The ‘New’ News as No ‘News’: Us Cable News Channels as Branded Political Entertainment Television

2012 ◽  
Vol 144 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey P. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Product Differentiation ◽  
Cable Television ◽  
Television News ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Cable News ◽  
News Content ◽  
Political Reality ◽  
Entertainment Television ◽  
Cable Television News

Contesting the journalism frame as the basis for assessing US cable television news channels, this article argues instead for a focus on the branding and product differentiation practices that shape news content in the highly competitive cable marketplace. Politics, in particular, has become the central identifying brand marker, as cable news channels transform the raw material of public life into a variety of entertainment performances. The construction of politics is thoroughly informed by commercial strategy and brand appeal, as politics is brought to life through performances that constitute political reality for viewing audiences.

Cable Television News Viewed as Most Credible

2001 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mineabere Ibelema ◽  
Larry Powell
Keyword(s):  
Cable Television ◽  
Television News ◽  
Cable Television News

scholarly journals Metaphorical Violence in Political Discourse

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Adam Turner ◽  
Paul P. Maglio ◽  
Teenie Matlock
Keyword(s):  
Political Discourse ◽  
Television News ◽  
Abstract Concepts ◽  
Dynamical Models ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Cable News ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Literary Device ◽  
Cable Television News ◽  
Time To Drain

Metaphor is more than a literary device. It is a fundamental cognitive ability that drives the capacity to reason about state and actions in the world. Metaphor—which involves under- standing of abstract concepts in terms of more basic ones—permeates political discourse. Its ubiquity is evident in the frequent use of statements such as “It’s time to drain the swamp”, “Obama sprinted toward victory on Election Day”, and “Trump attacks Jeff Sessions over Russian probe methods”. No one is releasing water, running, or causing physical harm. How is metaphor- ical violence expressed, for instance, expressions with words such as “attack”, “slaughter”, and “hit”, and how does it influence political thought and communication? Here, we describe novel time-resolved observations and explanatory dynamical models of the use of metaphorical violence language in political discourse on U.S. cable television news in the period leading up to the two most recent presidential elections. Our results quantify the details and dynamics of the use of these metaphors, revealing how cable news shows act as reporters, promoters, expectation-setters, and ideological agents in different degrees in response to differing cultural situations. Our work has implications for shaping political discourse and influencing political attitudes.

Reassessing Relationships between Communication Forms and Political Knowledge in Political Campaigns from a Geospatial Perspective: The Case of Local TV News

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yung-I Liu
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Presidential Elections ◽  
Television News ◽  
Political Knowledge ◽  
Political Campaigns ◽  
Political Discussion ◽  
Tv News ◽  
Cable Television News ◽  
The U.S

<p><a>This study investigates the informing effects of communication in political campaigns from a geospatial perspective. The results from analyzing survey data collected during the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections in the U.S. generally suggest that the main forms of traditional </a>communication, i.e., print newspapers and network and cable television news—but with the exception of local TV news—play a significant role in informing citizens about political campaigns. Political discussion also plays a role in this regard. The implications of the respective roles of a number of news forms in a democracy are discussed.</p>

Hard News/Soft News Content of the National Broadcast Networks, 1972–1987

1992 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 406-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
David K. Scott ◽  
Robert H. Gobetz
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Television News ◽  
Network News ◽  
Human Interest ◽  
Slight Tendency ◽  
News Content ◽  
Broadcast Networks ◽  
Television Network ◽  
Soft News ◽  
News Programs

In recent years there has been a slight tendency for television network news programs to increase the amount of soft news presented mostly during the last one-third of the newscast. Content analysis of the Vanderbilt Television News Abstracts from 1972 through 1987 shows that, although all networks did increase the amount of soft news, this type news remained a small part of the newscast. Soft news is defined as stories that focus on a human interest topic, feature or nonpolicy issue.

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