Policing and The Media by Marianne Colbran - 9781032235363

Policing and The MediaRepresentations of the Police in News, Television Police Drama, Documentaries and Beyond\nAuthor(s): Marianne Colbran\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032235363, 978-1032235363\nSynopsis\nWhat do you think of when you think of the police? Bobbies on the beat? Or perhaps bleaker images of police brutality such as the murder of George Floyd by a serving police officer?\n\nFor most people, the media are the main source of information about the police. For that reason, being represented positively in the media is an abiding concern for the police.\n\nThis important new book looks for the first time at the stories the media tell about the police. It looks at the way in which the police have been represented historically across a variety of media, including crime news, police dramas, documentaries, social media, and podcasts. But it also breaks new ground by exploring the process as well as the pr.