Research note: Sensationalism in Dutch current affairs programmes 1992-2001
Publication year
2006Number of pages
12 p.
Source
European Journal of Communication, 21, 2, (2006), pp. 227-238ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Journal title
European Journal of Communication
Volume
vol. 21
Issue
iss. 2
Languages used
English (eng)
Page start
p. 227
Page end
p. 238
Subject
Mediated communicationAbstract
Both news critics and scholars often contend that increasing competition in the news market urges journalists to sensationalize their stories. Starting from this hypothesis, this article investigates changes in the level of sensationalism in three Dutch current affairs programmes that merged in 1996 as part of a strategy to fight increasing competition. A content analysis of these programmes in 1992 and 2001 shows a partial trend towards greater use of sensationalism.
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