Analyzing News Media Analysis

¶ … Brock Turner's ruling of a six-month imprisonment by Judge Aaron Persky, the internet was filled with people's aggressive responses. Brock Turner, a famous athlete in the swim team of Stanford University, was pronounced guilty of having sexually assaulted a 23-year-old unconscious woman. He was also charged for three sexual offences. The internet and all social media forums overflowed with people's call to the judge to review the sentence.

These included blogs, CNN videos, Twitter and Facebook posts as well as hashtags, which called upon Brock Turner as a rapist, while also appealing for justice for the victims. A letter written by Turner's friends Leslie Rasmussen delivered a similar message; the reason why rape cases occur on campuses isn't always because of the rapists (Li, 2016). The rape victims have not been given much say on media forums.

Very rarely are they actually given a chance to speak on talk shows and news programs, however, they're forced to tell their entire story in a few words, which clearly isn't enough to deliver the story of what they went through. Little heed is paid to find the solution of the rape problem.

As suggested by Li (2016), it is the rape victims who can contribute the most in preventing further rape cases since they have actually suffered it and can pin-point where the society, justice and educational systems are going wrong. Where television and radio fall behind, written content and social media saves the day. With visual media, the stories get shortened to lessen airtime expense, whereas there are no such issues with social media and even life-long experiences can be documented thoroughly.

In this case, the victim published a 7244-word statement of her entire story which was read by millions of people and circulated among the entire Stanford University's population. What makes this particular case so different from others is that it has crossed the boundaries of racial and criminal privileges and the class and elite issues have been compromised. Moreover, this case is being led by the victim itself. This is why this case has the support of millions and has erupted the social media with furious debates.

How has Justice Policy Process been affected by Media? As based on the research by criminologists and media scholars, it is said that excessive television-watching can increase the fear in a person. This theory is an extension to a previous hypothesis which stated that increased exposure to violent media and aggressive television shows led to an exaggeration of the idea of crime in the public's mind. A recent research showed that the amount of fear in a person was directly proportionate to how much local news they watched.

It was also discovered that those who feared more, chose instant solutions to the crime problem. This is the reason why the policy preferences are more likely to become stringent than preventive. Fiducia (2012) concludes that the fear factor plays an important role in how public views the crimes and how the justice policies are shaped.

How New Stories Are Affecting Crime Control Policies of the Local Criminal Justice System Golshan (2016) reported Judge Aaron Persky talking about Turner who had a crystal clear past with no past record of criminal activity and was a good student, dreaming of Olympics for swimming. According to the judge, Turner had committed a blunder for which a six-month long probation would be enough to teach him a lesson.

During the hearing, part of the victim's personal statement after the rape was read and Congressman Ted Poe (R-Texas) demanded the removal of Persky as he seemed too concerned for the rapist. He also called out to the Appeals Court to give him a tougher punishment so that no one dares to commit such a crime again. As Preza said: the fact that the voice of victim was louder than any other gave this case a whole new edge.

Evaluate the Role of Media Influence on Criminal Justice Policy in Your Local Community or State With the rise in news media, there have been very noticeable changes in public opinion and criminal justice policy. Owing to increased commercial pressure, the media now acts not only as a mirror to reflect the social events, but is also reshaping the traditional ideas regarding journalism (BEALE, 2006).

The way media content is formed, is according to what the viewers would want to see, and thus the sheer reality of the news is hidden, giving people just what they want. The local and national televisions portray crime stories as a form of entertainment. This is a form of advertising strategy. For example: a local television's trends are to broadcast violent crimes.

News for entertainment is most strategical for network news where there can be more crime coverage and according to BEALE (2006), has a tabloid style treatment in evening news as well as news magazines. BEALE (2006) claims that Media controls what the.