Covering Canadian crime : what journalists should know and the public should question / edited by Chris Richardson and Romayne Smith Fullerton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Richardson, Chris, 1985- editor.

Fullerton, Romayne Smith, 1964- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime and the press--Canada.

Crime and the press.

Canada.

Physical Description:

vii, 428 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Crime reporting, in one form or another, is as old as crime itself. Almost all young reporters have spent some time on this beat, and their work affects all of us. Covering Canadian Crime offers a deep and detailed look at perennial issues in crime reporting and how changes in technology, business practices, and professional ethics are affecting today's crime coverage."-- Provided by publisher.

"Social media in the courtroom, the stigmatization of mental illness, the influence of police media units, the practice of knocking on victims' doors, the culture of masculinity in the newsroom: these are among the topics of discussion, explored from various disciplinary perspectives and combined with poignant interviews and thought-provoking introspection from seasoned journalists such as Christie Blatchford, Timothy Appleby, Linden MacIntyre, Kim Bolan, and Peter Edwards. A critical account of the challenges involved in crime reporting in ethical, informed, and powerful ways, Covering Canadian Crime poses the questions that reporters, journalism students, and the public at large need to ask and to answer."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 The Routines and Realities of Canadian Crime Reporting

1 The Traditional "Pickup" or "Death Knock" Story: Its Role, Its Value(s), and the Impact of Social Media / Romayne Smith Fullerton Fullerton, Romayne Smith, Maggie Jones Patterson Patterson, Maggie Jones 23

2 Is Coverage of the Mafia TUFF Enough? / Cecil Rosner Rosner, Cecil 43

3 The Inherent Drama of Courts: An Interview with National Post Columnist Christie Blatchford / Chris Richardson Richardson, Chris, Romayne Smith Fullerton Fullerton, Romayne Smith 58

4 Sometimes the Law Is an Ass: Reflections on Publishing the Record of a Juvenile / Kirk Lapointe Lapointe, Kirk 65

5 Not Naming Names?: Crime-Coverage Rituals in Canada, Sweden, and the Netherlands / Romayne Smith Fullerton Fullerton, Romayne Smith, Maggie Jones Patterson Patterson, Maggie Jones 70

6 "I Sleep Really Well at Night": The Globe and Mail's Timothy Appleby on Covering Thirty Years of Grief / Chris Richardson Richardson, Chris, Romayne Smith Fullerton Fullerton, Romayne Smith 100

7 A Case of Prairie Justice: The Murderer, the Jury, and the Spirit of Durkheim / James S. McLean McLean, James S. 109

Part 2 Court Access And Information Technology

8 Courthouse Culture / Linden MacIntyre MacIntyre, Linden 129

9 The Virtual Courtroom: Journalistic Practice, Social Media, and Information Flow in Canada's Courts / Susan Harada Harada, Susan, Mary McGuire McGuire, Mary 136

10 "Did She Consent to This Sex Act with This Accused?": The News Media, Sexual-Assault Myths, and the Complainant's Private Records in Court Testimony / Barbara M. Freeman Freeman, Barbara M. 156

11 Fighting on the Side of the Angels: The Toronto Star's Newsroom Lawyer Bert Bruser on the Changing Challenges of the Law in Canada / Chris Richardson Richardson, Chris, Romayne Smith Fullerton Fullerton, Romayne Smith 182

12 The Bandidos Murder Trial: All A-Twitter about a Canadian First / Kate Dubinski Dubinski, Kate 187

13 Aiding and Abetting: How Police Media-Information Units Shape Local News Coverage / April Lindgren Lindgren, April 193

14 "Scoop Was King": Media Competition, Crime News, and Masculinity / Mary Lynn Young Young, Mary Lynn 217

Part 3 Constructing Criminals and Crime News

15 The People's Servant: Vancouver Sun Crime Reporter Kim Solan's Breakthrough Blogging / Chris Richardson Richardson, Chris, Romayne Smith Fullerton Fullerton, Romayne Smith 245

16 "Everyone Kept Ganging up on Harper": Political "Gangs" and the Language of Criminal Justice in Canadian Journalism / Chris Richardson Richardson, Chris 251

17 Guns, Gangs, and the Underclass Revisited: An Analysis of Courtroom Coverage from the Jordan Manners Trials / William O'Grady O'Grady, William, Patrick Parnaby Parnaby, Patrick, Sabah Fatima Fatima, Sabah 275

18 Telling Great Stories: An Interview with Reporter-Turned-Thriller Writer Rick Mofina / Chris Richardson Richardson, Chris, Romayne Smith Fullerton Fullerton, Romayne Smith 298

19 Covering White "Just-Us": What Did Journalists "Really" Say about Ipperwash? / Romayne Smith Fullerton Fullerton, Romayne Smith, Ginny Whitehouse Whitehouse, Ginny, Maggie Jones Patterson Patterson, Maggie Jones 304

20 Debwewin: The Search for the Truth about Ipperwash / Peter Edwards Edwards, Peter 322

21 Did Need for Speed Kill?: "Street-Racing" Legislation and the Mediated Reality of Crime / Stephen L. Muzzatti Muzzatti, Stephen L. 329

22 Representing Risk: Criminality, Violence, and Mental Illness in Canadian News-Media Reporting / Sarah Berry Berry, Sarah, Rob Whitley Whitley, Rob 346

23 Rethinking Young People, Crime, and the Media: Turning Transcendental Illusion on Its Feet / Hans Skott-Myhre Skott-Myhre, Hans 366.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-412) and index.

ISBN:

9781442631014

1442631015

9781442629189

1442629185

OCLC:

928577325