The journalism of outrageousness: tabloid television news vs. investigative news
Article Abstract:
A culturological analysis of tabloid television news reveals that this much-maligned genre actually upholds the longstanding journalistic tradition of 'muckraking,' in much the same way that investigative news does. However, these two genres of broadcast journalism differ in that investigative television news strives to be morally substantive, whereas tabloid news makes few claims to moral rectitude. Instead, tabloid news programs such as 'Hard Copy,' 'Inside Edition' and 'A Current Affair' opt to revel in the ironic outrageousness of the sensationalized tales they serve up to the public.
Publication Name: Journalism & Mass Communication Monographs
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 1077-6966
Year: 1996
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The political diversity of public television: polysemy, the public sphere, and the conservative critique of PBS
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An analysis of public television programs shows that the conservative critique regarding liberal bias of public broadcasting is flawed. The criticisms are based on documentaries' programming, which forms only a small part of the total program broadcasts. The criticisms do not apply to other genres of programs. Analysis fails to support the prevalent notion of polysemy of news texts. Limited access to the general public restricts the diversity of news content but only to a limited extent. Public television will have to improve the diversity of its programming to improve its effectiveness.
Publication Name: Journalism & Mass Communication Monographs
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 1077-6966
Year: 1996
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