Departmental Papers (ASC)
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
8-2000
Publication Source
Journalism
Volume
1
Issue
2
Start Page
197
Last Page
216
DOI
10.1177/146488490000100201
Abstract
The manner in which press outlets cover the convergence of the explicitly sensational and the explicitly ideological holds political and social implications. Does a startling or shocking domestic incident that the US press labels as zealotry catalyze the nation's news outlets to explore a wide range of views about the issues involved and their public relevance? This article addresses this matter by examining print media coverage of a videotaped euthanasia that was broadcast by the popular news magazine program 60 Minutes. The findings raise questions about the ability of incidents such as these to push the mainstream press to look beyond zealotry to the social context surrounding it.
Copyright/Permission Statement
The final, definitive version of this article has been published in Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism, 1(2), 197-216, 2000, © by SAGE Publications, Inc. at the Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism page: page: http://jou.sagepub.com/ on SAGE Journals Online: http://online.sagepub.com/
Keywords
controversy, criminal, domestic news, euthanasia, ideology, medicine, sensationalism, zealotry
Recommended Citation
Turow, J., Caplan, A. L., & Bracken, J. S. (2000). Domestic ‘Zealotry’ and Press Discourse: Kevorkian’s Euthanasia Incident. Journalism, 1 (2), 197-216. https://doi.org/10.1177/146488490000100201
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Date Posted: 25 June 2015
This document has been peer reviewed.