Conflict coverage promotion : high quality or high concept? a multimodal analysis of claims-making in conflict coverage promotional spots of Al Jazeera english and CNN international / / Chris Veits

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910787701503321
• Autore: Veits Chris
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hamburg, Germany : , : Anchor Academic Publishing, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 3-95489-700-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (94 p.)
• Disciplina: 070.02854
• Soggetti: Journalism - Technological innovations; Mass media and globalization; Communication, International
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Conflict Coverage Promotion: High Quality or High Concept?; Abstract// Executive Summary; Contents; List of Figures/ Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: 24 hour News; 2.1 CNN International; 2.2 Al Jazeera English; Chapter 3: Literature Review; 3.1 Television Studies; 3.2 Branding and High Concept; 3.3 Quality; 3.4 Theoretical Framework; 3.5 Research questions; Chapter 4: Methods; 4.1 Multimodal Analysis; 4.2 Transcription; 4.3 Linking Analysis; 4.4 Analysis; 4.5 Pilot Study; 4.6 Sample; 4.7 Software; 4.8 Coding Sheet; Chapter 5: Analysis; 5.1 Research Question 1: How is 'journalistic quality' represented in conflict coverage promos of CNN International and Al Jazeera English? How do they compare?5.2 Research Question 2: How is 'high concept' represented in conflict coverage promos of CNN International and Al Jazeera English? How do they compare?; 5.3 Research Question 3: How do the representations of 'journalistic quality' and 'high concept' differ?; 5.4 Research Question 4: How do the findings relate to the ideological complexes of CNN International and Al Jazeera English?; 5.5 Additional Findings:; Chapter 6: Conclusion; 6.1 Theoretical Implications 6.2 Methodological reflections; 6.3 Personal Reflections; Bibliography; Additional Bibliography; Appendices; ; Appendix 1: Multimodal transcription sample including linking of quality claims; Appendix 2: List of videos including links; Appendix 3: Data Sheet
• Sommario/riassunto: Today even the war and conflict coverage of 24-hour news networks is subject to heavy promotion and part of the networks' advertising and branding campaigns. These commercial aspects of news production, however, seem to oppose concepts of journalistic quality. This study analyses claims of journalistic quality and 'high concept' in conflict coverage promotion spots and how they are linked to better understand the ideological complexes of CNN International and Al Jazeera English. The findings show an equal number of quality and 'high concept' claims with differences in the nature of the claims