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COM Article - Culture of Fear
In my article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_fear), I plan on talking about the media and its role in contributing towards to the "culture of fear". I plan on mentioning the effectiveness of media and mass communication in spreading spread fear throughout society, especially following acts of crime and terrorism.

Potential sources:

- Callanan, Valerie J. "Media Consumption, Perceptions of Crime Risk and Fear of Crime: Examining Race/Ethnic Differences." Sociological Perspectives; Thousand Oaks, Vol. 55, Issue. 1,  (Spring 2012): 93-115.

- Nellis, Ashley Marie and Joanne Savage. "Does Watching the News Affect Fear of Terrorism? The Importance of Media Exposure on Terrorism Fear." Crime & Delinquency, vol. 58, Issue 5, Sept. 2012: 748-768.

- Strozier, Charles B. "Torture, War, and the Culture of Fear after 9/11." International Journal of Group Psychotherapy; New York Vol. 61, Issue 1, (Jan 2011): 67-72.

- Victor, Jeffrey S. "Why the Terrorism Scare Is a Moral Panic (Cover Story)." Humanist, vol. 66, no. 4, Jul/Aug 2006, p. 9.

- Wackrow, Richard E. "A Skeptic's Guide to the War on Terror." Skeptic, vol. 20, no. 1, Mar. 2015, pp. 32-43.

Critique of article for MASS COM 2000
This article has a good amount of information on it, but could do with some more reliable information and citation to make it more whole and informative for readers. Everything in the article appears to be relevant to the topic at hand, and they all appear to be neutral enough. There are many references inserted at the end of some of the statements, however they link directly to opinion pieces that are clearly not credible, pages that are no longer active, link to completely different pages that have nothing to do with the topic. KenniCam (talk) 14:56, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

What I wil be adding to the article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_fear)

 * I'll be creating new subheading: Impact of the Media. Under this I will write about how various forms of media are used to perpetuate fear among the American population. This section will range between 1-2 paragraphs in length.
 * Also, I plan on going through the article to add citations from reliable source materials, if any are needed.

[DRAFT] Impact of the Media
The consumption of mass media has had a profound effect on instilling the fear of terrorism in the United States, though acts of terror are a rare phenomenon. Beginning in the 1960s, George Gerbner and his colleagues have accelerated the study of the relationship that exists between media consumption and the fear of crime. According to Gerbner, television and other forms of mass media create a worldview that is reflective of “recurrent media messages”, rather than one that is based on reality. Many Americans are exposed to some form of media on a daily basis, with television and social media platforms being the most used methods to receive both local and international news, and as such this is how most receive news and details that center around violent crime and acts of terror. With the rise in use of smartphones and social media, people are bombarded with constant news updates, and able to read stories related to terrorism, stories that come from all corners of the globe. Media fuels fear of terrorism and other threats to national security, all of which have negative psychological effects on the population, such as depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Politicians conduct interviews, televised or otherwise, and utilize their social media platforms immediately after violent crimes and terrorist acts, to further cement the fear of terrorism into the minds of their constituents.