Click on the following links before completing web activities. Please note these will open in a new window.

1. Social Media Research
   
   • A link to IPSOS, a global marketing research firm. This link discusses what social media research entails and how social media influences public opinion.
   • Additional exercises:
     
     1. Review the article . . . Methods of researching media effects.
     2. Review the blog . . . Media Research- Role and Function.
2. Mass Media, Crime, and Criminal Justice
   
   • This website provides links to various issues associated with analysis of media, crime, and criminal justice.
   • Additional exercises:
     
     1. Read the article . . . Content Analysis in the Study of Crime, Media, and Popular Culture.
     2. Review Is the Media Altering Our Perceptions of Crime?
3. The Media’s Influence on Criminal Justice Policy
   
   • This article analyzes the connection between the media and how they influence public policy.
   • Additional activities:
     
     1. Read Media Consumption and Public Attitudes Toward Crime and Justice.
     2. Read Mass Media and the Social Construction of Crime.