News and Storytelling in American Culture: Reevaluating the Sensational Dimension

It is argued that the sensational -- characterized by messages that engage the emotions & senses -- is a necessary component of news, & should not automatically be condemned. In fact, without it, the press's self-imposed duty of informing could only partly be fulfilled. To illustrate th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of American Culture 1990-06, Vol.13 (2), p.33-37
Hauptverfasser:	Bird, S. Elizabeth, Dardenne, Robert W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	News Coverage News Media Storytelling Subjectivity United States of America
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