CMN2160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: 24-Hour News Cycle, Media Event, High Holy Days
5 Mar 2016
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What is pseudo event" and understanding its 4 features. Pseudo something which is false, misleading, it"s a negative term. Components of pseudo event from smith & wood (2003) The event transpires because it has been designed, orchestrated, or initiated by a person or group. It is chiefly orchestrated with the intention of being reported or reproduced its success is measured by how widely it is reported [and] time relations in it are commonly fictitious. The event"s relation to the essential reality of the circumstances is imprecise and indefinite. By and large it is designed to be a self-fulfilling prophecy . Seen as a high holiday of mass communication. Media event existed prior to the coining of the term. 16. 6 million canadians watched this game or 48% of the canadian population. All channels switch over and cover a certain event. o! People who organize events and not the media itself. o! not a surprise.
