Why the media are fear mongers - ask me how! - Beyond Tiki

D dangergirl299 Grand Member (1 year) Bay Area Joined: Feb 18, 2003 Posts: 893	D dangergirl299 Posted posted on Wed, Oct 20, 2004 1:50 PM according to Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine" one of the factors (and I think this theory was initially posited by Marilyn Manson) of America having so much violent crime is because people are jumpy/scared due to the nature of the media egging on such fear (if it bleeds, it leads). And then he compared Canada, where the news media does not present news in such a scare tactic, and there is much less violent crime. I don't know if you can establish a correlation on those facts alone, but it is sure is an interesting theory.

according to Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine" one of the factors (and I think this theory was initially posited by Marilyn Manson) of America having so much violent crime is because people are jumpy/scared due to the nature of the media egging on such fear (if it bleeds, it leads).

And then he compared Canada, where the news media does not present news in such a scare tactic, and there is much less violent crime.

I don't know if you can establish a correlation on those facts alone, but it is sure is an interesting theory.

Post #120621 by dangergirl299 on Wed, Oct 20, 2004 1:50 PM