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'Say my name'
'Tread lightly'

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 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903747/ - cited section 1

Propp, V. I. (1968). Morphology of the folktale. Austin: University of Texas Press. - cited 

http://allisonleotta.com/2012/06/love-tv-crime-dramas-hate/ - quotes - watching the good
 guys win makes us feel better
Leotta, A & Says, M. C. (1970). HOME. Retrieved December 21, 2016, from http://allisonleotta.com/2012/06/love-tv-crime-dramas-hate/
http://faculty.goucher.edu/eng215/vladimir_propp_character_types-functions.htmv- the Villain, who struggles with the hero
Vladimir Propp. (n.d.). Retrieved December 21, 2016, from http://faculty.goucher.edu/eng215/vladimir_propp_character_types-functions.htm
Quote 14 - drama and simulation

Berger, A. A. (1995). Essentials of mass communication theory. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. - hypodermic needle theory 
quote--   The theory,generally discredited now, that holds that all members of an audience 'read' a text the same way and get the same things out of it. The metaphor of a hypodermic needle is a reference to how media are assumed to be injecting all audience members with the same message 

 MAGIC BULLET OR HYPODERMIC NEEDLE THEORY OF COMMUNICATION. (n.d.). Retrieved December 21, 2016, from http://communicationtheory.org/magic-bullet-or-hypodermic-needle-theory-of-communication/

The media (magic gun) fired the message directly into audience head without their own knowledge. The message cause the instant reaction from the audience mind without any hesitation is called “Magic Bullet Theory”. The media (needle) injects the message into audience mind and it cause changes in audience behavior and psyche towards the message. Audience are passive and they can’t resist the media message is called “Hypodermic Needle Theory”

Lévi-Strauss, C. (1993). Structural anthropology. Volume 1. Harmondsworth, Middx.: Penguin.

http://www.sociology.org.uk/revgmm4.pdf - representations are reality



moral panic - “a condition, episode, person or group of persons emerges to become defined as a threat to societal values and interests Cohen, S. (2011). Folk devils and moral panics: the creation of the Mods and Rockers. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38289430 dixon of dock green vs breaking bad


http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/14807086._Dixon_of_Dock_Green_to_Darth_Vader___campaigners_slam_move_to_fit_Met_officers_with_bodycams/
"the Met is moving from “Dixon of Dock Green to Darth Vader”"


Dixon of Dock Green episode 395 harrys back signals police corruptiion which was a big problem in the 60/70's 



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2252395/Shocking-62-rise-police-officers-investigated-corruption.html statistics of police corruption 


media effects Potter, W. James. Media effects. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2012. Print.


Ball-Rokeach, S.j., and M.l. Defleur. "A Dependency Model of Mass-Media Effects." Communication Research 3.1 (1976): 3-21. Web.   mass media effects journal 


Coleman, L. (2004). The copycat effect: how the media and popular culture trigger the mayhem in tomorrow's headlines. New York: Paraview Pocket Books.

Brown, T. K. (2015). Oregon shooting: The mass killing 'contagion effect' Retrieved December 28, 2016, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34385059

A. (n.d.). Breaking Bad blamed for shocking rise in crystal meth usage. Retrieved December 28, 2016, from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11206140/Breaking-Bad-blamed-for-shocking-rise-in-crystal-meth-usage.html

1.      This article aims to give a balanced argument into who is to blame, the media or people?-https://drmarkgriffiths.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/imitate-modern-why-do-people-commit-copycat-killings/

·         This article looks at why people commit copycat killings; it gives examples of films that are accused of inspiring these people and looks for a link between them. It looks at the psychology behind it and it looks at the sort of people that actually commit the crimes and leaves the question open about whether the media is to blame or not.

·         But is the media to blame for copycat murders? Well, partly – but not totally. – This raises the main argument that is the media to blame for peoples actions?

·          most people convicted of copycat murders admit to being motivated by something they had seen on the news or in a film -  The keyword Is motivation, they are not forced into anything but instead choose to take what they see on TV as real life and acceptable, this tends to happen in a case where the people are younger than the specified age restrictions which opens the case for more censorship in the media to ‘protect’ younger people

·         they already had a criminal record (often violent crime) and/or were mentally ill before they began killing ­-  This does partially prove that the acts committed by people who claim to be motivated by the TV shows/ movies aren’t always your ordinary everyday person and that there is almost always a catch.

 Copycat killers are more likely to suffer from personality (and other mental health) disorders, come from socially dysfunctional and alienating family backgrounds, be emotionally vulnerable, be trusting of the media, and – as noted above – a previous 


http://visual-memory.co.uk/daniel/Documents/short/morleynw.html 

http://www.academia.edu/16236006/_Understanding_Stuart_Halls_Encoding_Decoding_Model_through_TVs_Breaking_Bad_In_Communication_Theory_and_Millennial_Popular_Culture_Essays_and_Applications._Roberts_K._and_Kickly_J._Eds._._New_York_Peter_Lang


Hall, S. (1997). Representation: cultural representations and signifying practices. London: Sage in association with the Open University.  


Morley , D. (1999). The Nationwide Television Studies. doi:10.4324/9780203983362

H. (n.d.). "Understanding Stuart Hall's "Encoding/Decoding" Model through TV's Breaking Bad" In Communication Theory and Millennial Popular Culture: Essays and Applications. Roberts, K. & Kickly, J. (Eds.). New York: Peter Lang. Retrieved December 29, 2016, from http://www.academia.edu/16236006/_Understanding_Stuart_Halls_Encoding_Decoding_Model_through_TVs_Breaking_Bad_In_Communication_Theory_and_Millennial_Popular_Culture_Essays_and_Applications._Roberts_K._and_Kickly_J._Eds._._New_York_Peter_Lang

A. (n.d.). Breaking Bad blamed for shocking rise in crystal meth usage. Retrieved December 28, 2016, from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11206140/Breaking-Bad-blamed-for-shocking-rise-in-crystal-meth-usage.html

Imitate modern: Why do people commit copycat killings? (2016). Retrieved December 29, 2016, from https://drmarkgriffiths.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/imitate-modern-why-do-people-commit-copycat-killings/


Baudrillard, J. (1994). Simulacra and simulation. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. - masks the absence of a basic reality

Bajaj, A. (1970). Critical Investigation. Retrieved December 30, 2016, from http://akshaybajaja2courseworkblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/critical-investigation.html