SOCPSY 3D03 Study Guide - Final Guide: Salem Witch Trials, Patsy Ramsey, Scopes Trial

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOCPSY 3D03
• Professor: Sarah Clancy

Document Summary

Final exam textbook notes from crime and the media: Chapter 20: if a story isn"t depicted by the media, it doesn"t exist. Court tv"s crime library, criminal minds and methods: no leads, no. Examples of crime headlines: kitty genovese murder, bonnie and clyde, witnesses, no problem . Osama bin lade, etc. case: always have some kind of shocking/interesting description of the. Hollywood and made-for-television movies have capitalized on crime headlines of yesterday and today. Crime statistics are down, but reporting of crime is not. Criminals are locked up for longer periods of time than ever before. Crime reporting is only as accurate as the reporter reporting the facts, and only as accurate as needed for ratings. As long as ratings are needed, and as long as there is competition in television broadcasting, there will always be discrepancies in reporting crime. In the 17th century, evil was seem as looming in the wilderness and uncontrollable.