Analysis of a beat-up: The structuring of a sensational media story

Media beat-ups are sensationalised stories that greatly exaggerate or misrepresent the significance of otherwise unremarkable events or issues. To illustrate how beat-ups can be analysed, a front-page story in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph newspaper in the context of the US-led global war on terror is e...

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Main Author: Brian Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pacific Media Centre 2018-11-01
Series:Pacific Journalism Review
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Online Access:https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/429