This research analyzes local TV news coverage of three Nebraska executions in the 1990s,
the first in the state since 1959. The three Nebraska executions allow us to see mass media …

This case study of a capital murder trial explores the way television journalism work routines
shape trial coverage. Based on field observations, textual analysis and open-ended …

Media organizations, particularly the broadcast media, have become extremely important
actors on the public stage over the last three decades. As a result, what the media chose to …

Using content analysis of nearly 3,000 crime stories and in-depth ethnographies conducted
at a midwestern city daily newspaper and an urban television station, the book examines the …

P There has long been a tradition in mass communication research of linking the media,
particularly television and newspaper, with public opinion formation. The rationale for …

This volume offers an analysis of crime coverage on local television, exploring the nature of
local television news and the ongoing appeal of crime stories. Drawing on the perspectives …

Since the nineteenth century, executions have been transformed from public events to
'behind-the-scenes' bureaucratic procedures, increasingly hidden from the public gaze …

We use content and ethnographic methods to analyze news media coverage of crime, drug
offenses, and celebrated cases. We document the sources cited in crime stories to …

Each evening, 80 million Americans tune in to their local television news to connect to the
events and issues of their communities and the world. As the main news source for the …

The survey found that 30 percent of all front page stories deal with the police, courts, or
criminals. Specifically, the author examines the functions and dysfunctions of crime …