Canada Vs USA Crime Media
From all that we have seen this year I do believe that American and Canadian coverage is somewhat similar but it is not very close. Canada tends to be more informational and explains a lot of details about the suspect before they talk about the crime itself. For example if you look at Russell Williams, you will see that it was a Canadian case and the media talked about who he was. In episodes about him the show told you all the facts about him and then what he did. This type of media lets the audience form an opinion for themselves instead of basically being told what to think. Of course there are some Canadian media coverage that doesn't follow the same trend but its mostly small companies or newspapers like the Toronto Star. When look at American crime media coverage you see a trend of the media blowing a story out of proportion. They take the person who committed the crime and they just tell everyone what they think and what the public should believe. The don't use as many f