When media create the story – who gets to be a victim, and who is marked a criminal? скачать в хорошем качестве

When media create the story – who gets to be a victim, and who is marked a criminal?

Panel 4 of "Media Mythmaking of Punishment and Safety: Changing the Narrative on Race, Crime, and Reform," a one-day convening which explored media coverage of crime and of criminal legal reform which took place at Harvard University on November 15, 2024. Moderator: Katy Naples-Mitchell (Harvard Kennedy School) Speakers: Danielle Slakoff (Sacramento State), Brandon Soderberg (Independent Journalist), Kailey White (University of Chicago) Researchers have shown that media coverage influences how seriously police devote resources to investigating cases, and that White victims get dramatically more coverage, repeated coverage, and more holistic and humanizing coverage. Panelists spoke about how this not only has real-world effects in terms of our overall conception of who deserves protection and intervention, and the deployment of resources to investigate and prosecute when harm happens, but it also affects communities’ self-conception of the value of their loved ones’ lives. In other words, the lack of media attention compounds the trauma of losing a loved one to violence. Panelists also spoke about what happens when law enforcement are held up as the saviors of a community but are actually committing organized crime and violence within that community, targeting disfavored victims like drug dealers and people involved in street life. Navigating those fault lines in the media requires sustained attention on the nuances and the facts of that victimization and building deep relationships of trust in affected communities. Visit our website for links to resources mentioned in the video: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/w...