I thought it was interesting in the video we watched, "The Electronic Storyteller", how far so many things were exaggerated. One that stuck to me in particular, is the fact that many movies and tv shows commonly portray young women being victims of violence, and then the effect is that it makes women the most afraid of such violence. Whereas real statistics show that young women are the least likely to be victims of violence over any other group. Heavy media coverage of such certain subjects add to the misconception that these things happen more than we think. We all remember the horrible story of Kitty Genovese, who was raped and killed outside of her appartment building?
That tragedy happened in 1964, and is still talked about today. It is something that has stuck by me, making me afraid to walk outside at night. Gerbner, in "The Electronic Storyteller", was exactly right I now realize. Due to heavy media coverage of an awful, yet very rare occasion, I and probably many others, are more afraid of certain situations than really should be.
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