Issue Area: Crime and Punishment


Extra Articles and Studies
Lockerbie in the Propaganda System: Release of Al-Megrahi evokes selective history (October 2009) By Edward S. Herman

Lockerbie in the Propaganda System: Release of Al-Megrahi evokes selective history (October 2009) By Edward S. Herman

Does Violence ‘Spill Over’ or Come Home to Roost?: The U.S. media and the Mexican drug conflict (June 2009)

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Dangerous Revisionism Over Guantánamo: Citing dirty evidence to defend dubious detentions (February 2009) By Andy Worthington

The Illusion of Immigrant Criminality: Getting the numbers wrong (September/October 2008) By David L. Wilson

Enabling False Convictions: Exoneration coverage overlooks media role (November/December 2007) By Jon Whiten

Impeachment Not on Media Radar: Adultery was serious; this is just the Constitution (July/August 2006) By Dave Lindorff

Philly Papers Defend Non-Coverage of Mumia Victory (March/April 2006) By Dave Lindorff

20 Stories That Made a Difference: For better or worse (January/February 2006) By Steve Rendall and Peter Hart and Julie Hollar

Demonizing the Victims of Katrina: Coverage painted hurricane survivors as looters, snipers and rapists (November/December 2005) By Jaime Omar Yassin

Questions for Kissinger Go Unasked: Journalists show “sensitivity” to war-crime suspect’s feelings (August 2001) By Peter Hart

Mindless and Deadly: Media hype on mental illness and violence (May/June 2001) By Phyllis Vine

Unpardonable Disparities: When it's a Bush, not a Clinton, clemency is no scandal (May/June 2001) By Jim Naureckas and Joey Bortfeld

Statistical Bias: Journalists find 'comfort' after the Diallo killing (May/June 2000) By John L. Hess

'Perp Walks' and Ride-Alongs: Staples of crime coverage face legal challenges (July/August 1999) By Janine Jackson

Drive-By Journalism: Rolling Stone's glam-crime reports misrepresent young people--and America's violence problem (January/February 1999) By Mike Males

The Myth of the 'Crack Baby': Despite Research, Media Won't Give Up Idea Of 'Bio-Underclass' (September/October 1998) By Janine Jackson

Superscapegoating: Teen 'superpredators' hype set stage for draconian legislation (January/February 1998) By Robin Templeton

Criminal Communities: 'Racial dualism' puts white supremacy in the media crime frame (January/February 1998) By Mikal Muharrar

Exploding ABC's Unabomber Hoax (Update June 1996)

Wild in Deceit: Why "Teen Violence" is Poverty Violence in Disguise (March/April 1996) By Mike Males

Locked-Up Women Locked Out of Coverage (May/June 1994) By Laura Flanders

Crime Contradictions: U.S. News Illustrates Flaws in Crime Coverage (May/June 1994) By Janine Jackson and Jim Naureckas

Hearing What They Want to Hear: Media interpret Jackson as blaming blacks for crime (May/June 1994) By Janine Jackson

News Flash: Poor Mothers on Crime Spree! (November/December 1993) By Veena Cabreros-Sud

America's Most Wanted Takes Credit for a Killing (September 1992) By Jim Gordon

So Sayeth Newsweek on Crime (May/June 1989) By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Action Alerts and Advisories
Spinning the Libby Indictment: Pundits attack Wilson, downplay perjury (11/1/05)