Departmental Papers (ASC)
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
April 1983
Abstract
A reliance on prepackaged features and public relations sources, coupled with a desire for upbeat, visually interesting stories, results in a similarity of soft news across programs and stations, despite differing programming strategies.
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Date Posted: 17 January 2008
This document has been peer reviewed.
Comments
Reprinted in Journal of Communication, Spring 1983, pages 111-123.
NOTE: At the time of publication, the author Joseph Turow was affiliated with Purdue University. Currently January 2008, he is a faculty member of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.