Violence on the agenda. The media and the political process by Søren Laursen was published in October 2001.
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| Over the fall and
winter of 1996, violence became a prominent issue in the media. Spurred by
a number of extremely brutal violent crimes, television produced several
news stories about violence, and the written media published dozens of
articles, editorials, feature articles and op-eds about violence. Violence
also found its way to the political agenda, and as a result the so-called
violent crimes bill (Voldspakken) was introduced and passed in the
spring of 1997. In contrast, there are no indications that violence has
increased in Denmark. This is the basis of this analysis of the medias
ability to set the agenda in Danish politics. |
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