TY - JOUR
T1 - Tell it not in harrisburg, publish it not in the streets of Tampa
T2 - Media ownership, the public interest and local television news
AU - Schejter, Amit
AU - Obar, Jonathan A.
PY - 2009/1/1
Y1 - 2009/1/1
N2 - A framing analysis was performed on 22 local news reports identified in 90 newscasts carried by television stations covering the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) public hearings on media ownership held in Harrisburg, PA and Tampa, FL in 2007. It revealed two frames: one portraying the hearings as “unimportant” and another suggesting that “media consolidation is not a problem.” Taking into account that the stations are owned by non-local media conglomerates, the findings of this study imply that maintaining broadcasters independent of the networks serves the diversity of viewpoints in a market, especially regarding issues in which media conglomerates have a vested interest.
AB - A framing analysis was performed on 22 local news reports identified in 90 newscasts carried by television stations covering the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) public hearings on media ownership held in Harrisburg, PA and Tampa, FL in 2007. It revealed two frames: one portraying the hearings as “unimportant” and another suggesting that “media consolidation is not a problem.” Taking into account that the stations are owned by non-local media conglomerates, the findings of this study imply that maintaining broadcasters independent of the networks serves the diversity of viewpoints in a market, especially regarding issues in which media conglomerates have a vested interest.
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U2 - 10.1080/14616700902920240
DO - 10.1080/14616700902920240
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85011728793
SN - 1461-670X
VL - 10
SP - 577
EP - 593
JO - Journalism Studies
JF - Journalism Studies
IS - 5
ER -