THE INFLUENCE OF THE MEDIA ON CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE POWER OF THE MEDIA IN THE DISCLOSURE OF HIGH REPERCUSSION CASES

Abstract

Currently, the media is the largest source of transmitting information to the population, using various means of communication to reach the largest number of people and reach your target audience. When writing their articles, it is possible to notice the sensationalist way in which they are written in order to manipulate society, making their own thoughts and opinions generalize and become the right thing. In high-profile criminal cases, it is clear that the priority has become to reach an audience and money, leaving aside its main function of informing the population.