The Role of Online Print Media on Public Perception of Cyberbullying by Adolescent Girls: A Descriptive Study

• In Event: The Internet and Perceptions of Crime and Justice

Abstract

Available research suggests that print media can play a vital role on the public perception of cyber-bullying and serious offending by adolescent girls. This descriptive study examines how online print media has portrayed girls as cyber-bullies focusing on violent and anti-social behavior. Also, this study will describe how online print media shapes public opinion/perception. The source of data will be online print news media clippings and stories within the last 3 to 5 years. A quantitative method approach will be employed in this study.

Authors

• Rochelle E.M. Cobbs, Mississippi Valley State University

• Doshie Piper, University of the Incarnate Word

• George G. Njoku, Capella University