Public perception of deviance is driven by media narratives.

Evidence

Important as such errors may be in the short run, they cannot explain the more intrinsic features of deviance inventories: processes such as symbolization and prediction, the direction of the distortions rather than the simple fact of their occurrence, the decision to report the deviance in the first place and to continue to report it in a particular way. — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics, 219

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics: the…, 219
• XREF: connects to: Media exaggeration shapes public perception of events significantly. — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics: the…, 185; Events lacking significance can be magnified by the media. — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics: the…, 221; The media and often those in a position of political power define a condition, or group, as a threat to societal values and interests. — Folk Devils and Moral Panics - Stanley Cohen (+20 more)

Library Connections

• Folk devils are depicted with contradictory stereotypes that shape public perception. #corroborates (0.85) — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics, 261

Broader Connections

• Media framing constructs the reality audiences accept about Islam. #corroborates (0.85) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 497
• Media framing shapes American attitudes toward Islam and jihad #corroborates (0.85) — Asena Karipek, Portrayals of Jihad, 75
• Events lacking significance can be magnified by the media. #expands (0.75) — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics, 221
• Repeated media coverage can create a self-fulfilling atmosphere of fear. #expands (0.75) — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics, 641
• Media balance reproduces the shared presuppositions that bracket political disagreement #expands (0.60)
• Formal balance and impartiality in media mask real dominance of prevailing interpretations #expands (0.60)
• Media ideology becomes most visible when politically organized out-groups demand access #expands (0.55)
• Ideological premises in media encoding operate unconsciously even for the encoders #corroborates (0.50) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 921