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Journalists' estimation of the impact of sensationalism in newspapers: a third-person effect analysis.

Wan Ching Kwan, Carol. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [70]-[71]). / Questionnaire also in Chinese. / Acknowledgement / Abstract / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Theoretical Framework and Literature Review --- p.6 / Third-Person Effect Hypothesis --- p.6 / Sensationalism --- p.18 / Non-sensational News --- p.20 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Rationale and Hypotheses --- p.25 / Hypotheses --- p.28 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Methodology --- p.32 / Measurement and Procedures --- p.32 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- Findings --- p.36 / Subjects --- p.36 / Descriptive Findings --- p.37 / Findings of Other Statistical Tests --- Hypothesis 1 and Hypothesis2 --- p.41 / Negative and Positive Third-Person Effect --- p.44 / Negative Reverse Third-Person Effect and Positive Reverse Third-Person Effect --- p.45 / Findings for Hypothesis3 --- p.47 / Findings for Hypothesis4 --- p.48 / Differences Between Popular Newspaper Journalists and Elite Newspaper Journalists --- p.49 / Working Experience in the Journalism --- p.50 / Length of Service in the Present Organisations --- p.51 / Job Levels --- p.52 / Age --- p.53 / Other Demographics --- p.53 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- Discussion --- p.55 / Perception of Media Impact --- p.55 / Negative Third-Person Effect --- p.56 / Level of Education and the Estimation of the Media Impact --- p.58 / Estimation of Media Impact and the Support for the Improvement of Professional Standard --- p.59 / Differences Between Popular Newspaper Journalists and Elite Newspaper Journalists --- p.61 / Self-perception of the Journalists --- p.62 / Length of Service in the Present Organisations --- p.64 / Other Demographics --- p.64 / Chapter Chapter 7: --- Conclusion --- p.67 / Bibliography / Appendix I English Questionnaire / Appendix II --- Chinese Questionnaire

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_321540
Date January 1996
ContributorsWan, Ching Kwan Carol., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Communication.
PublisherChinese University of Hong Kong
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, [5], 69, 14 leaves ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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