Brock Turner's ruling of a six-month imprisonment by Judge Aaron Persky, the internet was filled with people's aggressive responses. Brock Turner, a famous athlete in the swim team of Stanford University, was pronounced guilty of having sexually assaulted a 23-year-old unconscious woman. He was also charged for three sexual offences. The internet and all social media forums overflowed with people's call to the judge to review the sentence. These

Violence in the Media The presence of violence in the media has been a rather prominent and controversial issue for some time. Its presence as an important issue has been made all the more important and presence by the fact that there is now 24/7 cable news and a concurrent 24/7 news cycle. This omnipresent news cycle is present on the internet as well. Some people decry the fact that so

Mass Media and Ontological Security "Despite the fact that crime rates in most U.S. cities have been in steady decline for a decade, local newscasts still operate under the mantra, 'If it bleeds, it leads'." Gross, et al., 2003, p. 411. Does the mass media threaten society's sense of ontological security more than it contributes to society's ontological security? This paper delves into and analyzes this question from the perspective of peer-reviewed,

Labeling white collar crime is a mystery. A shared misapprehension of white collar crime is that, like pornography, it is hard to describe, however a lot of people would recognize it when they understood it. The only thing concerning white collar crime is that no profession is excused or unaffected by it (Geis, 2002). A person just needs to pick up the paper, observe the news, or go on

Media Influence and Crime Myths People who watch the News on television believe there is a lot more crime than there really is, according to researchers. This apparent effect of watching televised Newscasts is in addition to the effect of crime programs, movies, and made-for-television dramas which also perpetuate crime myths. Most people are unaware that they believe in a myth. The myth of crime has been rhetorically constructed through discourse

Essay Topic Examples 1. The Evolution of Mafia Media Coverage: From Romanticization to Condemnation:     An exploration of how media portrayal of the mafia has shifted over time, moving from the glamorization of mob figures in early Hollywood productions to a more critical and less flattering realism in contemporary journalism and cinema. 2. The Influence of Mafia Stereotypes in Media on Public Perception:     An examination of how media-driven stereotypes of the mafia, including those seen