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Newspaper reporting of crime
Newspaper reporting of crime refers to the ways in which newspapers represent crimes in print and through online services. Newspapers often report incidents that will grab the attention of their readers to expand their audience, and so sensational crimes (usually with violent or sexual motives) are more likely to be reported. This is particularly the case with tabloid reporting. Broadsheet newspapers, or quality press, are more likely to focus on crimes of interest to the middle and upper class and so are less likely to report crimes that have little significance to their audience. These may be more likely to report incidents of white-collar or corporate crime than the tabloid press. They will still report on violent and sexual crimes that are in the public’s interest, however their style of reporting may be more analytical and factual, rather than sensationalist.