TV news simulations and their interaction with viewer memory

Grimes, Tom; Rimmer, Tony; Boiarsky, Greg

doi:10.1080/08934219409367578

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“…Previous studies have concluded that audiences were often unable to distinguish reenactments of news (TV news simulations with real actors) from genuine news footage and that the former was often recalled as being the latter (Carter, 1989;Friendly, 1989). However, Grimes and Rimmer (1994) found that participants could frequently differentiate between news reenactments and genuine news video when the reenactments were presented in a hidden camera format. In other words, the format of the news presentation can influence an audience's cognitive processing of the news.…”

Section: Formal Features and Audience Perceptionmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…This may increase their social presence in news viewing and in turn enhance the perceived news credibility (Bracken, 2006). Conversely, audiences may be able to distinguish components that have been added to the animation from genuine news in the same video (Grimes & Rimmer, 1994) and thereby discern that the animation is imagined and dramatized, leading to lower perceived credibility. Therefore, the following research question is asked:…”

Section: Research Questions and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Can News Be Imaginative? An Experiment Testing the Perceived Credibility of Melodramatic Animated News, News Organizations, Media Use, and Media Dependency

Cheng

2012

Electronic News

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In recent years, some media organizations have begun to use a new type of animation in news reports that is melodramatic and emotion-laden. These have successfully drawn considerable numbers of viewers to their online news reports. The use of such techniques is controversial and has sparked debate over its appropriateness. An experiment with 153 college students as participants was conducted to compare the perceived credibility of news reports with and without melodramatic animation. The results show that the animation format neither enhances nor dampens news credibility. However, they also show that sound effects reduce the credibility of news reports using melodramatic animation. The perceived credibility was also related to the credibility of the news organization and the medium dependency of the viewer.

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Section: Formal Features and Audience Perceptionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Research Questions and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%