How gangs are portrayed in the media

Title: How gangs are portrayed in the media
Category: /Social Sciences/Communication Studies
Details: Words: 794 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
How gangs are portrayed in the media
Gangs are portrayed on TV and in the movies as if they are totally evil, but in reality there are more positive aspects that are not shown. The media only shows gangs involved with drugs and the violence, and as a result the media has scared many people into believing that gangs will take over our cities if we do not stop them. The movie Colors and the TV show American Justice overwhelmingly portrays gangs …showed first 75 words of 794 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 794 total…think all gangs are bad. The sad fact is that not all gangs are bad, but the way movies and TV programs make them to be all evil. I feel that they should do less coverage of the gangs doing bad stuff and more on the good aspect of what they may do. The media is constantly focusing on the bad stuff giving you the idea that they are bad, but not in all cases.

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