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Why did the Whitechapel Murders attract so much Attention in 1888?
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Kathleen On 27.06.2004 Why did the Whitechapel Murders attract so much Attention in 1888? The Whitechapel murders attracted a lot of attention in 1888 for a variety of reasons. These include the media's exploitation and the explicit details they would tell the public. The newspapers and journalists were the main cause of hysteria. The media exploited the murders with exaggeration to gain the public's interest. This would sell their papers and they would gain profit from it. This would give journalists' power over the public. Manipulating their power gave them control over the public's thoughts and emotions. The gruesome mutilations lured the public into getting more involved with the hype, but this also caused people to become frightened and paranoid that they were to be the next victim of 'Jack the Ripper'. This was the name given to the murderer by the media, though it was most likely to have been created by...
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