Paulette, I agree the media tells their side of the story, many times, leaving the public absent to the entire truth of a report. Many times, the media is most likely to focus on stories highlighting the unique, dramatic, and extreme. Typically, these types of stories have the potential to impact the greatest number of people. Many crime related reports by the media, focus on events having occurred multiple times. For example, a number of assaults centered in a small area of a city. Homicides committed by juveniles are often sensationalized, using their rarity to shock the audience. This has the ability to encourage individuals to believe youth violence is a commonality and give the public a distorted view of the crime. Also, the media
