The effect of narrative news format on empathy for stigmatized groups

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-224

  Oliver, Mary Beth ^a   Dillard, James Price ^a   Bae, Keunmin ^a   Tamul, Daniel J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

empathy; narratives; news stories; stigmatization

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIA; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84870592803     PISSN: 10776990     EISSN: 2161430X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077699012439020     Document Type: Article

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