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ABC's 'Person of the Week': American Values in Television News.
- Source :
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Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly . Aut 1998 75(3):487-499. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- Contributes to scholarship on values and ideologies in the media by analyzing five years of ABC's "Person of the Week" segments to identify prominent types of people and values endorsed by mainstream news media. Finds that individuals most frequently selected for ABC's honor lived in the United States; worked in politics and entertainment; and were white, male, and famous. (SR)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1077-6990
- Volume :
- 75
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ577107
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research