Hello everyone! This week we are doing something a little different and doing a deep dive into perceptions of the police based on entertainment media. Black lives matter, defund the police. Cops has been canceled and Gillian apparently spoke Live PD being canceled into existence.
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Sources for this episode:
Color of Change study:
https://hollywood.colorofchange.org/crime-tv-report/
Articles about study:
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jan/25/law-and-disorder-how-shows-cloud-the-public-view-of-criminal-justice
https://newrepublic.com/article/156321/bingeing-cop-propaganda
Tulsa, OK has pulled out of their contract with Live PD in response to protests:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/kfor.com/news/local/tulsa-mayor-says-contract-with-live-pd-will-not-be-renewed/amp/
Movies, TV Shows Evolve to Reflect a Changing, More Complex View of Police
https://variety.com/2017/film/features/police-in-movies-tv-shows-1202511299/
Cops Are Always the Main Characters
https://www.vulture.com/2020/06/tv-cops-are-always-the-main-characters.html
TV Cop Shows Affect Real-World Policing, Study Says
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/06/803292027/tv-cop-shows-affect-real-world-policing-study-says
Have cop shows affected views on the police?
https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/tv-and-culture/cop-shows-affected-views-on-police.htm
Don’t Fall for the Copaganda: They’ll Take A Knee, Then Tear Gas Thousands
https://www.leftvoice.org/dont-fall-for-the-copaganda-theyll-take-a-knee-then-tear-gas-thousands
The 8 Most Popular Types of ‘Copaganda’: How the Police Play the Media
https://www.alternet.org/2016/02/8-most-popular-types-copaganda-how-police-play-media/
https://www.reddit.com/r/copaganda/
https://www.reddit.com/r/copaganda/comments/as4h8a/what_is_copaganda_and_why_does_this_sub_exist/
The Role of Entertainment Media in Perceptions of Police Use of Force (study available on Google scholar)
https://psmag.com/social-justice/law-and-order-is-educational-television
POLICING ON PRIME-TIME: A Comparison of Television and Real-World Policing (study available on Google scholar)
