Topic > The British big media and their influence on the way we...

M3.) The British big media has a huge influence on the way we view crime, there are many different forms of media such as television, radio, advertising, the Internet, newspapers, magazines, music and films, thanks to these media, reach huge audiences around the world, influencing large numbers of people and the way people view crime. With flashing headlines the audience can easily be influenced to think that crime is all around them and that they are in danger. Because the media reaches such a large audience, it is easy to influence people's beliefs about the level of crime by reporting big headlines with a recent crime that can influence how a person's belief about crime in that area and that it is increasing. Studies have shown that a large percentage of the public depends on the media as a source of information about crime and forms their opinions about crime based on what they see or read in the media. The public is led to believe by the media that violent crime is on the rise, this is because people fear violence when in reality white collar crime is on the rise....