Race, Crime and Media

I've only just come across this report. Well worth a look. I'll be using it in my teaching.

We may not like it but Myra Hindley has become a cultural icon and Marcus Harvey's portrait explores that. But no surprise that politicians and media seek to show their instincts are as repressive as the Chinese in their condemnations. See part of the offending video here.

Ben Goldacre continues to tell it like it is on science and media. Here he examines the good news of the reduction in murders by the mentally ill - already lower than many think - and the lack of interest by the media in that news.