Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media articles from March 2006

Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media archives from March 2006

More than words alone: incorporating broadcasters' nonverbal communication into the stages of crisis coverage theory--evidence from September 11th.
March 1, 2006... Ethical norms in broadcasting require journalists to present the news in a neutral manner regardless of the journalists' personal beliefs, attitudes, or emotions (Cohen, 1987). Whether covering politicians on the campaign trail, routine city...

Candidate appearances on soft news shows and public knowledge about primary campaigns.
March 1, 2006... Following what has now become standard procedure for presidential contenders, the candidates for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination made the rounds on entertainment-oriented "soft news" programs. For example, on September 16, 2003,...

The "I" of embedded reporting: an analysis of CNN coverage of the "Shock and Awe" campaign.
March 1, 2006... The practice of embedding reporters with troops during the 2003 Iraq War was both cheered and jeered by professional journalists as well as by media critics and scholars (Bucy, 2003; Ewers, 2003; Gralnick, 2003; "How Embedded," 2003; Kalb,...

Effects of showing risk in beer commercials to young drinkers.
March 1, 2006... Advertising for alcoholic beverages is frequently criticized for contributing to irresponsible drinking behavior on the part of teenagers and young adults. Although alcohol is a legal product for consumption in the United States by people who...

Female news professionals in local and national broadcast news during the buildup to the Iraq War.
March 1, 2006... The years of 2004 and 2005 brought major changes to the network television news landscape. Longtime NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw gave way to Brian Williams, ABC's Peter Jennings succumbed to lung cancer, and CBS newsman Dan Rather resigned amid...

Sports versus all comers: comparing TV sports fans with fans of other programming genres.
March 1, 2006... Sports has been a programming staple on broadcast and cable television for decades. It regularly attracts the faithful and, with major events, draws audiences that other genres of programming rarely approach. Year in and year out, the Super...

The impact of television viewing on perceptions of juvenile crime.
March 1, 2006... The news media's coverage of crime has been extensively studied, although only recently has attention focused more narrowly on considerations of juvenile crime (Gilliam & Bales, 2003; Gilliam & lyengar, 2005; Solar, 2001; Wilson, Colvin, &...

Predicting satellite radio adoption via listening motives, activity, and format preference.
March 1, 2006... As the 21st century begins, the radio industry remains largely unchanged in its content offerings. Radio's economic structure has been greatly transformed, however, by the liberation of license ownership restrictions stemming from 1996...

Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism. .(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Edwards, B. (2004). Edward R. Murrow and the birth of broadcast journalism. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. 174 pages. Forty years after his death, Edward R. Murrow is back on the public stage, thanks to a Hollywood movie (George Clooney's Good Night...

First ladies.(First Ladies and the Press: The Unfinished Partnership of the Media Age)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Beasley, M. (2005). First ladies and the press: The unfinished partnership of the media age. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press. 337 pages. In this comprehensive and informative volume, one of the two first works in a new series...

Jennings Bryant: the "Compleat" scholar.(Biography)
March 1, 2006... Jennings Bryant is one of the last true generalists in the field of mass communication. The name of this prolific scholar is inexorably linked with entertainment theory, media effects, television and children, and mass communication theory. The...