Intertextuality and the 24-hour News Cycle
Author | : John Oddo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-10 | : 1611861403 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781611861402 |
Rating | : 4/5 (402 Downloads) |
Download or read book Intertextuality and the 24-hour News Cycle written by John Oddo and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most American adults never saw Colin Powell's speech on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Instead, they learned about it from journalists--and to a large extent formed their opinions about war with Iraq based on news coverage of the address. Focusing on one day of pre- and post-speech news coverage, Oddo examines how journalists influenced Powell's presentation--precontextualizing and recontextualizing his speech, and prepositioning and repositioning audiences to respond to it