The world outside: Local TV news treatment of imported news

Journalism and Mass Communication Quaterly

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 123-133

  Carroll, Raymond L ^a   Tuggle, C A ^a  

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DOI: 10.1177/107769909707400110     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. See Raymond L. Carroll, "Blurring Distinctions: Network and Local News," in The Future of News: Television, Newspapers, Wire Services, Newsmagazines, ed. Philip S. Cook, Douglas Gomery, and Lawrence W. Lichty (Washington, DC: Woodrow Wilson Center Press, 1992), 45-51.
2. Lawrence W. Lichty and Douglas Gomery, "More is Less," in The Future of News, 11-16.
3. Stephen Lacy, Tony Atwater, and Angela Powers, "Use of Satellite Technology in Local Television News," Journalism Quarterly 65 (winter 1988): 925-29, 966.
4. See, for instance, Rob Puglisi, "Satellite News Feeds: Many New Sources," RTNDA Communicator, November 1988, 10-17; Rob Puglisi, "Feeding the News Machine," RTNDA Communicator, May 1991, 10-11; and Jerry Jacobs, Changing Channels: Issues and Realities in Television News (Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Co., 1990).
5. See, for instance, Rob Puglisi, "Satellite News Feeds: Many New Sources," RTNDA Communicator, November 1988, 10-17; Rob Puglisi, "Feeding the News Machine," RTNDA Communicator, May 1991, 10-11; and Jerry Jacobs, Changing Channels: Issues and Realities in Television News (Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Co., 1990).
6. See, for instance, Rob Puglisi, "Satellite News Feeds: Many New Sources," RTNDA Communicator, November 1988, 10-17; Rob Puglisi, "Feeding the News Machine," RTNDA Communicator, May 1991, 10-11; and Jerry Jacobs, Changing Channels: Issues and Realities in Television News (Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Co., 1990).
7. Stephen Hess, "Let's Go to the Tapes!" RTNDA Communicator, April 1991, 37-38.
8. Gladys L. Cleland and David H. Ostroff, "Satellite News Gathering and News Department Operations," Journalism Quarterly 65 (winter 1988): 946-51.
9. Stephen Lacy and James M. Bernstein, "The Impact of Competition and Market Size on the Assembly Cost of Local Television News," Mass Comm Review 19 (1992): 41-48;
10. Stephen Lacy, "The Financial Commitment Approach to News Media Competition," Journal of Media Economics 5 (summer 1992): 5-21.
11. John H. McManus, Market-Driven Journalism: Let the Citizen Beware? (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1994). See also John McManus, "How Local Television Learns What Is News," Journalism Quarterly 67 (winter 1990): 672-83; and John McManus, "A Market-Based Model of News Production," Communication Theory 5 (November 1995): 307-338.
12. John H. McManus, Market-Driven Journalism: Let the Citizen Beware? (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1994). See also John McManus, "How Local Television Learns What Is News," Journalism Quarterly 67 (winter 1990): 672-83; and John McManus, "A Market-Based Model of News Production," Communication Theory 5 (November 1995): 307-338.
13. John H. McManus, Market-Driven Journalism: Let the Citizen Beware? (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1994). See also John McManus, "How Local Television Learns What Is News," Journalism Quarterly 67 (winter 1990): 672-83; and John McManus, "A Market-Based Model of News Production," Communication Theory 5 (November 1995): 307-338.
14. Raymond L. Carroll, "Market Size and TV News Values," Journalism Quarterly 66 (spring 1989): 49-56.
15. William R. Davie and Jung-Sook Lee, "Television News Technology: Do More Sources Mean Less Diversity?" Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 37 (fall 1993): 453-64.
16. Mark D. Harmon, "Market Size and Local Television News Judgment," Journal of Media Economics 2 (spring 1989): 15-29.
17. James M. Bernstein, Stephen Lacy, Catherine Cassara, and Tuen-yu Lau, "Geographic Coverage by Local Television News," Journalism Quarterly 67 (winter 1990): 663-71.
18. William C. Adams, "Local Public Affairs Content of TV News," Journalism Quarterly 55 (winter 1978): 690-95.
19. Jung S. Ryu, "Public Affairs and Sensationalism in Local TV News Programs," Journalism Quarterly 59 (spring 1982): 74-78, 137.
20. Karen L. Slattery and Ernest A. Hakanen, "Sensationalism Versus Public Affairs Content of Local TV News: Pennsylvania Revisited," Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 38 (spring 1994): 205-216.
21. Carroll, "Market Size and TV News Values."
22. McManus, Market-Driven Journalism.
23. Davie and Lee, "Television News Technology."
24. Bernstein et al., "Geographic Coverage by Local Television News."
25. Ryu, "Public Affairs and Sensationalism."
26. Adams, "Local Public Affairs Content of TV News."
27. Slattery and Hakanen, "Sensationalism Versus Public Affairs Content."
28. Harmon, "Market Size and Local Television News Judgment."
29. Carroll, "Market Size and TV News Values."
30. Jacobs, Changing Channels, 11.
31. McManus, Market-Driven Journalism, 128-29.
