The virtual victim and his otherness: the image of the criminal on the crime news

Authors

  • Paulo Vaz Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
  • Carolina Sá-Carvalho Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
  • Mariana Pombo Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2006.30.3377

Keywords:

Communication, risk, virtual victim

Abstract

This article conceptualizes the contemporary form of alterity production based on the analysis of the change in the image of the criminal in the crime report of the newspaper O Globo between the years 1983 and 2001. Considering that a significant part of the construction of alterity depends on the practices of attribution of responsibility , We propose that the change of image of the criminal is associated with the passage from norm to risk as the basic concept from which individuals in Western culture think the power of human action.

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Author Biographies

Paulo Vaz, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

School of Communication of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Carolina Sá-Carvalho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

School of Communication of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Mariana Pombo, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

School of Communication of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

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Published

2008-04-14

How to Cite

Vaz, P., Sá-Carvalho, C., & Pombo, M. (2008). The virtual victim and his otherness: the image of the criminal on the crime news. Revista FAMECOS, 13(30), 71–80. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2006.30.3377

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 30 (2006)

Section

Narratives Media

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