Date Thesis Awarded
7-2013
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
Literary and Cultural Studies
Advisor
Gary Eckles
Committee Members
Sharon Zuber
Troy Davis
Abstract
In a more competitive news market, television media must compete with quicker forms of mass communication. While the internet has favored an approach based on breadth, television has been left to capitalize on depth. In order to retain ratings, news programming has adopted a more stylized, narrative approach in constructing news stories. However, as television media continues to force news events into narrative form, journalism ethics are increasingly called into question. This paper will explore the development, reasons, and merits of narrative media; ultimately, it will underscore the negative effects of the manipulation of the style as well as its impact on journalism ethics. Additionally, several primary sources will be analyzed to serve as examples of manipulated media. Ultimately, the paper will question narrative form in news; are viewers being entertained or are ethics being ignored?
Recommended Citation
Crawford, Shannon K., "Narrative and the News: The Permeation and Potential Propaganda of the Storytelling Style through Broadcast Media" (2013). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 596.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/596
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.