Contents: D. Potter, Foreword. Preface. Introduction to Local Television News. Theory and Research on Crime News. Crime News as Ratings Builders. Legal Aspects of Crime News Coverage. Ethics. Coverage of the Courts, Prisons, and Capital Punishment. Case Study: Three Nebraska Executions. Minorities and Crime News. Crime News and the Elderly. Television and the Future of Local Crime News.
Jeremy H. Lipschultz, Michael L. Hilt
"...a much-needed contribution to the field of TV broadcast
journalism....The authors' interdisciplinary approach should
inspire other researchers to utilize various social science
approaches to address what has become the 'bleeding' lifeblood of
many local TV news operations."
—Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly"...the book is well
edited....The application of mass-media research to crime coverage
is especially well explained. Annotated and clearly written, this
text is a fresh alternative to mass media surveys....Highly
recommended for journalism, television news, criminology, and mass
communications collections and for classroom use. All levels."
—CHOICE"The authors address how and why local television news
covers crime....They raise crucial issues about the consequences of
local television coverage for race relations."
—Sage Race Relations Abstracts"This book provides a good overview
of how local television news presents crime. Its coverage of
certain overlooked topics and the presentation of some original
research make it worth reading."
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