Research Summary: Number One

Method of research: Secondary.
Type of source: Book.
Title and Author of source (Include author's credentials whenever possible): Media and Crime. Yvonne Jewkes.
Location of source (Website, book publication details; magazine, date and issue etc.): Sage Publications Ltd., 1 Oliver's Yard, 55 City Road, London, EC1Y 1SP, printed in 2006.
Main points raised (bullets will suffice). Include relevant quotes and continue on back of sheet if necessary:

The second difficulty with postmodernism lies in how we define "entertainment". As Hall et al. (1978) suggests, violence - including violent crime - is often regarded as intrinsically entertaining to an audience who, it is argued, have become more emotionally detached and desensitized to the vast array of visual images bombarding them from every corner of the world. Many see this as an escalating problem. Jerry Mander sums it up thus:

"Press conferences got coverage once. Rallies brought more attention that press conferences. Marches more than rallies. Sit-ins more than marches. Violence more than sit-ins. A theory evolved: accelerate the drama of each successive action to maintain the level of coverage. (1980:32)"

Strengths: Accurate, approved for printing.
Weaknesses: Only one persons' input.
Evaluation: Research from Yvonne Jewkes book is good as it has two strengths and one weakness. I will incorporate it into my overall thing.
Links to other sources/relevant points: Jerry Mander? (Look in to it, Tom) Hall (1978).