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Media, Terrorism, and Emotionality: Emotional Differences in Media Content and Public Reactions to the September 11th Terrorist Attacks
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Research on print and broadcast media shows differences in cognitive and affective responses. We extend that research by combining content analysis and survey methods to examine medium differences in the emotional tone of coverage concerning the September 11th terrorist attacks, and audience differences in emotional reactions to the attacks. A computer- aided content analysis of national television and newspaper transcripts demonstrates that television news was consistently more emotional than print news. Further, a panel survey found use of television news was more
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“In the study conducted in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, Cho et al [147] established that negative affect resulting from television news use after the attacks drove future television news use and predicted negative affect responses several months later.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Cho, J., Boyle, M. P., Keum, H., Shevy, M. D., McLeod, D. M., Shah, D. V., & Pan, Z.
- Venue
- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2003-09
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 309-327
- ISSN
- 0883-8151 (ISSN-L)
- 1550-6878
- OpenAlex
- W2019829209
- Cited by
- 186
- References
- 33
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- FWCI
- 19.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Communication › News Media Framing and Political Communication
- Social Sciences › Communication › Communication and COVID-19 Impact
- Social Sciences › Communication › Journalism and Media Studies
- Keywords
- September 11 attacks, terrorism, media coverage, emotional tone, television news, emotional responses, news framing
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