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AC1.5 MEDIA REPRESENTATIONMoral panic
Moral panic is when the public gets really worried about
something they see as a threat to their community's
values. This can happen when people believe that
certain actions or behaviours are harming the
community or the environment. Sometimes, the media
portrays certain groups as "folk devils," making them
seem like outsiders who do not belong. For example,
the Manchester bombing made a lot of people scared,
and the authorities responded by increasing security.
The folk devil in this situation were the people with a
British Pakistani heritage who were in the area as they
were seen and labelled as those who were responsible,
due to the individual who carried out this atrocious act
being someone from that background. Another
example is the coronavirus outbreak when people
started hoarding toilet paper, leaving others with
nothing. This is a way to show how people can
overreact to a situation, when the situation is amplified
by the media.
Stereotyping of criminal
The media has a significant impact on people's
behaviour through labelling and stereotypes. When
people are labelled in a certain way, they may start
acting according to those labels, and this is known as
self- fulfilling prophecies. For instance, when discussing
older members or drug dealers, the media often
portrays them as brown Asian males, which can lead to
people automatically thinking of them that way. A real-
life example of this is the George Floyd incident in
America. The media's portrayal of young black males as
being involved in criminal activities has been so
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