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Some other facts:
9 Yellow Journalism (1890s) gave space to scandals, disasters, gos-
sips and crimes (particularly personal violent crimes). Large head-
lines and melodramatic depictions of heroes and villains grasped
the readers’ attention
9 The factual reporting of crime did not change much until the rise
of investigative journalism in the 1960s.
Hierarchy of Crime News and Reports
9 Lowest-crime stories that serve as a filler
9 Secondary crime stories that are potentially important
9 Primary are those stories given top billing
9 At the very top are the super primary crime stories involving ce-
lebrities or major social or political figures.
The vast majority of crimes never become news or reports. Less than 1%
ever appears in the newspaper, even less than that on TV.
IV. FOCUS ON LISTENING :
Task I
a. After having listened to the street survey about the rise of crime,
answer the following T/F statements.
A. The survey is conducted by a Law student from Oxford University.
B. The conductors of the survey are interested in getting people’s
views about the main reasons of the decrease in crime.
C. The respondent named the unemployment to be one of the main fac-
tors.
D. Some people commit crimes to get easy money.
E. Advertising helps people to become law-abiding, because many
people understand what they really need.
F. Seeing violence often on the television makes young people fed up
with it and they don’t act in such a way in real life.
G. Teenagers are usually involved in bad companies and try to follow
their rules.
H. To be respected in the company they usually begin working to earn
money.
I. The main thing is that once you start behaving in an illegal way it
will be hardly possible to turn from it.
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b. Look through the corrected statements from exercise 1 again and
give your own opinion about the role of mass media in the crime
rise. Use such expressions as:
First of all, … Actually, …
What is more, … I strongly disagree with …
Another reason is … I completely agree with …
Due to … Finally, …
Ect.
Task II
1. Listen to the news reports and match each person with the crime
described, then write headlines for each news report.
1. John Pierce a. fraud
2. Sally Smith b. terrorism
3. Ann Daniels c. blackmail
4. Tom Corman d. joyriding
5. Jerry Parr e. drug trafficking
Suggested headlines
1. …
2. …
3. …
4. …
5. …
2. Answer the questions.
A. What type of crime report hierarchy does this set of news refer to?
(see the section “Ask the journalist”)
9 Lowest-crime stories that serve as a filler
9 Secondary crime stories that are potentially important
9 Primary are those stories given top billing
9 Primary crime stories involving celebrities or major social or
political figures. 
        Some other facts:
        9 Yellow Journalism (1890s) gave space to scandals, disasters, gos-      b. Look through the corrected statements from exercise 1 again and
           sips and crimes (particularly personal violent crimes). Large head-      give your own opinion about the role of mass media in the crime
           lines and melodramatic depictions of heroes and villains grasped         rise. Use such expressions as:
           the readers’ attention
                                                                                      First of all, …                  Actually, …
        9 The factual reporting of crime did not change much until the rise
                                                                                      What is more, …                  I strongly disagree with …
           of investigative journalism in the 1960s.
                                                                                      Another reason is …              I completely agree with …
                                                                                      Due to …                         Finally, …
        Hierarchy of Crime News and Reports
                                                                                      Ect.
        9 Lowest-crime stories that serve as a filler
        9 Secondary crime stories that are potentially important
        9 Primary are those stories given top billing
                                                                                 Task II
        9 At the very top are the super primary crime stories involving ce-
                                                                                 1. Listen to the news reports and match each person with the crime
           lebrities or major social or political figures.
                                                                                    described, then write headlines for each news report.
‰ The vast majority of crimes never become news or reports. Less than 1%              1. John Pierce                   a. fraud
  ever appears in the newspaper, even less than that on TV.                           2. Sally Smith                   b. terrorism
                                                                                      3. Ann Daniels                   c. blackmail
                                                                                      4. Tom Corman                    d. joyriding
IV.     FOCUS ON LISTENING :
                                                                                      5. Jerry Parr                    e. drug trafficking
Task I
a. After having listened to the street survey about the rise of crime,                                      Suggested headlines
   answer the following T/F statements.                                               1.    …
      A. The survey is conducted by a Law student from Oxford University.             2.    …
      B. The conductors of the survey are interested in getting people’s
         views about the main reasons of the decrease in crime.                       3.    …
      C. The respondent named the unemployment to be one of the main fac-             4.    …
         tors.
      D. Some people commit crimes to get easy money.                                 5.    …
      E. Advertising helps people to become law-abiding, because many
         people understand what they really need.                                2. Answer the questions.
      F. Seeing violence often on the television makes young people fed up
                                                                                      A. What type of crime report hierarchy does this set of news refer to?
         with it and they don’t act in such a way in real life.
                                                                                         (see the section “Ask the journalist”)
      G. Teenagers are usually involved in bad companies and try to follow
                                                                                         9 Lowest-crime stories that serve as a filler
         their rules.
                                                                                         9 Secondary crime stories that are potentially important
      H. To be respected in the company they usually begin working to earn
                                                                                         9 Primary are those stories given top billing
         money.
                                                                                         9 Primary crime stories involving celebrities or major social or
      I. The main thing is that once you start behaving in an illegal way it
                                                                                             political figures.
         will be hardly possible to turn from it.
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