SEX, VIOLENCE, AND CONSONANCE DIFFERENTIATION - AN ANALYSIS OF LOCAL TV-NEWS VALUES

被引:15
作者
DAVIE, WR
LEE, JS
机构
[1] Department of Communication, University of Southwestern Louisiana
关键词
D O I
10.1177/107769909507200110
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
This study of duplication and differentiation in local television news indicates that local producers show a preference for sensational stories that feature acts of sex and violence and are easy to explain. Local television news shows little differentiation in topical areas of these stories built of concrete fact, but it tends to differentiate more in soft news topics.
引用
收藏
页码:128 / 138
页数:11
相关论文
共 35 条
[11]   EVENING NETWORK NEWS SELECTION - CONFIRMATION OF NEWS JUDGEMENT [J].
FOWLER, JS ;
SHOWALTE.SW .
JOURNALISM QUARTERLY, 1974, 51 (04) :712-715
[12]   MAIL CALL - CASE STUDY OF A BROADCAST NEWS GATEKEEPER [J].
HARLESS, JD .
JOURNALISM QUARTERLY, 1974, 51 (01) :87-90
[13]  
Harmon M., 1989, J MEDIA ECON, V2, P15
[14]   MR GATES GOES ELECTRONIC - THE WHAT AND WHY QUESTIONS IN LOCAL TV-NEWS [J].
HARMON, MD .
JOURNALISM QUARTERLY, 1989, 66 (04) :857-863
[15]   USEFUL NEWS, SENSATIONAL NEWS - QUALITY, SENSATIONALISM AND LOCAL TV-NEWS [J].
HOFSTETTER, CR ;
DOZIER, DM .
JOURNALISM QUARTERLY, 1986, 63 (04) :815-&
[16]  
HOFSTETTER CR, 1986, JOURNALISM QUART, V63, P853
[17]   A MODEL OF DEMAND FOR NEWS - IMPACT OF COMPETITION ON NEWSPAPER CONTENT [J].
LACY, S .
JOURNALISM QUARTERLY, 1989, 66 (01) :40-&
[18]   THE EFFECTS OF INTRACITY COMPETITION ON DAILY NEWSPAPER CONTENT [J].
LACY, S .
JOURNALISM QUARTERLY, 1987, 64 (2-3) :281-290
[19]  
Lacy S., 1988, J MEDIA ECON, V1, P51
[20]  
Lacy S., 1989, J MEDIA ECON, V2, P3