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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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ce9a309073e6492caca9dbc1d81669e42021-12-02T11:51:18ZAnalysis of a beat-up: The structuring of a sensational media story10.24135/pjr.v24i2.4291023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/ce9a309073e6492caca9dbc1d81669e42018-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/429https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 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 examined in terms of its venue, the journalist and the content of the story. The features of a beat-up may be less arbitrary than they appear on the surface. Brian MartinAsia Pacific Networkarticleattack journalismAustraliabeat-upDaily TelegraphNews Corp AustralianewspapersCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 24, Iss 2 (2018)
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topic attack journalism
Australia
beat-up
Daily Telegraph
News Corp Australia
newspapers
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle attack journalism
Australia
beat-up
Daily Telegraph
News Corp Australia
newspapers
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Brian Martin
Analysis of a beat-up: The structuring of a sensational media story
description 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 examined in terms of its venue, the journalist and the content of the story. The features of a beat-up may be less arbitrary than they appear on the surface.
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