Media coverage of the violent crime in the Republic of Macedonia
Media is the main source of information about crime and the way it is displayed determines the position and public perception of this phenomenon. In addition to showing the commission of crime and its state, media are obliged to cover not only the activities of the criminal justice system...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Victimology Society of Serbia and University of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Temida |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-6637/2016/1450-66371601041S.pdf |
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| Summary: | Media is the main source of information about crime and the way it is
displayed determines the position and public perception of this phenomenon.
In addition to showing the commission of crime and its state, media are
obliged to cover not only the activities of the criminal justice system
within the framework of formal social control, but even more, the activities
of civil society organizations and the Ombudsman as part of informal social
control in combatting agaist crime. Because of the perception of their
action, the questions that arise are: How the media understands the civil
society and its role, how they transmit their public discourse, what they
choose to publish, whom they protect, whom they marginalise and what message
they send to the public? An analysis of these issues along with an analysis
of current offenses is of particular importance in order to determine whether
the media give a true or distorted picture of crime. Therefore, the aim of
the paper is to present results of the survey of media coverage of violent
crime in the Republic of Macedonia. |
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| ISSN: | 1450-6637 2406-0941 |