Media exaggeration shapes public perception of events significantly.

Evidence

The major type of distortion in the inventory lay in exaggerating grossly the seriousness of the events, in terms of criteria such as the number taking part, the number involved in violence and the amount and effects of any damage or violence. … The regular use of phrases such as ‘riot’, ‘orgy of destruction’, ‘battle’, ‘attack’, ‘siege’, ‘beat up the town’ and ‘screaming mob’ left an image of a besieged town from which innocent holidaymakers were fleeing to escape a marauding mob. — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics, 185

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics: the…, 185
• XREF: connects to: Public perception of deviance is driven by media narratives. — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics: the…, 219; Events lacking significance can be magnified by the media. — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics: the…, 221; Repeated media coverage can create a self-fulfilling atmosphere of fear. — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics: the…, 641 (+15 more)

Library Connections

• Public perception of deviance is driven by media narratives. #corroborates (0.85) — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics, 219

Broader Connections

• Hype can mislead public perception of AI technology. #exemplifies (0.80) — Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna, The AI Con- How to Fight Big Tech’s…, 10
• Repeated media coverage can create a self-fulfilling atmosphere of fear. #expands (0.75) — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics, 641
• Media framing shapes American attitudes toward Islam and jihad #expands (0.75) — Asena Karipek, Portrayals of Jihad, 75
• Media framing constructs the reality audiences accept about Islam. #expands (0.70) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 497
• Events lacking significance can be magnified by the media. #expands (0.65) — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics, 221
• Muslim-perpetrated attacks receive dramatically disproportionate news coverage #exemplifies (0.65) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 217
• Structural differences between broadcasters and audiences cause systematic communication distortion #expands (0.60)
• Market incentives drive the media to reinforce rather than challenge religious explanations of terrorism #expands (0.60)
• Formal balance and impartiality in media mask real dominance of prevailing interpretations #corroborates (0.60)
• Communication media bias societies toward either spatial expansion or temporal continuity #expands (0.55) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 542