Summary: Mad Mobs and Englishmen? Myths and Realities of the 2011 Riots

Summary: Mad Mobs and Englishmen? Myths and Realities of the 2011 Riots.

Title of the book: Mad Mobs and Englishmen? Myths and realities of the 2011 riots.
Title of chapter: Chapters 1 and 4, 'A Story Full of Sound and Fury' and 'Four Days in August'.
Pages: 24 - 87/208-317  (iBook version)
Author: Steve Reicher and Cliff Scott. 
Date published: 18 Nov 2011.
Publisher: Robinson.

Themes: Riots, journalism,reporting.

Summary - There's a riot going on

Summary - There's a riot going on:

Title: There's a riot going on.
Pages: 5-12
Author: David Buckingham (D.B)
Publisher: Media Magazine. 
Date Published: December 2011.

Themes: Media, Reporting, Journalism, Public opinions.

Summary: Examples of articles concerning the Tottenham Riots

Title: London riots: We begged mob not to torch our homes - why didn't the firefighters come?
Author: Ryan Parry.
Publisher: Mirror Online.
Date published: 9 August 2011 00:02.
URL: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/london-riots-we-begged-mob-not-146574

Summary: London riots: Does Tottenham have the highest unemployment in the capital?

Summary: London riots: Does Tottenham have the highest unemployment in the capital?

Title: 

London riots: Does Tottenham have the highest unemployment in the capital?
Author: Joseph O'Leary.
Publisher: FullFact.org
Date published: 8 August, 2011,16:53.
URL: http://fullfact.org/factchecks/Tottenham_unemployment_jobseekers_allowance-2906

Summary - The August Riots in England Understanding the involvement of young people

Summary - The August Riots in England Understanding the involvement of young people:

Title: The August riots in England Understanding the involvement of young people.

Body: NatCen.
Author(s): Gareth Morrell, Sara Scott, Di McNeish and Stephen Webster.

Date published: November 2011.

URL: http://www.natcen.ac.uk/media/769712/the%20august%20riots%20in%20england%20web.pdf

Themes: Statistics.

Summary: The August Riots in England - understanding the involvement of young people.

Summary: The August Riots in England - understanding the involvement of young people.

Title: The August Riots in England - understanding the involvement of young people.

Government Department, Body or Committee: Home Office, National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Date published: Tue Apr 17 09:53:40 BST 2012.
URL: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/effective-practice/community-effective-practice/August-Riots-in-England-CO

Summary - BBC News - England rioters 'poorer, younger, less educated'

Summary - BBC News - England rioters 'poorer, younger, less educated'

Title: BBC News - England rioters 'poorer, younger, less educated'

Publisher: BBC.

Date published: 24 October 2011

URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15426720

Themes: Journalism, reporting, statistics. 

Summary - Why Does Sensationalism Sell?

Summary - Why Does Sensationalism Sell?

Title: Why Does Sensationalism Sell?

Author: Eric R. Olson, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor.

Publisher: Life's Little Mysteries, TechMediaNetwork.

Date published: 25 October 2012, 06:12 PM ET.

URL: http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/110-why-does-sensationalism-sell.html [Accessed 16:33 22/01/13].

Themes: Sensationalism, yellow journalism, red tops.

Summary - Cultural Imperialism: A Critical Introduction

Summary - Cultural Imperialism: A Critical Introduction

Title of the book: Cultural Imperialism: A Critical Introduction.

Title of chapter: 2, Media Imperialism. 

Pages: 34-45, 57-64.

Author: John Tomlinson.

Date published: April 1st 1991.

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Themes: Journalism, media imperialism, indoctrination.

Evaluation - Red Tops

Evaluation - Red Tops:

My reading of the online article Hacking book: the difference between telling the truth and telling a story led me to the discovery of a nickname for many infamous tabloid newspapers, known as 'Red Tops'.

Red tops are generally defined as a tabloid newspaper, particularly those considered to be of a lower standard than the broadsheets. In other words, the likes of the Daily Mirror, The Sun or the Daily Star being held under those of The Guardian, The Independent or the Telegraph. Though I am usually met with a universal flurry of "Seriously?" when I utter the dreaded words "I read the Daily Mirror." the newspaper borders an entertainment show and when compared to say, The Guardian, the syntax used (even if this is the journalist's own idiolect) are on different spectrum's. Overall, reading the report of North Korea's nuclear test by the Daily Mirror will be a tad bit more humerous than one by the Guardian. And that is when the line is drawn.