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Electronic Magazines: Soft News Programs on Network Television Hardback - 1995
by Spragens, William C
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- Title Electronic Magazines: Soft News Programs on Network Television
- Author Spragens, William C
- Binding Hardback
- Condition New
- Pages 168
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Praeger Pub Text, Westport, Connecticut, U.S.A.
- Publication date 1995
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover
- Bookseller's Inventory # x-0275941558
- ISBN 9780275941550 / 0275941558
- Weight 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg)
- Dimensions 9.5 x 6.35 x 0.75 in (24.13 x 16.13 x 1.91 cm)
- Reading level 1410
- Category Technology & Industrial Arts
- Library of Congress subjects Television broadcasting of news - United, Documentary television programs - United
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 94042845
- Dewey Decimal Code 070.195
- Quantity available 2
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This study examines the phenomenon of the "electronic magazine" and shows how the soft news programs affect the public's view of American politics and culture. Maintaining the distinction between the syndicated, tabloid-style programming (whose survival depends almost entirely on ratings success) and the more responsibly conceived network magazine programming, Spragens provides a thorough content analysis of "60 Minutes", "Dateline NBC", "20/20", and similar network series. His study traces the development of the television magazine genre from the original "60 Minutes" through the current crop of news programs; it tracks the soft/hard or sensational/serious content dichotomy and its relation to ratings; and it draws conclusions about the trends in soft news programming and their impact on the American public.
