To what extent is the media to blame for the raise in moral panic in Britain surrounding Black Male Teens

Media Language and Institutions..
I will use media language relevant to the text i am studying. The reference point for my production will be the BBC documentary "MAX: Black Britain".I will be focusing on looking at BBC, and Channel 4 as they have a tendancy to feature the same shows as i wish to. With this i will cast an eye on the clothes which are stereotypically found amongst young black boys.

Narratives..
There are no real narratives, however we can talk about the ways in which the interviewee will be addressed etc.

Genre..
The genre of my piece will be drama-documentared, as it will show the real life conventions of the black 'gangtser life' and the successful working black mans life. I will be studying moving image adverts, and still images such as posters for example.

Ideologies..
I will be addressing the stereotypes of young black people, and investigating whether the media could be partly to blaim for the image put across about them. My research is a radio clip talking about the successes of Black peaople in britain, and how the had originiated to the country. I believe strongly that taking the problem or investigation back to its source can help to reach conclusions.

Audience..
My main audience would obviously be black people, but this isn't a race war, so any other ethnic group will also be accepted as an audience. The secondary audience however would be males, as this is surrounding them also.

Historical values..
Ways in which my prodution can be deemed as historical, is through its relationship and influence from the past. This is through the slave trade, and through the migration and settlization of black people in britain. Also how does this affect the standards of life in which they live when they grow up... And why do teens not strive to get out of this stereotype? Is media really to blaim?

Social issues..
My production is related to social issues, as this is an ongoing moral panic, which is affecting Britain as wide scale. I will take research from http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=267 Which is a table of racially related crimes. This shows that white people are at the least attacted (pre 2000).

Economic..
The ways in which black youths are going to be at the bottom of the class system in terms of wealth (relation to Marx's theory). The stereotype of feeling the need to steal etc in order to earn money.

Political..
Talks about the ways in which Black youth crime may be sensationalised undercoverly through newspapers and other texts. An example being the amount of stabbings on an increase, and the ongoing conferences about how to reduce these levels of crime. Additionally, how this may have a negative affect on their social image.

"This study fits into the contemporary media landscape because it looks at the effect of stereotypes and Marxism in life, and the affects it may have in society".