Is bad news on TV tickers good news? The effects of voiceover and visual elements in video on viewers' assessment.

In our experiment, we tested how exposure to a mock televised news segment, with a systematically manipulated emotional valence of voiceover, images and TV tickers (in the updating format) impacts viewers' perception. Subjects (N = 603) watched specially prepared professional video material whi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Konrad Maj, Stephan Lewandowsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231313