Packaging Television News: The Effects of Tabloid on Information Processing and Evaluative Responses

This experiment assessed the impact of formal features associated with the packaging of tabloid and standard news on viewer arousal, attention, information recognition, memory, and evaluations of news. The flamboyant tabloid packaging style increased arousal and attention but did not have a signific...

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Published in:Journal of broadcasting & electronic media 2000-09, Vol.44 (4), p.581-598
Main Authors: Grabe, Maria Elizabeth, Zhou, Shuhua, Lang, Annie, Bolls, Paul David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Credibility
Indiana
Influence
Journalistic ethics
Media
News
Newspaper publishing
Perceptions
Product information
Tabloid newspapers
Television
Television broadcasting of news
Television news
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Summary:This experiment assessed the impact of formal features associated with the packaging of tabloid and standard news on viewer arousal, attention, information recognition, memory, and evaluations of news. The flamboyant tabloid packaging style increased arousal and attention but did not have a significant impact on recognition memory or delayed free recall of information. Moreover, viewers found standard versions to be more believable and informative than the tabloid versions of news stories.
ISSN:0883-8151
1550-6878
DOI:10.1207/s15506878jobem4404_4