Power of Scandal : : Semiotic and Pragmatic in Mass Media / / P. Johannes Ehrat, SJ.
Are 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 destabil...
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Ehrat, SJ, P. Johannes , author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Power of Scandal : Semiotic and Pragmatic in Mass Media / P. Johannes Ehrat, SJ. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017] ©2010 1 online resource (432 p.) : 2 figures text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 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 -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Are 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. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Mass media Semiotics. Scandals in mass media. SOCIAL SCIENCE / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110490954 print 9781442641259 https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442686755 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442686755 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781442686755.jpg |
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