AC 1.4 Write Up – Describe Media
representation of Crime
Always Relate to the brief.
Newspapers
Newspapers are a type of media that is used to show crimes. Newspapers such as the Daily Mail, Metro
and Guardian print about crimes, mainly concentrating on high profile cases that have serious
allegations attached to them. The newspapers have ethics platforms which dictate which crimes are
more ‘newsworthy.’ Broadsheet newspapers, which are newspapers that are printed on large sheets of
paper, give more factual and reliable statements, and they do not sway into other concepts. However
tabloids, which are a type of newspaper with small pages and many pictures and short stories, depict
the crime scene in a way that may stir conversations and create divided opinions. The positive of this
type of representation is positive because it increases the awareness of major crimes such as stabbings,
shootings, murder, and terrorist attacks. However, this type of media representation can be bad
because tabloids do not focus on the factuality of the statements. This can lead to false awareness and
sometimes mass panic. An example of this form of representation is the during the Barcellona attacks in
2017. Interestingly, both tabloids and broadsheet newspapers reported similarly using dramatic
vocabulary such as ‘Barcelona Bastards,’ ‘bloodbath,’ ‘slaughtered,’ and ‘massacre.’ Both newspapers
focusing so much on the negative aspects was to create scaremonger- widespread stories that cause the
public fear.
Television
Television is responsible for both the broadcast of true crime new and fictional based crime. Programs
such as Crimewatch and Polic Camera Action are examples of factual broadcasting. Crime news
broadcasting is like newspapers, where they share facts and concentrate on violent crimes. Television
often fixates on offenders who have certain trends and suspicions attached to them. Crime fiction,
however, depicts crime in a manner that is often vilified by the public and therefore creates a false
awareness of criminal matters. Crimes are often shown in their highest forms and only show the
heightened breach of the laws not the concepts behind them. A positive of this type of medial
representation is that it can interest people in researching and increasing their own awareness on
crimes. People who become interested in certain types of crimes are more likely to talk to friends and
family about it, increasing their awareness as well. However, a negative depiction comes specifically
from fictional broadcasting. Many shows such as Criminal minds, NCIS and CSI show the officers working
on the case constantly when in reality they would not be able to take it home with them because
emotionally they would need a break from the case otherwise it would overwhelm them. True cases
have been shown on TV such as ‘Little Boy Blue’ which is based on the murder of Rhys Jones.
Films
representation of Crime
Always Relate to the brief.
Newspapers
Newspapers are a type of media that is used to show crimes. Newspapers such as the Daily Mail, Metro
and Guardian print about crimes, mainly concentrating on high profile cases that have serious
allegations attached to them. The newspapers have ethics platforms which dictate which crimes are
more ‘newsworthy.’ Broadsheet newspapers, which are newspapers that are printed on large sheets of
paper, give more factual and reliable statements, and they do not sway into other concepts. However
tabloids, which are a type of newspaper with small pages and many pictures and short stories, depict
the crime scene in a way that may stir conversations and create divided opinions. The positive of this
type of representation is positive because it increases the awareness of major crimes such as stabbings,
shootings, murder, and terrorist attacks. However, this type of media representation can be bad
because tabloids do not focus on the factuality of the statements. This can lead to false awareness and
sometimes mass panic. An example of this form of representation is the during the Barcellona attacks in
2017. Interestingly, both tabloids and broadsheet newspapers reported similarly using dramatic
vocabulary such as ‘Barcelona Bastards,’ ‘bloodbath,’ ‘slaughtered,’ and ‘massacre.’ Both newspapers
focusing so much on the negative aspects was to create scaremonger- widespread stories that cause the
public fear.
Television
Television is responsible for both the broadcast of true crime new and fictional based crime. Programs
such as Crimewatch and Polic Camera Action are examples of factual broadcasting. Crime news
broadcasting is like newspapers, where they share facts and concentrate on violent crimes. Television
often fixates on offenders who have certain trends and suspicions attached to them. Crime fiction,
however, depicts crime in a manner that is often vilified by the public and therefore creates a false
awareness of criminal matters. Crimes are often shown in their highest forms and only show the
heightened breach of the laws not the concepts behind them. A positive of this type of medial
representation is that it can interest people in researching and increasing their own awareness on
crimes. People who become interested in certain types of crimes are more likely to talk to friends and
family about it, increasing their awareness as well. However, a negative depiction comes specifically
from fictional broadcasting. Many shows such as Criminal minds, NCIS and CSI show the officers working
on the case constantly when in reality they would not be able to take it home with them because
emotionally they would need a break from the case otherwise it would overwhelm them. True cases
have been shown on TV such as ‘Little Boy Blue’ which is based on the murder of Rhys Jones.
Films
