Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Fahmy, Shahira
• Johnson, Thomas J.

Titel

Show the Truth and Let the Audience Decide: A Web-Based Survey Showing Support among Viewers of Al-Jazeera for Use of Graphic Imagery

Ist Teil von

• Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 2007-06, Vol.51 (2), p.245-264

Ort / Verlag

Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis Group

Erscheinungsjahr

2007

Quelle

Taylor & Francis Journals Auto-Holdings Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This survey examines how viewers of Al-Jazeera perceive the network's presentation of graphic and war-related visuals and whether the viewers perceive that the TV channel provides visual information they cannot find in national Arab media, CNN, and other Western media. Nearly 9 in 10 respondents supported the use of graphic imagery saying watching those visuals was a good decision for them and that the network provides a unique source of visual information. Further, attitudes toward press freedom and media reliance correlated with support for graphic visuals after controlling for demographic variables.