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19 Nov 2008TL;DR: The Handbook of Journalism Studies as discussed by the authors is a comprehensive resource for scholars and graduate students working in journalism, media studies, and communication around the globe, focusing on the current state of the art and setting an agenda for future research in an international context.
Abstract: This Handbook charts the growing area of journalism studies, exploring the current state of theory and setting an agenda for future research in an international context. The volume is structured around theoretical and empirical approaches, and covers scholarship on news production and organizations; news content; journalism and society; and journalism in a global context. Emphasizing comparative and global perspectives, each chapter explores:
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Offering broad international coverage from top-tier contributors, this volume ranks among the first publications to serve as a comprehensive resource addressing theory and scholarship in journalism studies. As such, the Handbook of Journalism Studies is a must-have resource for scholars and graduate students working in journalism, media studies, and communication around the globe.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a survey of 520 undergraduate students at a large public university where Internet use is woven into the fabric of daily life, suggests that use of the Web as a news source is positively related with reading newspapers but has no relationship with viewing television news.
Abstract: The growing popularity of the World Wide Web as a source of news raises questions about the future of traditional news media Is the Web likely to become a supplement to newspapers and television news, or a substitute for these media? Among people who have access to newspapers, television, and the World Wide Web, why do some prefer to use the Web as a source of news, while others prefer traditional news media? Drawing from a survey of 520 undergraduate students at a large public university where Internet use is woven into the fabric of daily life, this study suggests that use of the Web as a news source is positively related with reading newspapers but has no relationship with viewing television news Members of this community use the Web mainly as a source of entertainment Patterns of Web and traditional media exposure are examined in light of computer anxiety, desire for control, and political knowledge This study suggests that even when computer skills and Internet access become more widespread in th
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors reveal data that have emerged from an extensive study into the relationship between the five senses and brands, and as such those brands that are communicating from a multi-sensory brand platform have the greatest likelihood of forming emotional connections between consumers and their product.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this research paper is to reveal data that have emerged from an extensive study into the relationship between the five senses and brands.Design/methodology/approach – Research was conducted by the global market research agency, Millward Brown. A team of 60 researchers undertook a quantitative and qualitative study in 13 countries over an 18‐month period. The study set out to determine the role senses play in how one selects brands.Findings – Results revealed that 99 percent of all brand communication currently focuses on only two of the senses – sight and sound. Emotional connections are effectively made with a synergy of all five senses, and as such those brands that are communicating from a multi‐sensory brand platform have the greatest likelihood of forming emotional connections between consumers and their product.Originality/value – The paper uses case studies from global brands to illustrate the effectiveness of messages that incorporate as many senses as possible.
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TL;DR: This paper found that stories grew longer, included more analysis, expanded from specific locations to broader regions, placed more emphasis on time frames other than the present, and named fewer individuals and more groups, officials, and outside sources.
Abstract: The definition of news has changed in the 20th century. Content analysis of the traditional five Ws in three American newspapers found that stories grew longer, included more analysis, expanded from specific locations to broader regions, placed more emphasis on time frames other than the present, and named fewer individuals and more groups, officials, and outside sources. These trends affected each newspaper's coverage of three topics: crimes, accidents, and employment. Thus the basic recipe for news - the report of events new to the bearer - has acquired a third ingredient: For a story to qualify as news, journalists now supply a context of social problems, interpretations, and themes. This trend springs from the workings of the news market and the culture of journalism.
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TL;DR: This article examined policy discourse appearing in evening news broadcasts during the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf crisis and found that sources outside the institutions of American government produced far more discourse critical of American involvement in the Gulf crisis than was produced by the "official" debate among domestic political leaders.
Abstract: The literature on media independence shows that the public statements of government officials can simultaneously stimulate news coverage and regulate the discursive parameters of that coverage. This study investigates two sources of uncertainty in that literature which have limited the ability of researchers to draw firm conclusions about the nature of media independence: how critical the news actually is, and how journalists put the indexing norm into practice. I examine policy discourse appearing in evening news broadcasts during the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf crisis, and find that sources outside the institutions of American government produced far more discourse critical of American involvement in the Gulf crisis than was produced by the "official" debate among domestic political leaders. Moreover, changes in the amount of governmental criticism coming from official circles did not tend to produce parallel changes in the amount of critical news coverage. This suggests that criticism of government in eveni...
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