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Media, Fear of Crime, and Authority: Media, Fear of Crime, and Authority: Focus Groups in Lima (Perú)

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Abstract

Lima’s news agenda focuses on the media’s exposure and coverage of crime. This paper aims to analyze the relationship between news consumption, fear of crime, and trust in authority. To this end, twelve focus group discussions were conducted with residents of Lima. The findings revealed significant vicarious fear: respondents admitted to feeling greater fear for their children and other relatives as they remembered recent news reports. Additionally, the focus groups related news consumption to a paucity of trust in authority and evidenced a subjective consonance with their environment

Translated title of the contributionMedios, temor al crimen y autoridad: Grupos focales en Lima (Perú)
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCommunication and Smart Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2021
EditorsÁlvaro Rocha, Daniel Barredo, Paulo Carlos López-López, Iván Puentes-Rivera
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages354-364
Number of pages11
Volume259
ISBN (Electronic)978-981-16-5792-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2021
EventInternational Conference on Communication and Applied Technologies, ICOMTA 2021 - Bogotá, Colombia
Duration: 1 Sep 20213 Sep 2021

Publication series

NameSmart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volume259 SIST
ISSN (Print)2190-3018
ISSN (Electronic)2190-3026

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Communication and Applied Technologies, ICOMTA 2021
Country/TerritoryColombia
CityBogotá
Period1/09/213/09/21

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