Packaging Television News: The Effects of Tabloid on Information Processing and Evaluative Responses
Authors:
- Maria Elizabeth GrabeMGMaria Elizabeth Grabe
- Shuhua ZhouSZShuhua Zhou
- Annie LangALAnnie Lang
- Paul David BollsPBPaul David Bolls
- 1 December 2000
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media
- Vol. 44 (4) , 581-598
Abstract
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.Keywords
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