including melbourne, Commercial media organisations are privately owned companies that compete to make profits through advertising and program sales. Here is a list of the main media owners in.