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Does The Media Abuse Fear?
For my Society and Culture major for my HSC, I am doing an assignment on fear and how it is used as a control in society. The chapter I am working on now is about how the media uses fear and if they take it too far. My focus study for this chapter is America. Thank you for completing this survey.
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Where have you lived most of your life?
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Do you identify as
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How often would you consider yourself to be exposed to global news? *
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How often do you think positive news stories are televised / published? *
Very rarely
Very rarely
Do you feel that news programs over-exaggerate the levels of catastrophe and horror in negative news stories with the goal of inducing an increased amount of fear in their viewers, in an attempt to attain more views for their network? *
In your opinion, do you think fear appeal used in advertising may have positive affects? An example of this is the Australian Federal Governments attempts to lessen the amount of Australians affected by smoking through the ‘Smoking Kills’ advertisement campaigns and the legally required packaging of cigarettes in Australia. Do you think this has been effective? Explain. *
Does the threat of terrorism in Australia worry you? Can you think of a time in your life where terrorism in Australia didn’t concern you? *
Do you think that in the media, there are targeted groups that have their crimes over exaggerated? *
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If you agree with the previous question, why do you think the groups you selected are targeted?
Often, the media coins nicknames to things like serial killers, diseases and natural disasters. Do you think this adds to the level of fear surrounding them? (Eg. Serial killer Ed Gein - also called 'Leatherface' and is the inspiration for movies like 'Psycho' and 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre'; or 'Hurrican Katrina' - in which giving it a human name personifies it and makes it more personal). If yes, please explain. *
What is your opinion on American gun laws? Do you think that we should allow firearms to be widely and easily accessible to Australians? Why/Why not? *
In 2015, of the thousands of Americans were surveyed, 76% believed that terrorism was the #1 priority of the American government. However, there were only 25 US noncombatant fatalities from terrorism worldwide in 2010 and 17 in 2011, whereas obesity kills between 100,000-400,000 Americans per year. Do you think that what is shown on the news has a lot to do with the miss-informed priorities of Americans? Please explain your answer. *
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