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題名 The pursuit of knowledge, identification or entertainment? An exploration of political call-in program content and audiences` viewing motives
作者 Chang, Chingching;Lo, Ven-Hwei
張卿卿;羅文輝
貢獻者 廣告系;新聞系
日期 2007-10
上傳時間 13-Jul-2015 17:03:15 (UTC+8)
摘要 Developing usage and gratification theories, this paper explored the content of political call-in shows and audiences` viewing motives. The content analysis indicated that call-in programs in Taiwan exhibited the following aspects: (1) they discussed more breaking news than general public policies; (2) they contained party biases; and (3) they framed topics in a negative light. With regard to these findings, we propose that there are three major motives for watching political call-in programs: seeking knowledge, looking for party identification and serving as entertainment. A telephone survey found that seeking knowledge was a significant predictor of viewing frequency. In addition, age and education predicted the degree to which viewers sought knowledge from watching call-in programs. Party identification forecasted the degree to which viewers sought identification from watching these programs.
關聯 Mass Communication Research, 93, 83-139
資料類型 article
dc.contributor 廣告系;新聞系
dc.creator (作者) Chang, Chingching;Lo, Ven-Hwei
dc.creator (作者) 張卿卿;羅文輝zh_TW
dc.date (日期) 2007-10
dc.date.accessioned 13-Jul-2015 17:03:15 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 13-Jul-2015 17:03:15 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 13-Jul-2015 17:03:15 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/76545-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) Developing usage and gratification theories, this paper explored the content of political call-in shows and audiences` viewing motives. The content analysis indicated that call-in programs in Taiwan exhibited the following aspects: (1) they discussed more breaking news than general public policies; (2) they contained party biases; and (3) they framed topics in a negative light. With regard to these findings, we propose that there are three major motives for watching political call-in programs: seeking knowledge, looking for party identification and serving as entertainment. A telephone survey found that seeking knowledge was a significant predictor of viewing frequency. In addition, age and education predicted the degree to which viewers sought knowledge from watching call-in programs. Party identification forecasted the degree to which viewers sought identification from watching these programs.
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dc.relation (關聯) Mass Communication Research, 93, 83-139
dc.title (題名) The pursuit of knowledge, identification or entertainment? An exploration of political call-in program content and audiences` viewing motives
dc.type (資料類型) articleen