Soft media
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Soft media comprises
Soft news is defined as information that is primarily entertaining or personally useful.[2] Soft news is often contrasted with hard news, which Harvard political scientist Thomas Patterson defines as the "coverage of breaking events involving top leaders, major issues, or significant disruptions in the routines of daily life".[3] While the purposes of both hard and soft news include informing the public, the two differ from one another in both the information contained within them and the methods that are used to present that information. Communicated through forms of soft media, soft news is usually contained in outlets that primarily serve as sources of entertainment, such as television programs, magazines, or print articles.
Background
There are many terms that can be associated with soft media, among them are soft news and
During the U.S
Effects
The average American
Studies have also shown that exposure to soft news can affect
A study conducted in Australia concluded hard news is more followed than soft news, except in the realm of sports. The study found that regardless of age and sex, soft news is less likely to be followed than hard news. With the lack in following for soft news, support for increased public engagement caused by soft news is rejected.[11]
In another study examining the effects of soft news consumption on voting behaviors, the phenomenon known as the
See also
References
- ^ a b Sex, Lies, and War: How Soft News Brings Foreign Policy to the Inattentive Public, Matthew A. Baum
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- ^ Patterson, Thomas E. (2000). "Doing Well and Doing Good: How Soft News and Critical Journalism Are Shrinking the News Audience and Weakening Democracy–And What News Outlets Can Do About It" (PDF). Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ Soft News Goes to War: Public Opinion and American Foreign Policy in the New Media Age, Matthew A. Baum
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- ^ From Hard to Soft News Standards? How Political Journalists in Different Media Systems Evaluate the Shifting Quality of News, Fritz Plasser
- ^ Reaching Women: Soft Media in the 2004 Presidential Election, Diane J. Heith
- ^ Hinckley, David (March 5, 2014). "Average American watches 5 hours of TV per day, report shows" – via New York Daily News.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
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