Negotiating Control: A Study of News Sources.

News media framing of correctional officers: “Corrections is so Negative, we don’t get any Good Recognition”

“…COs' lay theories suggest they are on the low end of the "hierarchy of credibility" (Ericson et al, 1989), removed from informing who gains access to the news media as cultural and social capital. They are not "authorized knowers" on prison related issues in the province, despite their knowledge and first-hand experience in localized prisons.…”

“…Two other arguments are worth noting here, as they help create understanding of the work involved in framing activities. Ericson et al (1989) elaborate the notion of the media "hierarchy of credibility" to talk about how criminal justice news routinely over-represents those in positions of authority as news sources, more so than those with lived experience. In criminal justice news, this means the framing is most often done by governmental justice ministers, police media representatives, or lawyers, and less often by those who are inside the criminal justice as criminalized individuals or victims.…”

“…In criminal justice news, this means the framing is most often done by governmental justice ministers, police media representatives, or lawyers, and less often by those who are inside the criminal justice as criminalized individuals or victims. Overall, Ericson et al (1989) argue, this framing creates a media environment that favors criminal justice agencies, voices, and interests.…”

“…In essence, COs feel that whereas the police receive media publicized recognition for their good deeds in the community as well as negative realities, they do not receive comparable recognition or media coverage. Here is a clear-cut example of how COs compare themselves to police and feel themselves at a disadvantage in terms of the "hierarchy of credibility" of voices and interests that shape media coverage of the criminal justice system (Ericson et al, 1989).…”

The phallic girl goes to Italy: Amanda Knox, post-feminism and phallicism between the national and international spheres

“…Moreover, legal institutions themselves cannot avoid an engagement with the media; and this suggests that the verdict in public opinion is almost as important as the one in legal courts. Research by Ericson et al (1987Ericson et al ( , 1989Ericson et al ( , 1991 has explored the way in which organisations, particularly those connected with the judicial system, are able to produce self-serving official narratives and to have others accept them as legitimate. In addition, the ever-increasing role that the media play in social life means that members of the legal institutions have developed ways to engage with the media for their own purposes and to construct themselves as legitimate.…”