In a sleepy little southern Ontario town,a newspaper puts the headlines "Gang Activity" on a story about some teenagers who were singing drinking songs while walking down the middle of the main street in the early hours of Saturday morning.What is the term for this style of media representation?

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The term for this style of media representation is moral panic, which refers to the amplification or exaggeration of a social issue by the media leading to public anxiety and fear. In this case, the newspaper's use of "Gang Activity" to describe a group of teenagers singing drinking songs is an example of moral panic as it sensationalizes the incident and makes it seem more dangerous and threatening than it actually is.

In a Sleepy Little Southern Ontario Town,a Newspaper Puts the Headlines