The ‘worst of the worst’: punitive justice frames in criminal sentencing clips on YouTube

Courtroom media is a longstanding genre of news and entertainment, in radio, film, television, and print. Digital streaming platforms such as YouTube, which boasts over 2 billion users, have become a prominent source of courtroom content. In this research, I examine popularized YouTube sentencing cl...

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1. VerfasserIn: Revier, Kevin (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2021
In: Contemporary justice review
Jahr: 2021, Band: 24, Heft: 4, Seiten: 436-456
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