Mapping the infotainment literature: current trajectories and suggestions for future research

Marinov, Robert

doi:10.1080/10714421.2019.1682894

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“…As proposed by Pelzer and Raemy (2020), infotainment may better capture the varying nature of the blending of informational and entertaining elements. Nevertheless, despite the development of more nuanced conceptualizations, there is no consensus among researchers about how to define infotainment (Marinov, 2020). This suggests that infotainment is a multi-faceted construct that defies any attempts of final definition.…”

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“…There are also related or synonymously used terms such as politainment, soft news and tabloidization referring to the blending of information and entertainment (Collins and Riegert, 2016;Reinemann et al, 2012, p. 234). Similar to the concept of entertainment, there is no consensus among researchers about the definition of infotainment (Marinov, 2020). However, most researchers agree in that infotainment rejects traditional dualisms such as entertaining versus informational content or fictional versus "factional" material (Collins and Riegert, 2016).…”

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“…In the next decade, American talk shows such as Oprah Winfrey and Larry King Live became as prominent examples of television programmes blending informational and entertaining elements. Later on, there was a marked increase in the number of infotainment features on television news, including the framing of news stories as dramatic events to retain audience interest (Marinov, 2020, p. 4). One prominent example of the encroachment of entertainment into news was the 1995 O.J.…”

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“…This is because “soft” news items contain more sensational elements, which provoke arousal and emotions as well as naturally draw the attention of audiences. However, there is opposing evidence arguing that while infotainment consumption can temporarily increase political awareness, the watching of infotaining programmes do not necessarily lead to a well-informed electorate possessing deeper knowledge about social and economic topics (Marinov, 2020, p. 9). Again, reflecting the contradictory evidence of the pros and cons of infotainment use, there are counterarguments critiquing the notion that infotainment breeds a politically gullible populace.…”

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Infotainment as a hybrid of information and entertainment: a conceptual analysis

Savolainen

2021

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PurposeTo elaborate the nature of infotainment as a mediating concept between information and entertainment by analysing how the concept of infotainment is approached in diverse domains such as communication research.Design/methodology/approachConceptual analysis was conducted by focussing on 41 key studies on the topic. First, it was examined how researchers have approached the relationships between informational and entertaining elements of infotainment. Thereafter, attention was directed to the ways in which people make use of infotainment. The conceptual analysis is based on the comparison of the similarities and differences between the characterizations of the above issues.FindingsEarly studies characterized infotainment in terms of soft news which is distinct from hard news offering factual information. Later investigations offer a more nuanced picture by approaching infotainment as phenomenon with diverse dimensions depicting the topics, focus and presentation style. Studies on the use of infotainment offer contradictory evidence of the extent to which infotaining programmes can increase people's interest in social, political and health issues, for example.Research limitations/implicationsAs the study concentrates on the analysis of an individual concept, that is, infotainment, the findings cannot be generalized to concern the ways in which informational and entertaining phenomena are related as a whole.Originality/valueBy elaborating the conceptual nature of infotainment, the study contributes to information behaviour research by refining the picture of the relationships between information and entertainment.

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“…Research studies have been conducted about infotainment since 1980, but the term still needs a clear definition and more studies to determine its common properties (Marinov, 2020) and to be applied on different kinds of media.…”

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The Impact of Movies on Tourism among Egyptian Youth

Zeid

2021

Mediterr. J. Soc. Sci.

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The research study aims to examine the impact of movies on tourism among Egyptian youth by studying the different genres of movies and the different types and forms of tourism besides applying infotainment to discover the elements of information and entertainment in movies which encourage the youth to travel. A survey is conducted of a disproportionate stratified sample of 500 Egyptian university students divided equally between private and public universities and between males and females who have passion for traveling, travel at least once a year and are members of travel Facebook groups. The results show that Egyptian and non-Egyptian movies encourage Egyptian university students to travel abroad. The most popular types of movie-induced tourism among the youth are traveling to destinations portrayed in movies, organized tour of portrayed locations, tour of studio sets and movie-themed park. The findings indicate that movie- induced tourism is affected by movies' infotainment. Received: 22 July 2021 / Accepted: 28 September 2021 / Published: 5 September 2021

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Introducing Science to the Public in 3-Minute Talks: Verbal and Non-verbal Engagement Strategies

Palmer-Silveira,

Ruiz-Garrido

2023

Digital Scientific Communication

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Mapping the infotainment literature: current trajectories and suggestions for future research

Cited by 12 publications

References 92 publications

Infotainment as a hybrid of information and entertainment: a conceptual analysis

Infotainment as a hybrid of information and entertainment: a conceptual analysis

The Impact of Movies on Tourism among Egyptian Youth

Introducing Science to the Public in 3-Minute Talks: Verbal and Non-verbal Engagement Strategies

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