TELEVISION-NEWS TECHNOLOGY - DO MORE SOURCES MEAN LESS DIVERSITY

Authors
DAVIE WR LEE JS
Citation
Wr. Davie et Js. Lee, TELEVISION-NEWS TECHNOLOGY - DO MORE SOURCES MEAN LESS DIVERSITY, Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 37(4), 1993, pp. 453-464
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Communication,"Film, Radio, Television
Journal title
Journal of broadcasting & electronic media → ACNP
ISSN journal
08838151
Volume
37
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
453 - 464
Database
ISI
SICI code
0883-8151(1993)37:4<453:TT-DMS>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The promise of increased differentiation in local television news prod uced by new technologies in a multichannel environment prompted this s tudy. After comparing 1,335 stories from nine TV stations in Texas, th e data showed that 56% of the reports on local newscasts were similar (consonant) and 44% were different (unique). News stories from network sources presented the highest percentage of similarity, while unique stories were usually supplied by local sources.