期刊名称：Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture
电子版ISSN：1070-8286
出版年度：2008
卷号：15
期号：2
出版社：State University of New York at Albany
摘要：Network television, national newspaper, and in-state newspaper reports of executions imposed between 1977 and 2007 were analyzed. As the frequency of executions increased, coverage became less consistent, extensive, and prominent. Within states where most executions occur, newspapers consistently reported them, but the reports became shorter and less prominent. Executions that are reported by national news media typically involve: crimes with multiple victims, unusual offender characteristics, precedent-setting circumstances, unusual legal claims, or execution protocol violations. Predicting news coverage is difficult because contemporaneous events compete for coverage. The declining news coverage of executions has implications for both their deterrent and brutalization potential, and for the ability of citizens to participate knowledgeably in discussions about capital punishment
关键词：television; news; media; death penalty; executions
