Whitney Phillips

professor of digital platforms and ethics at the University of Oregon

Whitney Phillips on KCRW

True crime TV went from humble beginnings to global fame. Why are audiences so drawn to “America’s Most Wanted” and “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story?”

True crime TV: ‘Chicken soup for the soul’ that’s predicated on violence

True crime TV went from humble beginnings to global fame. Why are audiences so drawn to “America’s Most Wanted” and “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story?”

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