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Critically discuss the proposition that "Football Hooliganism is a moral panic fuelled by media amplification and populist misconception."
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Spectator Violence Critically discuss the proposition that "Football Hooliganism is a moral panic fuelled by media amplification and populist misconception." There is no doubt, when the evidence, available from the output of the media, is considered, that the media reporting of football related disorder gives cause for concern. The use of xenophobic imagery in the build up to matches and focusing on the potential for disorder and associated policing problems, appears cynically coupled with exaggerated reporting of any incidents of disorder which follow. It could be argued that predicting the behaviour of the English hooligans becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. The Working Group on Football Disorder, chaired by Lord Bassam, in its 2001 report (Bassam, 2001), acknowledged that the media could not be reasonably expected to ignore the behaviour of English fans, when such behaviour made it news worthy! But, to balance the picture, it suggested that the media had a role to...
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