Mythic Elements in Television News.

Smith, Robert Rutherford

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ERIC Number: EJ207861

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979

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Mythic Elements in Television News.

Smith, Robert Rutherford

Journal of Communication, v29 n1 p75-82 Win 1979

Constructs a model of the narrative structure of television news items by categorizing types of events, story subjects, actors, acted upon, narratives, themes, and symbols for a week of network and local news broadcasts. (JMF)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Content Analysis, Models, News Media, News Reporting, News Writing, Television, Television Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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