Tony Atwater
Biographic Data
| ID | 653626 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tony Atwater |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tony |
| FAMILY NAME | Atwater |
| SIGNATURE | ATWATER T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Michigan State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Race Relations in Ebony: An Analysis of Interracial Statements in Selected Feature Stories
The tense racial climate in America during the civil rights movement was the subject of constant media attention during the 1960s. Race relations were often portrayed and characterized as tenuous. To what extent (if any) did media accounts influence perceptions about race relations during this chapter of American history? Unfortunately, this question and the broader issue that it poses have not been addressed very often in the mass communication …
News time allocation in network crisis coverage: The case of TWA flight 847
This study examines the network news coverage of the TWA hijacking of June 1985 with the objective of identifying possible network differences through a more rigorous analysis of network performance than found in earlier studies. The analysis focuses on news time allocation and network performance at several stages of the event to determine possible differences in topical emphasis. A total of 491 hostage stories broadcast on ABC, CBS, and NBC's e…
Terrorism on the evening news: An analysis of coverage of the TWA hostage crisis on “NBC nightly news”
Earlier studies on network coverage of terrorism have shown that the networks devote extensive coverage to hostage crises. Further, the networks tend to emphasize the same topics while depicting them in similar ways. These trends have contributed to growing concerns that the networks may be granting legitimacy to terrorist grievances while television journalists willingly or unwillingly become participants in the news event. The purpose of the st…
Network Evening News Coverage of the TWA Hostage Crisis
Consonance in local television news
News reporting in three markets was studied to explore consonance in local television news. As more local television stations cover national news, the concept of consonance has assumed increased importance for broadcast news consumers. Consonance theory suggests that similar media messages transmitted across different media channels may influence public opinion and promote consensus. This study found consonance to be extensive in local television…
Product Differentiation in Local TV News
Product Differentiation in Local TV News
Consonance in local television news
News reporting in three markets was studied to explore consonance in local television news. As more local television stations cover national news, the concept of consonance has assumed increased importance for broadcast news consumers. Consonance theory suggests that similar media messages transmitted across different media channels may influence public opinion and promote consensus. This study found consonance to be extensive in local television…
Network Evening News Coverage of the TWA Hostage Crisis
Terrorism on the evening news: An analysis of coverage of the TWA hostage crisis on “NBC nightly news”
Earlier studies on network coverage of terrorism have shown that the networks devote extensive coverage to hostage crises. Further, the networks tend to emphasize the same topics while depicting them in similar ways. These trends have contributed to growing concerns that the networks may be granting legitimacy to terrorist grievances while television journalists willingly or unwillingly become participants in the news event. The purpose of the st…
Product Differentiation in Local TV News
Consonance in local television news
News reporting in three markets was studied to explore consonance in local television news. As more local television stations cover national news, the concept of consonance has assumed increased importance for broadcast news consumers. Consonance theory suggests that similar media messages transmitted across different media channels may influence public opinion and promote consensus. This study found consonance to be extensive in local television…
Terrorism on the evening news: An analysis of coverage of the TWA hostage crisis on “NBC nightly news”
Earlier studies on network coverage of terrorism have shown that the networks devote extensive coverage to hostage crises. Further, the networks tend to emphasize the same topics while depicting them in similar ways. These trends have contributed to growing concerns that the networks may be granting legitimacy to terrorist grievances while television journalists willingly or unwillingly become participants in the news event. The purpose of the st…
Network Evening News Coverage of the TWA Hostage Crisis
Race Relations in Ebony: An Analysis of Interracial Statements in Selected Feature Stories
The tense racial climate in America during the civil rights movement was the subject of constant media attention during the 1960s. Race relations were often portrayed and characterized as tenuous. To what extent (if any) did media accounts influence perceptions about race relations during this chapter of American history? Unfortunately, this question and the broader issue that it poses have not been addressed very often in the mass communication …
News time allocation in network crisis coverage: The case of TWA flight 847
This study examines the network news coverage of the TWA hijacking of June 1985 with the objective of identifying possible network differences through a more rigorous analysis of network performance than found in earlier studies. The analysis focuses on news time allocation and network performance at several stages of the event to determine possible differences in topical emphasis. A total of 491 hostage stories broadcast on ABC, CBS, and NBC's e…
Media Studies and Communication (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Advertising (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Evening (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Content analysis (2 works) · Crisis communication (2 works)