The Center for Media and Public Affairs reports that during the 1990s the homicide rate in the U.S. dropped 50 percent, yet homicide news coverage increased by an incredible 700 percent. In this program, the Center’s Bob Lichter and the Threat Assessment Group’s Greg McCrary join ABC News anchor John Stossel to examine some of the factors that contribute to the exaggeration of risks and dangers in the news media. Recent stories involving murder, shark attack, road rage, and carjacking are cited as examples of reporting that was skewed by the overuse of frightening headlines and images, incomplete research, and the tacit rule "If it bleeds, it leads."

Films Media Group

Television broadcasting of news--Objectivity, Mass media--Objectivity, Mass media--Moral and ethical aspects

Paul, George (Director), Stossel, John (Host), Lichter, S. Robert (Interviewee), McCrary, Gregg O. (Interviewee), ABC News Productions (Producer), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Distributor)

00:42:32 (HH:MM:SS)

English

Higher education

Name	Films Media Group (Firm)
Role	Distributor
Telephone	800-257-5126
Address	200 Metro Blvd., Suite 124, Hamilton, NJ 08619
Email	[email protected]

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