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标题：The History of Violence: Mega Cases of Serial Murder, Self-Propelling Narratives, and Reader Engagement
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作者：Thomas Fleming
期刊名称：Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture
电子版ISSN：1070-8286
出版年度：2007
卷号：14
期号：3
出版社：State University of New York at Albany
摘要：Media coverage of serial murder is both sensational and exhaustive. This article examines the"trajectories" of several high profile serial murder cases within the Canadian news media. The murder cases identified are considered mega-murder cases because they are highly publicized and frequently presented within various media forms. There are threepredominantly media driven murder cases in Canadian history, which include: the Clifford Olson case, the Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka case, and the Robert Pickton case. Overall, these cases create fear within the public, reinforce the need for increased police and police resources, exhibit how victims are selected for news stories, and replicate the good/evil dichotomy that is present in media forms. The article also reveals that reporters create cases, in the form of "dramatic articulation"
关键词：Mega;-;murder; serial murder; media; narratives; fear of crime