Media and Crime in the U.S.

by Yvonne Jewkes, Travis W. Linnemann

The rise of mobile and social media means that everyday crime news is now more immediate, more visual, and more democratically produced than ever. Offering new and innovative ways of understanding the relationship between media and crime, Media and Crime in the U.S. critically examines the influence of media coverage of crimes on culture and identity in the United States and across the globe. With comprehensive coverage of the theories, research, and key issues, acclaimed author Yvonne Jewkes and award-winning professor Travis Linnemann have come together to shed light on some of the most troubling questions surrounding media and crime today.

302 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 27, 2017

Reviews

[Ally · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this for my Crime in Media class at FSU. Solid textbook that was also interesting and informative. There was a little bias at times but that's to be expected. It wasn't bad.