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Tabloid Television

By John Langer

Tabloid Television Media & Communication

Tabloid Television

By John Langer

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Fires, floods, celebrity lifestyles, heroic acts of humble people, and cute acts by family pets. Sensational news seems to take up an increasingly large part of contemporary broadcast journalism, but it is regularly dismissed as having no place on our screens. In "Tabloid Television," John Langer argues that television's "other news" must be recognized as equally important as "hard news" in the building of a comprehensive study of broadcast journalism. Using narrative analysis, theories of ideology, concepts from genre studies and detailed textual readings, "other news" is explored as a cultural discourse connected with story- telling, gossip, social memory, the horror film, national identity and the cult of fame. An eclectic and intriguing look at one of the most maligned areas of television news, "Tabloid" "Television" offers some interesting speculation about where the news might be heading.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
202
Release Date:
1998-03-01
Publication Date:
1997-11-20
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0415066360
ISBN13:
9780415066365
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
486 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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