Deviance as a Predictor of Newsworthiness: Coverage of International Events in the U.S. Media

Shoemaker, Pamela J.; Chang, Tsan‐Kuo; Brendlinger, Nancy

doi:10.1080/23808985.1987.11678651

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“…Novelty dictates news value (33-35). Novel content attracts audience attention because it tends to make people "stop and think" or perceive it as a potential threat, by interrupting routine information processing or by deviating from existing schemata (34,36). Individuals are more likely to select information containing deviant content and pay attention to surprising news events (37-39).…”

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Content Characteristics Driving the Diffusion of Antismoking Messages: Implications for Cancer Prevention in the Emerging Public Communication Environment

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).This study examined how content characteristics of antitobacco messages affect smokers' selective exposure to and social sharing of those messages. Results from an experiment revealed that content features predicting smokers' selection of antismoking messages are different from those predicting whether those messages are shared. Antismoking messages smokers tend to select are characterized by strong arguments (odds ratio = 2.02, P = .02) and positive sentiments (odds ratio = 3.08, P = .03). Once selected, the messages more likely to be retransmitted by smokers were those with novel arguments (B = .83, P = .002) and positive sentiments (B = 1.65, P = .005). This research adds to the literature about the content characteristics driving the social diffusion of antitobacco messages and contributes to our understanding of the role of persuasive messages about smoking cessation in the emerging public communication environment. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2013;47:182-187 Cigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of mortality in the United States and is a significant cancer risk factor. More than 90% of lung cancer is attributable to smoking tobacco, and tobacco use significantly increases the risk of developing all of the most commonly diagnosed forms of cancer (1). Thus, tobacco control efforts are critically important for cancer prevention. Tobacco control programs have historically relied heavily on traditional mass media to spread antitobacco messages (2-4). But Web 2.0 and the social media have resulted in rapid, profound changes in the media landscape (5-7). Implications for cancer prevention and tobacco control are just beginning to be understood.Rapid diffusion of new information technologies has created unprecedented opportunities for exposure to and sharing of antitobacco-related messages (ie, messages designed to prevent or curtail tobacco use). As of 2012, 81% of adults in the United States use the Internet, and 59% said they looked online for health-related topics (5). Of online adults, 67% reported using social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter (8). According to a recent survey (9), 53% of US adults get news forwarded to them via e-mail or social networking sites; 36% share news with their social networks via those platforms. In sum, the production and dissemination of health information in general, and of antismoking information in particular, is no longer in the hands of a few experts or major corporations; individuals now actively seek out, generate, and share information across their social networks (7,10).For more than 2 decades, tobacco control researchers have examined how exposure to televised antitobacco advertising affects individuals' cigarette smoking attitudes and behaviors (2,(11)(12)(13)(14). Although television advertising remains a critical component of tobacco control campaigns, it is becoming increasingly important to measure and understand the impact of antitobacco-related information across digital media platforms and the interactions across these platforms...

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“…Using OLS regression, the study attempted to contribute to the methodological development of research on the determinants of international news coverage as called for by previous studies (Shoemaker et al, 1986). Table 4 lists the results of the regression test.…”

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Where in the World Is Africa?

Golan

2008

International Communication Gazette

101

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The current study investigates coverage of African nations by four US television newscasts. It focuses on the news period between 2002 and 2004 and reveals that despite presence of wide-scale famine, civil conflict, disputed elections and an AIDS epidemic, the African continent received limited coverage. Based on research on the determinants of international news coverage, the study investigates how deviance, relevance, cultural affinity and location in the world system may be used to predict coverage. Results identify trade with the US and gross domestic product as the two key predictors of coverage of African nations. In the discussion, the study's results are incorporated into the larger theoretical application of world system theory into research on the determinants of international news coverage.

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“…It would take us too far to discuss all qualifications or additions to the field, but it is noteworthy to point out that some scholars such as Harrison (2006), Gans (1979) and Teunissen (2005) did not ignore more contextual or practical factors such as the availability of visual material as a selection factor. To conclude this brief overview, Golan (2008: 44-45) conducted a meta-analysis of the field and identified the following four key factors as basic predictors of news selection and coverage: "deviance (Shoemaker, Chang & Brendlinger, 1986), relevance (Chang, Shoemaker & Brendlinger, 1987), cultural affinity (Hester, 1973) and the prominence of the nation within the hierarchy of nations (Chang, 1998;Kim & Barnett, 1996) (2000) and Hjarvard (2002: 94-95) questioned the assumption of many researchers in the field that it is at all possible to establish once and for all a final or absolute taxonomy of news factors. This assumes a high degree of uniformity in international news reporting and selection practices across different countries, time periods, media sectors and newsrooms.…”

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50 years of Galtung and Ruge: Reflections on their model of news values and its relevance for the study of journalism and communication today

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Heinrich²,

Wöhlert

2016

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Deviance as a Predictor of Newsworthiness: Coverage of International Events in the U.S. Media

Cited by 47 publications

References 21 publications

Content Characteristics Driving the Diffusion of Antismoking Messages: Implications for Cancer Prevention in the Emerging Public Communication Environment

Content Characteristics Driving the Diffusion of Antismoking Messages: Implications for Cancer Prevention in the Emerging Public Communication Environment

Where in the World Is Africa?

50 years of Galtung and Ruge: Reflections on their model of news values and its relevance for the study of journalism and communication today

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