O. J. Simpson Facts and Fictions: News Rituals in the Construction of RealityCambridge University Press, 15 avr. 1999 - 350 pages Abundant popular discourses surround the O. J. Simpson double murder case. By contrast, Darnell Hunt scrutinizes these very discourses in order to further our understanding of the interests underlying them. Exploring the relationships between O. J.'s trial, the social location of television viewers (their race, gender and class) and everyday consciousness of social issues, his textual and audience analyses consider the incredible allure of the trial as "media event." Looking beyond the obvious explanations of celebrity, scandal and voyeurism, Dr. Hunt asks: Why was America so obsessed by this case? Why did so many people invest in particular outcomes? And what are we to make of the apparent racial divide in attitudes about the case, as shown in the opinion polls? |
Table des matières
OJ and ritual | 17 |
OJ and politics | 49 |
News construction | 85 |
Press rites and OJ wrongs behind the scenes at Camp OJ | 87 |
Celebrating the process OJ and KTLATV | 107 |
Reaffirming official sources OJ and the Los Angeles Times | 133 |
Illegitimate transgressions OJ and the Los Angeles Sentinel | 156 |
Audience reception | 179 |
Pageone narratives Los Angeles Times January 25October 4 1995 | 275 |
Pageone OJ narratives Los Angeles Sentinel January 25October 5 1995 | 279 |
Emerging discussion themes by group March 30 1995 | 282 |
Emerging discussion themes by group August 1 1995 | 289 |
Transcript of Primetime text | 294 |
Transcript of KTLA text | 301 |
Logistic regression of perceptions about Simpsons innocence or guilt on race gender education family income interviewer race and perceptions of cri... | 308 |
Notes | 309 |
Raced ways of seeing OJ | 181 |
Raced ways of seeing OJ revisited | 216 |
Conclusions | 247 |
OJ and reality | 249 |
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
O. J. Simpson Facts and Fictions: News Rituals in the Construction of Reality Darnell M. Hunt Aucun aperçu disponible - 1999 |
O. J. Simpson Facts and Fictions: News Rituals in the Construction of Reality Darnell M. Hunt Aucun aperçu disponible - 1999 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
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