Hype versus Substance in Network Television Coverage of Presidential Election Campaigns.

Content analysis of broadcast television networks' weekday nightly newscasts during the final weeks of the 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000 presidential election campaigns found an emphasis on hype rather than substantive coverage of the campaigns. Examination of audio and video messages separately showed...

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Published in:	Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 97 - 110
Main Authors:	Fox, Julia R., Angelini, James R., Goble, Christopher
Format:	Article
Published:	Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication Spring2005
Subjects:	Journalistic ethics Television & politics Content analysis Television broadcasting of news Presidential candidates in the press United States
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