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Crime in TV, the news, and film : misconceptions, mischaracterizations, and misinformation
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Crime in TV, the news, and film : misconceptions, mischaracterizations, and misinformation / Beth E. Adubato, Nicole M. Sachs, Donald F. Fizzinoglia, John M. Swiderski.
ISBN
9781793628688
1793628688
9781793628695
Publication
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
Physical Description
xiii, 218 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Summary
"With a combination of field experience and criminological research, this book gives insight to the news and drama programming that shapes the way viewers perceive crime and the formation of policy"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Adubato, Beth E. Crime in TV, the news, and film Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 01, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
What's so new about news?
Murder in the first degree
Murder in the first block
"True" crime shows
News you can't use
It's all in genes
The unbearable weight of being Black
Damsels in distress
Missing pretty white girls
It's hard being a girl ... even harder being a girl of color
Good cops, bad cops, dirty cops, and mad cops: five Hollywood films
From the TV screen to the ballot box.
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