Bad news revisited: The portrayal of violence, conflict, and suffering on television news.

Roger N. Johnson

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Television news broadcasts were monitored over a 6-month period and analyzed for the amount and type of 5 categories of The programs selected included national network news, local news, independent superstation news, and cable network news. In terms of both news time and news stories, more than half of the news depicted various forms of violence, conflict, and suffering. In addition, bad news received further emphasis by placing it earlier in the broadcasts.

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