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R. JEWELL, MEDIA, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 1
R. JEWELL, MEDIA, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 2
Richard Jewell, the Media, and the Role of Law Enforcement Priscilla Guadarrama Arizona State University
Richard Jewell, the Media, and the Role of Law Enforcement The term “double-edged sword” is one that many use when referring to something with both good and bad qualities. The expression holds true when discussing the media. Media, regardless of its form, has come to play a vital role in today’s society; it serves as a source of information on politics, world news, local news, heart-warming stories, health advisories, celebrity news, and etcetera; but media sources have been known to go “too far” in some instances to the point that they cause a person’s reputation to be damaged and their life to be uprooted and turned into a metaphorical nightmare. This discussion does not refer to celebrities who are public figures and therefore under constant public scrutiny but rather to average citizens…