1. Describe what is meant by “moral panic”. Discuss the role of media in moral panics. Provide one example of moral panic to illustrate your answer. by Orietta

1. Describe what is meant by “moral panic”. Discuss the role of media in moral panics. Provide one example of moral panic to illustrate your answer. by Orietta https://padlet.com/o_simons/a27s7o4w50c9 Amazing en-us 2017-11-02 15:22:18 UTC 2019-06-11 06:19:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/o_simons/a27s7o4w50c9/wish/363637508 Moral panic is an exaggerated response by the public to a circumstance, group or person that they perceive to be a threat to social value ]]> 2019-05-27 03:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/o_simons/a27s7o4w50c9/wish/363637508 The media contributes to the development of moral panic through the portrayal of individual issues as representative of a group of people. https://padlet.com/o_simons/a27s7o4w50c9/wish/363657844 2019-05-27 05:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/o_simons/a27s7o4w50c9/wish/363657844 https://padlet.com/o_simons/a27s7o4w50c9/wish/363783484 2019-05-27 16:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/o_simons/a27s7o4w50c9/wish/363783484 Moral panic is the exaggerated reaction to an issue as a threat to society that must be addressed. It is spread by media portrayals of isolated incidents and misrepresented statistics https://padlet.com/o_simons/a27s7o4w50c9/wish/366859553 2019-06-11 06:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/o_simons/a27s7o4w50c9/wish/366859553