Editing Shark attack (section)

== Media impact ==
The [[Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916]] killed four people in the first two weeks of July 1916 along the [[Jersey Shore|New Jersey shore]] and [[Matawan Creek]] in [[New Jersey]]. They are generally credited as the beginning of [[media attention]] on shark attacks in the United States of America.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 2 Weeks, 4 Deaths, and the Beginning of America's Fear of Sharks|url = http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/07/150702-shark-attack-jersey-shore-1916-great-white|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150703224631/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/07/150702-shark-attack-jersey-shore-1916-great-white/|url-status = dead|archive-date = 3 July 2015|website = National Geographic News|access-date = 28 July 2015|first1 = Matt|last1 = McCall| date=July 2, 2015}}</ref>

In 2010 nine Australian survivors of shark attacks banded together to promote a more positive view of sharks. The survivors made particular note of the role of the media in distorting the fear of sharks.<ref>[http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2010/09/shark-attack-survivors-unite-to-save-sharks/Shark attack survivors unite to save sharks], Australian Geographic, 14 September 2010</ref> Films such as ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' were the cause of large-scale hunting and killing of thousands of sharks.<ref name=Jaws>{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Charles Q.|title=How 'Jaws' Forever Changed Our View of Great White Sharks|url=http://m.livescience.com/8309-jaws-changed-view-great-white-sharks.html|work=Web|publisher=Live Science|access-date=29 August 2013|archive-date=24 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424134713/http://m.livescience.com/8309-jaws-changed-view-great-white-sharks.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Jaws'' had a significant impact on people and gave them an unrealistic view of sharks, causing them to fear them more than they probably should. The media has continued to exploit this fear by sensationalizing attacks and portraying sharks as vicious man-eaters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/9471/|title=Before and after Jaws: Changing representations of shark attacks|last=Beryl|first=Francis|date=2011|website=researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au|access-date=6 December 2017}}</ref> There are some television shows, such as the famous ''[[Shark Week]]'', that are dedicated to the preservation of these animals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/shark-week/ |title=Shark Week : Discovery Channel |publisher=Dsc.discovery.com |access-date=17 August 2012}}</ref> They demonstrate, through scientific studies, that sharks are not interested in attacking humans and generally mistake humans as prey.