RT Article
T1 Crime News Consumption and Fear of Violence: The Role of Traditional Media, Social Media, and Alternative Information Sources
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 67
IS 4
SP 574
OP 600
A1 Näsi, Matti
A2 Haara, Paula
A2 Kivivuori, Janne
A2 Reunanen, Esa
A2 Tanskanen, Maiju
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1749292696
AB In this article, we examine the correlates of fear of violence in the cross-media landscape. The study draws on the Finnish National Crime Victim Survey (n = 6,141, respondents aged 15-74 years). First, we examine from what information and media sources respondents receive information on violent crime. We then examine how consumption of different types of media and information sources on violent crime associates with the contemporary experience of fear of street violence, avoidance behavior due to threat of violence, and perceived threat of terrorism to oneself. We also examine whether this association remains when age, gender, education, past victimization, and economic strain are adjusted for.
K1 Avoidance behavior
K1 cross-media
K1 fear of violence
K1 perceiving terrorism as a threat to oneself
K1 violent crime news consumption
DO 10.1177/0011128720922539