Influence of television on the perception of insecurity and fear of crime of the Paraguayan population

Abstract

This article analyzes the influence that television through the newscast about insecurity of two private channels, Telefuturo and SNT, on the perception of insecurity and fear of crime the Paraguayan population, with the characterization of this news and interviews with journalists and chroniclers that work in the presentation of this kind of news. The results indicate the intention to generate fear because of the rating this would generate and the news about insecurity have certain characteristics such as sensationalism, generalization, repetition of news, awareness Email: diegomolinasd@gmail.com Recibido: 30/07/2020 Aceptado: 24/03/2021 Doi: 10.18004/riics.2021.junio.158 Molinas-Delvalle, D.; Influencia de la televisión en la percepción... Rev. Int. Investig. Cienc. Soc. ISSN (Impresa) 2225-5117. ISSN (En Línea) 2226-4000 Vol.17 no 1, junio, 2021. pag. 158-174 159 of the viewer, visibility of violent events, criminal stereotypes , ignorance and prejudice of journalists that would influence people's perception and fear of insecurity.