Media, Terrorism, and Emotionality: Emotional Differences in Media Content and Public Reactions to the September 11th Terrorist Attacks

Research on print and broadcast media shows differences in cognitive and affective responses. We extend that research by combining content analysis and survey methods to examine medium differences in the emotional tone of coverage concerning the September 11th terrorist attacks, and audience differe...

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Published in:Journal of broadcasting & electronic media 2003-09, Vol.47 (3), p.309-327
Main Authors: Cho, Jaeho, Boyle, Michael P., Keum, Heejo, Shevy, Mark D., McLeod, Douglas M., Shah, Dhavan V., Pan, Zhongdang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Communications industry
Content analysis
Mass media
Media coverage
Public opinion
Public relations
Suicide bombings
Telecommunications industry
Telecommunications services industry
Terrorism
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Summary:Research on print and broadcast media shows differences in cognitive and affective responses. We extend that research by combining content analysis and survey methods to examine medium differences in the emotional tone of coverage concerning the September 11th terrorist attacks, and audience differences in emotional reactions to the attacks. A computer- aided content analysis of national television and newspaper transcripts demonstrates that television news was consistently more emotional than print news. Further, a panel survey found use of television news was more
ISSN:0883-8151
1550-6878
DOI:10.1207/s15506878jobem4703_1