Power of scandal : semiotic and pragmatic in mass media / Johannes Ehrat.

"Are there events that are inherently scandalous? Power of Scandal finds that the very idea of 'scandal' is derived not from an event, but from public opinion - which, in turn, is construed by media narratives. Scandal is powerful because of its ability to challenge institutions by de...

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Main Author: Ehrat, Johannes, 1952-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo [N.Y.] : University of Toronto Press, [2011]
Series:Toronto studies in semiotics and communication.
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