| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 173 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
LEA's communication series
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LEA's communication series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-164) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Deborah Potter -- Introduction to Local Television News : The Nature of Local TV News ; The Appeal of Crime News ; The Sociology of Crime and Local TV News ; Rise in Local TV News Popularity and Significance -- Theory and Research on Crime News : Crime News in the Age of Television ; Social Construction of Reality ; Psychological and Social Impact of Crime and Violence ; Cultural Studies and Meaning Making -- Crime News as Ratings Builders : The Business of Local TV News ; A Week in the Life of Television News ; Implications of Local TV News Content -- Legal Aspects of Crime News Coverage ; Criminal Law and Civil Law ; The First Amendment and Free Expression -- Ethics : A Brief History of Crime News ; Ethics in Local TV News Today -- coverage of the Courts, Prisons, and Capital Punishment : Out of Sight, Out of Mind ; Prison and Media Access ; Prison Riots Make News ; Mass Media and the Death Penalty -- Case Study: Three Nebraska Executions : Otey: The First Nebraska Execution in 35 Years ; Joubert: Child Killer Put to Death ; Williams: Nebraska Learns its Lesson ; Implications -- Minorities and Crime News : The Portrayal of African Americans ; Race and Local TV News ; Victims of Crime -- Crime News and the Elderly : Gerontology and an Aging Population ; The Viewing Habits of Older Americans ; Television Portrayal of Older Americans ; The Attitudes of Broadcasters ; Television News and Elderly People ; The Fear of Crime ; Older Criminals -- Television and the Future of Local Crime News : Local TV News and the Future of Crime Coverage ; Changing Reality Through Difficult Choices ; The Internet and Digital Access to Crime News ; Local TV News. |
| Summary |
This volume offers an analysis of crime coverage on local television, exploring the nature of local television news and the ongoing appeal of crime stories. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Crime and the press -- United States.
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Crime and the press. |
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United States. |
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Television broadcasting of news -- United States.
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Television broadcasting of news. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hilt, Michael L., 1959-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lipschultz, Jeremy Harris, 1958- Crime and local television news. Mahwah, N.J. : L. Earlbaum Associates, ©2002 0805836209 (DLC) 2001057761 (OCoLC)48620186 |
| ISBN |
1410606589 (electronic book) |
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9781410606587 (electronic book) |
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0805836209 (alkaline paper) |
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0805836217 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780805836202 |
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