32. McManus points out the potential for manipulation of the public agenda through information subsidies from sources powerful enough to hire press agents and to "manufacture" events. While subsidized news may facilitate the news organization's needs, its supplier may intend to manipulate the content in support of some objective.
33. McManus, Market-Driven Journalism, 88-106.
34. Markets included New York; Los Angeles; Boston; Washington, DC; Dallas; Atlanta; Cleveland; Tampa-St. Petersburg; Denver; Orlando; Hartford-Springfield; Indianapolis; Raleigh-Durham; Nashville; Birmingham; Albany; Mobile-Pensacola; Rochester, NY; Tuscon; Davenport, IA-Rock Island-Moline, IL; Montgomery, AL; Gainesville, FL; Panama City, FL; Tuscaloosa, AL; and Lafayette, IN.
35. Ole R. Holsti, Content Analysis for the Social Sciences and Humanities. (Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1969), 137-40. The intercoder reliability coefficient was based on coding of 94 stories in the newscasts from broadcasts on six different stations from different markets. Three were compared early in the coding process and three were compared near the end of the coding. Intercoder reliability was checked by coding newscasts that were a part of the sample. The coefficient of reliability for geographic orientation was .79, for source of story was .84, and for topic was .84. Unresolved coding decisions were arbitrated by the senior researcher. The data were thoroughly examined after being entered in a computer database to spot inconsistencies. Every feasible step was taken to identify and rectify coding inconsistencies. For example, since coding of different stations' broadcasts was usually completed by different coding teams, we were able to compare coding decisions when stories were duplicated.
36. U.S. Department of Commerce, 1990 Census of Population and Housing Guide (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1990).
37. Guido H. Stempel III, "Topic and Story Choice of Five Network Newscasts," Journalism Quarterly 65 (fall 1988): 750-52.
38. Lacy, "The Financial Commitment Approach to News Media Competition."
39. Stephen Lacy, Tony Atwater, and Xinmin Qin, "Competition and the Allocation of Resources for Local Television News," Journal of Media Economics 2 (spring 1989): 3-14.
40. Carroll, "Market Size and TV News Values."
41. Cleland and Ostroff, "Satellite News Gathering," 950.
42. McManus, Market-Driven Journalism, 88-106.
43. Lacy and Bernstein, "The Impact of Competition and Market Size on the Assembly Cost of Local Television News"; Lacy, "The Financial Commitment Approach to News Media Competition"; Lacy, Atwater, and Qin, "Competition and the Allocation of Resources for Local Television News"; Thomas J. Johnson and Wayne Wanta, "Newspaper Competition and Message Diversity in an Urban Market," Mass Comm Review 20 (1993): 136-47; Stephen Lacy, "The Effects of Intracity Competition on Daily Newspaper Content," Journalism Quarterly 64 (autumn 1987): 281-91.
44. Lacy and Bernstein, "The Impact of Competition and Market Size on the Assembly Cost of Local Television News"; Lacy, "The Financial Commitment Approach to News Media Competition"; Lacy, Atwater, and Qin, "Competition and the Allocation of Resources for Local Television News"; Thomas J. Johnson and Wayne Wanta, "Newspaper Competition and Message Diversity in an Urban Market," Mass Comm Review 20 (1993): 136-47; Stephen Lacy, "The Effects of Intracity Competition on Daily Newspaper Content," Journalism Quarterly 64 (autumn 1987): 281-91.
45. Lacy and Bernstein, "The Impact of Competition and Market Size on the Assembly Cost of Local Television News"; Lacy, "The Financial Commitment Approach to News Media Competition"; Lacy, Atwater, and Qin, "Competition and the Allocation of Resources for Local Television News"; Thomas J. Johnson and Wayne Wanta, "Newspaper Competition and Message Diversity in an Urban Market," Mass Comm Review 20 (1993): 136-47; Stephen Lacy, "The Effects of Intracity Competition on Daily Newspaper Content," Journalism Quarterly 64 (autumn 1987): 281-91.
46. Lacy and Bernstein, "The Impact of Competition and Market Size on the Assembly Cost of Local Television News"; Lacy, "The Financial Commitment Approach to News Media Competition"; Lacy, Atwater, and Qin, "Competition and the Allocation of Resources for Local Television News"; Thomas J. Johnson and Wayne Wanta, "Newspaper Competition and Message Diversity in an Urban Market," Mass Comm Review 20 (1993): 136-47; Stephen Lacy, "The Effects of Intracity Competition on Daily Newspaper Content," Journalism Quarterly 64 (autumn 1987): 281-91.
47. Lacy and Bernstein, "The Impact of Competition and Market Size on the Assembly Cost of Local Television News"; Lacy, "The Financial Commitment Approach to News Media Competition"; Lacy, Atwater, and Qin, "Competition and the Allocation of Resources for Local Television News"; Thomas J. Johnson and Wayne Wanta, "Newspaper Competition and Message Diversity in an Urban Market," Mass Comm Review 20 (1993): 136-47; Stephen Lacy, "The Effects of Intracity Competition on Daily Newspaper Content," Journalism Quarterly 64 (autumn 1987): 281-91.