Term: 192 Pages

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:Crime And The American PressISBN13:9780275940126ISBN10:0275940128Author:Lotz, Roy (Author)Description:In This Study Of Many Mainstream Newspapers, Roy Edward Lotz Investigates The Ample Space American Papers Devote To Crime He Also Examines The Justifications And Criticisms This Phenomenon Has Generated Lotz Finds That 30 Percent Of The Front-Page Stories Contain Tales Of Police, Courts, And Criminals He Concludes That Crime Reporting Neither Serves The Functions Nor Has The Negative Effects That Are Often Attributed To It Lotz Discusses The Functions And Dysfunctions Of Crime Reporting, The Ideological Biases Of Crime News, And The Balance Between Coverage Of Explosive Events And The Less Dramatic News Of Courts And Prisons In The Beginning, He Analyzes The Front Pages Of Four Mainstream Newspapers: The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer And The New Orleans Times-Picayune Lotz Finds That Coverage Of Courts And Prisons Has Been More Thorough And Unbiased Than Expected This Highly Readable Book Is Of Interest To Journalists And Specialists In Crime, Politics, Public Opinion, And Mass Communication Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:PraegerPublication Date:1991-07-30Weight:0.98 lbsDimensions:0.5” H x 9.21” L x 6.14” WNumber of Pages:192Language:English

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:Crime And The American PressISBN13:9780275940126ISBN10:0275940128Author:Lotz, Roy (Author)Description:In This Study Of Many Mainstream Newspapers, Roy Edward Lotz Investigates The Ample Space American Papers Devote To Crime He Also Examines The Justifications And Criticisms This Phenomenon Has Generated Lotz Finds That 30 Percent Of The Front-Page Stories Contain Tales Of Police, Courts, And Criminals He Concludes That Crime Reporting Neither Serves The Functions Nor Has The Negative Effects That Are Often Attributed To It Lotz Discusses The Functions And Dysfunctions Of Crime Reporting, The Ideological Biases Of Crime News, And The Balance Between Coverage Of Explosive Events And The Less Dramatic News Of Courts And Prisons In The Beginning, He Analyzes The Front Pages Of Four Mainstream Newspapers: The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer And The New Orleans Times-Picayune Lotz Finds That Coverage Of Courts And Prisons Has Been More Thorough And Unbiased Than Expected This Highly Readable Book Is Of Interest To Journalists And Specialists In Crime, Politics, Public Opinion, And Mass Communication Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:PraegerPublication Date:1991-07-30Weight:0.98 lbsDimensions:0.5” H x 9.21” L x 6.14” WNumber of Pages:192Language:English