How I arrived at this question
Surrounded by crime in the media daily in different forms and ways, I thought it would be interesting to research into how crime can be exaggerated and sensationalised; specifically I will be looking into news media (newspapers, radio and tv). Initially this interest sprung from the amount of articles I have seen in the news about teenagers being the criminal or the victim. I think that the news have a way of portraying them in ways that influence the public's thoughts even though we do not have any knowledge of the person in context. I will be looking at images, language and titles used which could be used to excite or create a sense of unease for the public.
First steps of research...
I looked at articles portraying teenagers in a negative manner by use of language and imagery used. I have also started to read reviews about British films about teenagers in crime, such as 'Kidulthood' and 'Bullet Boy'.
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