Curran and Seaton: Media Theory

Power and responsibility

"Powerful media institutions project ideas, values and messages and have the power to shape peoples ideologies"

The Killing

Their are many important values shared in the killing, for example the discouragement of racism as we see many characters like Theis dismissing racist remarks from others.

There's a clear conflict between Swedes and Danish

The family dynamic with the protective father figure like Theis

An idea the women could be just as good as men in an important position

Stranger things

Good triumphing over evil

The family dynamic

Challenging conventions like the hysterical woman

Distrust in the government 

Hesmondhaulgh: Media theory

Cultural Industry

Risk is particularly high in cultural industry because of the difficulty in predicting success