MURDER, MAYHEM, MEDIA

Catalog description

(Same as COMM 2313.) This is a course on crime and the media. The main aim of the course is to analyze and understand the picture of crime and the criminal justice system that is portrayed by the major mass media in the US. Crime movies, television crime dramas, television and newspaper crime news and advertising are analyzed for their portrayal of crime and the government's struggle with the crime problem. A central concern of the course is exploring the discrepancy between media versions of the crime and its reality, as we can best document it.Faculty: D. EMMONS