THE EXPRESSION OF LOCALISM - LOCAL TV-NEWS COVERAGE IN THE NEW VIDEO MARKETPLACE

Authors
SLATTERY KL HAKANEN EA DOREMUS ME
Citation
Kl. Slattery et al., THE EXPRESSION OF LOCALISM - LOCAL TV-NEWS COVERAGE IN THE NEW VIDEO MARKETPLACE, Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 40(3), 1996, pp. 403-413
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Communication,"Film, Radio, Television
Journal title
Journal of broadcasting & electronic media → ACNP
ISSN journal
08838151
Volume
40
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
403 - 413
Database
ISI
SICI code
0883-8151(1996)40:3<403:TEOL-L>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The emergence of a new video marketplace raises questions about the co mmitment of local TV news organizations to the FCC localism doctrine. Local news coverage at ten Pennsylvania stations in 1992 was content a nalyzed and compared with 1976 data collected by Adams (1980). Results indicate that stations devoted more coverage to outlying market areas in 1992 than in 1976, but emphasized sensationalism/human interest st ories at the expense of local public affairs issues.