Board #11 - If it Bleeds, it Leads: An Analysis of Local News in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee

• In Event: 85-304 - Poster Session: Media and Politics

Brief Overview

This project is an analysis of crime reporting done by local news organizations in comparison with the actual crime statistic rates.

Authors

• Pria Funk, University of Virginia’s College at Wise

• Heather Kristen Evans, University of Virginia’s College at Wise