Relevance and Diffusion of News of Major and Minor Events.

Hanneman, Gerhard J.; Greenberg, Bradley S.

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ERIC Number: EJ094398

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Publication Date: 1973

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Relevance and Diffusion of News of Major and Minor Events

Hanneman, Gerhard J.; Greenberg, Bradley S.

Journalism Quarterly, 50, 3, 433-37, F 73

Reports on diffusion studies following major and minor papal encyclicals. The results suggest that the relevance and salience of the information is more predictive of diffusion than is news value. (TO)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Diffusion, Information Dissemination, Mass Media, Media Research, News Reporting

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