The expression of localism: Local TV news coverage in the new video marketplace |
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| Authors: | Karen L Slattery Ernest A Hakanen Mark E Doremus |
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| Institution: | 1. Associate Professor in the Department of Broadcast and Electronic Media , Marquette University ,;2. Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Communications , Drexel University ,;3. Student at the Law School , University of Wisconsin‐Madison , |
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| Abstract: | The emergence of a new video marketplace raises questions about the commitment of local TV news organizations to the FCC localism doctrine. Local news coverage at ten Pennsylvania stations in 1992 was content analyzed and compared with 1976 data collected by Adams (1980). Results indicate that stations devoted more coverage to outlying market areas in 1992 than in 1976, but emphasized sensationalism/human interest stories at the expense of local public affairs issues. |
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