Hello everyone! This week we are doing something a little different and doing a deep dive into perceptions of the police based on entertainment media. Black lives matter, defund the police. Cops has been canceled and Gillian apparently spoke Live PD being canceled into existence. 

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Sources for this episode:

Color of Change study:

https://hollywood.colorofchange.org/crime-tv-report/

Articles about study:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jan/25/law-and-disorder-how-shows-cloud-the-public-view-of-criminal-justice

https://newrepublic.com/article/156321/bingeing-cop-propaganda

Tulsa, OK has pulled out of their contract with Live PD in response to protests:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/kfor.com/news/local/tulsa-mayor-says-contract-with-live-pd-will-not-be-renewed/amp/

Movies, TV Shows Evolve to Reflect a Changing, More Complex View of Police

https://variety.com/2017/film/features/police-in-movies-tv-shows-1202511299/

Cops Are Always the Main Characters

https://www.vulture.com/2020/06/tv-cops-are-always-the-main-characters.html

TV Cop Shows Affect Real-World Policing, Study Says

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/06/803292027/tv-cop-shows-affect-real-world-policing-study-says

Have cop shows affected views on the police?

https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/tv-and-culture/cop-shows-affected-views-on-police.htm

Don’t Fall for the Copaganda: They’ll Take A Knee, Then Tear Gas Thousands

https://www.leftvoice.org/dont-fall-for-the-copaganda-theyll-take-a-knee-then-tear-gas-thousands

The 8 Most Popular Types of ‘Copaganda’: How the Police Play the Media

https://www.alternet.org/2016/02/8-most-popular-types-copaganda-how-police-play-media/

https://www.reddit.com/r/copaganda/

https://www.reddit.com/r/copaganda/comments/as4h8a/what_is_copaganda_and_why_does_this_sub_exist/

The Role of Entertainment Media in Perceptions of Police Use of Force (study available on Google scholar) 

https://psmag.com/social-justice/law-and-order-is-educational-television

POLICING ON PRIME-TIME: A Comparison of Television and Real-World Policing (study available on Google scholar)