Exploiting the Tension between the News Media's "Objective" and Adversarial Roles: The Role Imbalance Attack and Its Use of the Implied Audience.

Olson, Kathryn M.

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ERIC Number: EJ484762

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Publication Date: 1994

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Exploiting the Tension between the News Media's "Objective" and Adversarial Roles: The Role Imbalance Attack and Its Use of the Implied Audience.

Olson, Kathryn M.

Communication Quarterly, v42 n1 p36-56 Win 1994

Considers the attempts of some rhetors, when accused publicly through news media, to shift blame onto the reporting media by questioning their coverage. Defines this strategy as a "role imbalance attack" that deflects criticism away from a rhetor. Discusses the factors influencing the success of this strategy. (HB)

Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Discourse Modes, Higher Education, Mass Media Role, Media Research, News Media, Rhetorical Criticism

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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