Ian Case Punnett

Toward a Theory of True Crime Narratives

A Textual Analysis

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Produktbeschreibung

This book establishes the line between mainstream journalism and the multimedia phenomena of true crime. The research codifies true crime texts of various types on multiple platformsà â â radio, television, print, digital, and filmà â â to reveal the defining characteristics of the genre.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Focus on Journalism Studies
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 278g
• ISBN-13: 9780815385707
• ISBN-10: 0815385706
• Artikelnr.: 51120216

Autorenporträt

Ian Case Punnett is a professor of multimedia journalism who came back to graduate school after a successful decades-long career in commercial radio/television/print/digital media. Other books include A Black Night for the Blue Grass Belle (2016) and How to Pray When You're Pissed at God (2013).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: An Outline in Chalk
1.1 Securing the Scene
1.2The Background Check
2. The Exploratory Study: A Proper Search
2.1 Interrogating the Texts
2.2 Selection of True Crime Narratives: "The Usual Suspects"
2.3 Summation
3. The Findings: Two Sides to Every True Crime Story
3.1 The Prosecution: The Critic's View
3.2 The Defense: True Crime as a Justice Mechanism
3.3 A Review of the Evidence: A Theory of True Crime
3.4 Summation
4. Conclusion and Discussion: TheVerdict
4.1 A Theory of True Crime
4.2 Crimen Veritas
4.3 The International Man Hunt is On
4.4 Accomplices after the Fact
4.5 NON-narrative True Crime Writing
4.6 Crime Porn
4.7 The Final Sentence