NEWS COVERAGE AND MARKET-DRIVEN TENDENCIES TOWARDS TRIVIALIZATION AND TABLOIDIZATION

ABSTRACT. Entman argues that media framing is to select some aspect of a perceived reality and make them more salient in a communicating text. Gitlin asserts that the Internet redistributes the flow of unlimited media but does not dry it up. Jones maintains that news stories are simply one type of narrative, while entertainment media provide yet another. Alderman and Kennedy think that radio and television have become ubiquitous. Krajicek remarks that, initially, tabloidization occurred not by conscious decision but by collective assent among reporters and editors.