Motivating news audiences: Shock them or provide them with solutions?

Despite the well-established power of the media to shape public perceptions of social problems, compassion fatigue is believed to remain prevalent. So what does it take for someone to be compelled to act after reading a story or seeing an image of a prominent issue? This study, a 3-by-2 between subj...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Karen McIntyre, Meghan Sobel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Navarra 2017-01-01
Series:Communication & Society (Formerly Comunicación y Sociedad)
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Online Access:https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/communication-and-society/article/view/35794