'Moral Panic-Kenneth Thompson'

'This is the age of the moral panic' 

Shows that moral panics are more prevalent in the media more than they've ever been. 

'In the 1970s it was the image of the young black mugger that became the focus of panic about law and order'

Moral panics evolve over time, however they are primarily based law and order.

'The increasing rapidity of in the succession of moral panics, one barely finishes before another takes its place'

Again showing how prevalent moral panics are.

'They appeal to people who are alarmed by an apparent fragmentation or breakdown of the social order'

Only certain people are effected by moral panics.

'The language of moral panics is not new'

Demonstrates how moral panics have been around for years, but only now are they really being exploited. 

'The mass media are irredeemably part of the entertainment industry' 

Demonstrates that some moral panics could be created in order to entertain the public'

'It seems that politicians on the left as well as the right of the political spectrum have been prepared to play on the fears of the majority' 

Politicians are able to use moral panics in order to gain votes