A Rogue Nation: News Headline Tone in International Coverage of North Korea’s September 2017 Nuclear Test

A Rogue Nation: News Headline Tone in International Coverage of North Korea’s September 2017 Nuclear Test

On September 3, 2017, North Korea underwent its sixth nuclear test despite expectations of denuclearization. News headlines from six international news sources were analyzed for journalistic tone related to the nuclear test. As with previous research on earlier tests, headlines were primarily neutra...

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Main Authors: Butler Cain, Kristina Drumheller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Athens Institute for Education and Research 2019-01-01
Series:Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications
Subjects:
korea
nuclear
headline
tone
journalism
Online Access:https://www.athensjournals.gr/media/2019-5-1-1-Cain.pdf
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spelling doaj-804628e222fa4cc49ce57137fd1788ca2021-02-25T14:12:39ZengAthens Institute for Education and ResearchAthens Journal of Mass Media and Communications2407-94992019-01-015111610.30958/ajmmc.5-1-1A Rogue Nation: News Headline Tone in International Coverage of North Korea’s September 2017 Nuclear Test Butler Cain0Kristina Drumheller1Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Communications, University of North Alabama, USA. Professor, Department of Communication, West Texas A&M University, USAOn September 3, 2017, North Korea underwent its sixth nuclear test despite expectations of denuclearization. News headlines from six international news sources were analyzed for journalistic tone related to the nuclear test. As with previous research on earlier tests, headlines were primarily neutral or negative regardless of the news source. Given that 60% of people only read the headlines, and a similar number share news stories on social media based on headline, examining journalistic tone in headlines during international crises is worthwhile.https://www.athensjournals.gr/media/2019-5-1-1-Cain.pdfkoreanuclearheadlinetonejournalism
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Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications
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nuclear
headline
tone
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Kristina Drumheller
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title A Rogue Nation: News Headline Tone in International Coverage of North Korea’s September 2017 Nuclear Test
title_short A Rogue Nation: News Headline Tone in International Coverage of North Korea’s September 2017 Nuclear Test
title_full A Rogue Nation: News Headline Tone in International Coverage of North Korea’s September 2017 Nuclear Test
title_fullStr A Rogue Nation: News Headline Tone in International Coverage of North Korea’s September 2017 Nuclear Test
title_full_unstemmed A Rogue Nation: News Headline Tone in International Coverage of North Korea’s September 2017 Nuclear Test
title_sort rogue nation: news headline tone in international coverage of north korea’s september 2017 nuclear test
publisher Athens Institute for Education and Research
series Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications
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publishDate 2019-01-01
description On September 3, 2017, North Korea underwent its sixth nuclear test despite expectations of denuclearization. News headlines from six international news sources were analyzed for journalistic tone related to the nuclear test. As with previous research on earlier tests, headlines were primarily neutral or negative regardless of the news source. Given that 60% of people only read the headlines, and a similar number share news stories on social media based on headline, examining journalistic tone in headlines during international crises is worthwhile.
topic korea
nuclear
headline
tone
journalism
url https://www.athensjournals.gr/media/2019-5-1-1-Cain.pdf
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