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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media forms > journalism > news categories > crime and the courts
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > journalism > news categories > crime and the courts
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... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > news categories > crime and the courts

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crime and the courts  

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  • News media coverage of crime and the courts highlights, among other things, the clear tension between First and Sixth Amendment rights in the Constitution, those of a free press versus a defendant's right to a fair trial. But such coverage also demonstrates the power of media to contribute to a false view of reality, as when heavy viewers of television feel threatened by a world they perceive as filled with more crime than is the case. [Source: Encyclopedia of Journalism; Crime and the Courts]

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