The phenomenon in which news outlets promote fear and contribute to the expectation that we are in danger,contradicting the actual data on crime rates,is known as ______.
A)the media violence misattribution
B)media phobia
C)mean world syndrome
D)the violent society myth

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Mean world syndrome is the phenomenon in which news outlets promote fear and contribute to the expectation that we are in danger, contradicting the actual data on crime rates. The term was coined by George Gerbner, a communication scholar, to describe the state of mind of people who watch a lot of television violence. It describes the belief that the world is a more dangerous place than it actually is because of the amount of crime and violence portrayed in the media.

The Phenomenon in Which News Outlets Promote Fear and Contribute