Comunicação e Sociedade
[ISSN 2183-3575 (online) / ISSN 1645-2089 (print)] is a publication of the Communication and Society Research Centre of the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho, edited by Moisés de Lemos Martins and funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Published since 1999, this journal has a rigorous scientific arbitration system and is published twice a year. It is indexed in different platforms and databases of scientific journals, both nationally and internationally.
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Rafaela Granja, Sílvia Gomes & Thaís Sardá
2022 | CECS-UMinho
ISSN:1645-2089
Understanding the ever-complex relationship between the media, society and crime requires exploring several fluid discussions that connect these domains. How does the media affect the way people think about social issues such as criminality and justice? What is the impact of media coverage of crime on how society responds to it? Do the media have a central role in forming public opinion, does public opinion influence what media report, and/or are there multiple and complex influences within this spectrum? What are the challenges imposed by the several forms of media in the scope of mass communication regarding crime and violence? These and other queries are persistent among media scholars researching this field of study. However, studies have shown no clear-cut answers to these questions as they show complex intersections between them and might change significantly according to geopolitical issues, affected social groups and types of media involved.
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