Power of scandal: semiotic and pragmatic in mass media
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| contents | "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 A theoretical approach to the nature of media scandal. How scandal research tends to treat the achievement of media scandals Scandal as logic : ideal and sanction Scandal as industrial product and institutional practice Media scandals and what they are not Video-truths Comprehending media scandals from media Publicity narrative as precondition of scandals -- What is publicity, the public sphere?. Publicity as methodological construct Publicity as simulacrum Publicity and meaning as subsistence Semiotic as theory of formal and concrete meaning -- Semiotic of publicity. Publicity as teleology Legitimacy Public opinion as historical-cultural role relation Public opinion as theatre Public opinion operates by constructing the role of enunciation instance -- Publicity in media theory. Media : functional or semiotic? Is there a need for a separate semiotic media theory? Signs of society Functions of the three correlates in the media sign Technological determination or sign process : the case of televangelism Godcasting : meaning apparatuses of religious self-display -- From Jubilation to scandal. Religious meaning outside of public opinion Television studies and aesthetic form Media construction of religious space and time The call forward Witnessing PrayTV yields to PreyTV : acts of televangelist authority Primordial scandal religion -- Judgement : bringing into scandal-position. Scandal technique Investigative journalism and objectivity Metatexts : simplifying sanctions in public opinion texts Deduction classes of scandal -- The course of the scandal pro-gram. Media scandal methods Event : how destination in the Shanley story created the scandal The role structure of the Shanley story Two discursive scandal constructions Reality : news practice between reality determination and satirical alienation -- Effect and reality of scandal. Scandal as objectivity effect Objective scandal effects Critique of subjectivity approaches and functionalism Scandal effect as semiotic Institutions as pragmatic predetermination of purpose Delegitimization of an institution as purpose of media scandals -- Conclusion |
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| spelling | Ehrat, Johannes 1952- Verfasser aut Power of scandal semiotic and pragmatic in mass media Johannes Ehrat Semiotic and pragmatic in mass media Toronto ; Buffalo [N.Y.] University of Toronto Press [2011] © 2011 1 online resource (xvi, 407 pages) illustrations txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Toronto studies in semiotics and communication Description based on print version record A theoretical approach to the nature of media scandal. How scandal research tends to treat the achievement of media scandals Scandal as logic : ideal and sanction Scandal as industrial product and institutional practice Media scandals and what they are not Video-truths Comprehending media scandals from media Publicity narrative as precondition of scandals -- What is publicity, the public sphere?. Publicity as methodological construct Publicity as simulacrum Publicity and meaning as subsistence Semiotic as theory of formal and concrete meaning -- Semiotic of publicity. Publicity as teleology Legitimacy Public opinion as historical-cultural role relation Public opinion as theatre Public opinion operates by constructing the role of enunciation instance -- Publicity in media theory. Media : functional or semiotic? Is there a need for a separate semiotic media theory? Signs of society Functions of the three correlates in the media sign Technological determination or sign process : the case of televangelism Godcasting : meaning apparatuses of religious self-display -- From Jubilation to scandal. Religious meaning outside of public opinion Television studies and aesthetic form Media construction of religious space and time The call forward Witnessing PrayTV yields to PreyTV : acts of televangelist authority Primordial scandal religion -- Judgement : bringing into scandal-position. Scandal technique Investigative journalism and objectivity Metatexts : simplifying sanctions in public opinion texts Deduction classes of scandal -- The course of the scandal pro-gram. Media scandal methods Event : how destination in the Shanley story created the scandal The role structure of the Shanley story Two discursive scandal constructions "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 Reality : news practice between reality determination and satirical alienation -- Effect and reality of scandal. Scandal as objectivity effect Objective scandal effects Critique of subjectivity approaches and functionalism Scandal effect as semiotic Institutions as pragmatic predetermination of purpose Delegitimization of an institution as purpose of media scandals -- Conclusion Scandales dans les médias Sémiotique et médias Mass media fast Mass media / Semiotics fast Scandals fast PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology bisacsh Massenmedien Scandals in mass media Mass media Semiotics Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Ehrat, Johannes, 1952- Power of scandal http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=682688 Aggregator Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Ehrat, Johannes 1952- Power of scandal semiotic and pragmatic in mass media "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 A theoretical approach to the nature of media scandal. How scandal research tends to