SOCI0067: Crime and the Media Lecture 1 Dr. L. Cho, PhD E-mail: [email protected]@gmail.com DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY.

SOCI0067: Crime

and the Media

Lecture 1Dr. L. Cho, PhDE-mail: [email protected]

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY

Media and Violence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhYDLH86lZ0&feature=related

Who Am I?

PhD, Journalism and Media Studies

Research area: Media Studies

Investigative reporting in Mainland China

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Who Are You?

What is this Course About?

Lets Look at One Case Study…

Case Study

• Late 2007, renown pop star X sent pink Apple Powerbook laptop (nicknamed Cotton Candy Mac) to computer shop in Central for repair• Computer technician Y accidentally discovered graphic sexual photographs and videos of pop star X with more than a dozen female celebrities. • Technician Y downloaded them onto his own computer• The rest was history…

What is the Case Known As?

Edison Chan

“Nude Photo Scandal”

Or “Sexy Photos Gate”

Facts:

Edison Chan, a popular canto-pop star Gillian Chan, among other starlets

including Cecilia Cheung were pictured in the photos

Hundreds of photos were circulated over the internet

Sexy Photos Gate

How many days did “Sexy Photos Gate” appear as front page

headline on HK papers?

Warning

You may be disturbed by the following lecture containing scenes of sexual nature. You

may choose to close your eyes or leave this room for a while.

How Does the Media Shape Our Ideas of Crime?

Who is the victim?

Who is the criminal?

How Does the Media Shape Our Idea of

Crime Control?

What should be done?

Who should be punished?

Why is Crime Presented in a Particular Way?

Who is the winner?

Who is the loser?

How Does the Media Influence Our Conception of Crime and

Crime Control?

Shaving the Eye Brows of

Police

Headline: A Slap in the Face of the

PoliceWhen photos continued to surface on the internet after Police announced they tracked down source of the photos…

Lusty photos spread across globeHong Kong police

helplessBedroom Photos seen around the

globePolice helpless

In What Ways Does the Media Shape Our Ideas and

Reponses to Crime?

Why is Crime Portrayed in a Particular Way?

By Television?

By Radio?

By Newspapers?

By Tabloids

Andy Lau Shot!

How is Crime Represented

In Popular Culture

By Movies and Entertainment Industries…

We Will Not Only Look at How Crime is Portrayed…

But Also HowCrime Control is Portrayed…

Course overview

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Role of the Media in Crime and Criminal Justice System

Discuss Theories About Media and Crime

What is the Role of Media in Constructing Reality?

Understand How Crime Stories Reflect the News Agency’s Priorities

How is the news assembled?

What the various interests and issues at stake?

Agenda Setting:

“Media cannot tell you what to think, but it can tell you

what to think about.”

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Can Media “Cause” Crime?

Does Reading About Suicide Trigger Suicidal Thought?

Analyze How Popular Media Shape People’s Fears and

Anxieties About Crime

Examine Masculine Images of Crime Perpetrated in the

MediaAre you

talking to me?!

Analyze Violence By and Against Women

Young Filipina Stabbed

20 times…

Review the History, Meaning and Power of “Moral Panic”

Explore the Interdependent Relationship

Media & Criminal Justice System

Picture of dashijian

Cooperative and Adversarial Relationship

News Media and Law Enforcement Agencies in China

Myths and Realities of Crime and Crime Control

Course Requirements

Lectures Tues

Tutorials Wed-Fri (Tutorial starts after Chinese New Year)

Course Assessment

40% Examination

60% Course Work

60% Course Work

25% Individual Portfolio

35% Group Project

25% Individual Portfolio

Weekly journalTopics covered in class2 pages, double spaced typed, 12 pt font1st Deadline: Reading Week

35% Group Project

At Tutorials:

Group discussions, research, presentations, debates

35% Group Project

Weekly write-up3 pagesPortfolio that reflects critically on the media

Teaching Assistants

Yujing Fun, PhD Candidate

Allison Tsui, MPhil Candidate

Sign Up for Tutorials

Readings

A packet of readings can be obtained from the student copy centre in Meng Wah Complex (next to Park n Shop.)

See You Next Week!

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