The Culture of Fear
Gabriele Maurello
Criminology
Prof. Lake
The Culture of Fear
It seems like danger in America has increased, although it is actually peoples fear. A prime cause of people’s misconceptions of danger media is delivered and is followed through by political leaders. Throughout the book, The Culture of Fear, Barry Glassner describes the United States as a country engulfed by fear. Glassner exposes individuals with the “peddlers of fear”, which are most support groups, politicians, TV news reporters, and even some published work. Glassner shows how Americans spend a great amount time worrying about things shown in media that are not necessarily issues that the public should worry about.
In the Culture of Fear ,much evidence is presented to make the conclusion that the media work together to give Americans false information to gain an audience. Popular media outlets tend to exaggerate. Once the media gain the support of the audience they not only want to gain their attention, but also to think what their saying is actually true. “Journalist in the print media used a slightly different tactic call it the foreshadowing anecdote. After relaying the gory details of a particular instance of highway violence, they asserted that the given example “raises the over arching question of road anarchy” (Time) or represents “Just the latest case of road rage to gain national attention” (Glassner 4). For example, the media sometimes assert that recently more teens are dropping out of school, meanwhile it is the complete opposite and drop out rates are gradually decreasing.
For the most part, the media shower Americans with unresolved stories that are exaggerated or manipulated to increase TV ratings, which is known as the media-effects theory. Scares in the media is how these media groups survive, and stories on crime, national disasters, and drugs are what they tend to show because it’s what gets people to sit down and watch. As stated in class and also present in “The
Criminology
Prof. Lake
The Culture of Fear
It seems like danger in America has increased, although it is actually peoples fear. A prime cause of people’s misconceptions of danger media is delivered and is followed through by political leaders. Throughout the book, The Culture of Fear, Barry Glassner describes the United States as a country engulfed by fear. Glassner exposes individuals with the “peddlers of fear”, which are most support groups, politicians, TV news reporters, and even some published work. Glassner shows how Americans spend a great amount time worrying about things shown in media that are not necessarily issues that the public should worry about.
In the Culture of Fear ,much evidence is presented to make the conclusion that the media work together to give Americans false information to gain an audience. Popular media outlets tend to exaggerate. Once the media gain the support of the audience they not only want to gain their attention, but also to think what their saying is actually true. “Journalist in the print media used a slightly different tactic call it the foreshadowing anecdote. After relaying the gory details of a particular instance of highway violence, they asserted that the given example “raises the over arching question of road anarchy” (Time) or represents “Just the latest case of road rage to gain national attention” (Glassner 4). For example, the media sometimes assert that recently more teens are dropping out of school, meanwhile it is the complete opposite and drop out rates are gradually decreasing.
For the most part, the media shower Americans with unresolved stories that are exaggerated or manipulated to increase TV ratings, which is known as the media-effects theory. Scares in the media is how these media groups survive, and stories on crime, national disasters, and drugs are what they tend to show because it’s what gets people to sit down and watch. As stated in class and also present in “The