03562nam 2200673 450 991045723480332120200520144314.01-4426-6168-21-4426-8675-810.3138/9781442686755(CKB)2550000000043216(OCoLC)755874170(CaPaEBR)ebrary10488840(SSID)ssj0000571155(PQKBManifestationID)11351177(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000571155(PQKBWorkID)10611693(PQKB)10229791(CaBNVSL)slc00227093(CEL)436869(MiAaPQ)EBC3276004(MiAaPQ)EBC4672488(DE-B1597)479154(OCoLC)987932127(DE-B1597)9781442686755(Au-PeEL)EBL4672488(CaPaEBR)ebr11258155(OCoLC)868069179(EXLCZ)99255000000004321620160923h20112011 uy 0engurcn||||||a||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPower of scandal semiotic and pragmatic in mass media /Johannes EhratToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2011.©20111 online resource (424 p.)Toronto Studies in Semiotics and Communication1-4426-4125-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Preface --Acknowledgments --1 A Theoretical Approach to the Nature of Media Scandal --2 What Is Publicity, the Public Sphere? --3 Semiotic of Publicity --4 Publicity in Media Theory --5 From Jubilation to Scandal --6 Judgment: Bringing into a Scandal- Position --7 The Course of the Scandal Pro-Gram --8 Effect and Reality of Scandal --9 Conclusion --Notes --Bibliography --IndexAre there events that are inherently scandalous? Power of Scandal finds that the very idea of 'scandal' is derived not from an event, but from public opinion - which, in turn, is construed by media narratives. Scandal is powerful because of its ability to challenge institutions by destabilizing their legitimacy. The media plays an integral role in the creation of scandal because it interprets real events as purposeful actions for the public. Examining the ubiquity of scandals in today's mass media, Johannes Ehrat's conclusions are fresh and surprising.Ehrat applies classic semiotic and pragmatic thought to contemporary media issues, mainly moralist discourse from sex abuse cases to the phenomenon of televangelism. Arguing that sociological and communications studies of scandal have ignored the media's constructed nature, Ehrat focuses on how meaningful public narrative is produced. By examining the parallel worlds of media and public opinion, Power of Scandal uses an alternative heuristic for understanding mass communication that is both rigorous and sophisticated.Toronto studies in semiotics and communication.Mass mediaSemioticsScandals in mass mediaElectronic books.Mass mediaSemiotics.Scandals in mass media.302.2/4Ehrat Johannes1952-778090MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457234803321Power of scandal2244552UNINA