treat the achievement of media scandals Scandal as logic : ideal and sanction Scandal as industrial product and institutional practice Media scandals and what they are not Video-truths Comprehending media scandals from media Publicity narrative as precondition of scandals -- What is publicity, the public sphere?. Publicity as methodological construct Publicity as simulacrum Publicity and meaning as subsistence Semiotic as theory of formal and concrete meaning -- Semiotic of publicity. Publicity as teleology Legitimacy Public opinion as historical-cultural role relation Public opinion as theatre Public opinion operates by constructing the role of enunciation instance -- Publicity in media theory. Media : functional or semiotic? Is there a need for a separate semiotic media theory? Signs of society Functions of the three correlates in the media sign Technological determination or sign process : the case of televangelism Godcasting : meaning apparatuses of religious self-display -- From Jubilation to scandal. Religious meaning outside of public opinion Television studies and aesthetic form Media construction of religious space and time The call forward Witnessing PrayTV yields to PreyTV : acts of televangelist authority Primordial scandal religion -- Judgement : bringing into scandal-position. Scandal technique Investigative journalism and objectivity Metatexts : simplifying sanctions in public opinion texts Deduction classes of scandal -- The course of the scandal pro-gram. Media scandal methods Event : how destination in the Shanley story created the scandal The role structure of the Shanley story Two discursive scandal constructions Reality : news practice between reality determination and satirical alienation -- Effect and reality of scandal. Scandal as objectivity effect Objective scandal effects Critique of subjectivity approaches and functionalism Scandal effect as semiotic Institutions as pragmatic predetermination of purpose Delegitimization of an institution as purpose of media scandals -- Conclusion Scandales dans les médias Sémiotique et médias Mass media fast Mass media / Semiotics fast Scandals fast PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology bisacsh Massenmedien Scandals in mass media Mass media Semiotics |
| title | Power of scandal semiotic and pragmatic in mass media |
| title_alt | Semiotic and pragmatic in mass media A theoretical approach to the nature of media scandal. How scandal research tends to treat the achievement of media scandals Scandal as logic : ideal and sanction Scandal as industrial product and institutional practice Media scandals and what they are not Video-truths Comprehending media scandals from media Publicity narrative as precondition of scandals -- What is publicity, the public sphere?. Publicity as methodological construct Publicity as simulacrum Publicity and meaning as subsistence Semiotic as theory of formal and concrete meaning -- Semiotic of publicity. Publicity as teleology Legitimacy Public opinion as historical-cultural role relation Public opinion as theatre Public opinion operates by constructing the role of enunciation instance -- Publicity in media theory. Media : functional or semiotic? Is there a need for a separate semiotic media theory? Signs of society Functions of the three correlates in the media sign Technological determination or sign process : the case of televangelism Godcasting : meaning apparatuses of religious self-display -- From Jubilation to scandal. Religious meaning outside of public opinion Television studies and aesthetic form Media construction of religious space and time The call forward Witnessing PrayTV yields to PreyTV : acts of televangelist authority Primordial scandal religion -- Judgement : bringing into scandal-position. Scandal technique Investigative journalism and objectivity Metatexts : simplifying sanctions in public opinion texts Deduction classes of scandal -- The course of the scandal pro-gram. Media scandal methods Event : how destination in the Shanley story created the scandal The role structure of the Shanley story Two discursive scandal constructions Reality : news practice between reality determination and satirical alienation -- Effect and reality of scandal. Scandal as objectivity effect Objective scandal effects Critique of subjectivity approaches and functionalism Scandal effect as semiotic Institutions as pragmatic predetermination of purpose Delegitimization of an institution as purpose of media scandals -- Conclusion |
| title_auth | Power of scandal semiotic and pragmatic in mass media |
| title_exact_search | Power of scandal semiotic and pragmatic in mass media |
| title_full | Power of scandal semiotic and pragmatic in mass media Johannes Ehrat |
| title_fullStr | Power of scandal semiotic and pragmatic in mass media Johannes Ehrat |
| title_full_unstemmed | Power of scandal semiotic and pragmatic in mass media Johannes Ehrat |
| title_short | Power of scandal |
| title_sort | power of scandal semiotic and pragmatic in mass media |
| title_sub | semiotic and pragmatic in mass media |
| topic | Scandales dans les médias Sémiotique et médias Mass media fast Mass media / Semiotics fast Scandals fast PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology bisacsh Massenmedien Scandals in mass media Mass media Semiotics |
| topic_facet | Scandales dans les médias Sémiotique et médias Mass media Mass media / Semiotics Scandals PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology Massenmedien Scandals in mass media Mass media Semiotics |
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