Cohen's Moral Panic

A moral panic is the media (usually a newspaper) creating a form of hysteria among western society.

A folk devil is someone 'picked on' by the media and used as the scapegoat in Cohen's moral panic theory.
One example is Marilyn Manson, the musician who was blamed for the Columbine High School massacre because of the violent and dark content of his music.

More examples of folk devils are:
Chris Brown (domestic violence)
Rihanna (suggestiveness)
Michael Jackson (child abuse cases and out of the ordinary lifestyle)
Gary Glitter (child abuse case)