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Routledge
Trial by Media is a form of interactive, mediatised justice in which individuals and institutions are accused, tried, judged and sentenced in the ‘court of public opinion’. This agenda-setting book argues that Trial by Media is redefining the meaning and nature of justice in a multi-media world. First, the authors map the neoliberal transformations and cultural dynamics that have given rise... Read more
Introduction 1. Why does Crime News Matter? 2. Crime News in the Global Mediasphere 3. Newsworthiness 4. Fear of Crime 5. Moral Panics 6. Penal Populism 7. Media Justice
Biography
Chris Greer is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at City University, London. His primary research interests lie at the intersections between crime, media and culture, and he has published widely in this area. Chris is also founder and co-editor of the award-winning Crime Media Culture: An International Journal.
