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TY - JOUR
T1 - ‘It’s better than blaming a dead young man’
T2 - Creating mythical archetypes in local coverage of the Mississippi River drownings
AU - Gutsche Jr, Robert
AU - Salkin, Erica
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - This study provides a glimpse at myth within newswork created at the local level during a time of death. Through an analysis of news coverage of the drownings of 10 young men in Wisconsin over 13 years, we examine how myth and narrative are used not just for larger, national or global moments, but within the local newspaper, in news stories that may be influenced by the needs of the local community.
AB - This study provides a glimpse at myth within newswork created at the local level during a time of death. Through an analysis of news coverage of the drownings of 10 young men in Wisconsin over 13 years, we examine how myth and narrative are used not just for larger, national or global moments, but within the local newspaper, in news stories that may be influenced by the needs of the local community.
KW - archetype
KW - death
KW - local news
KW - myth
KW - ritual of communication
KW - story
U2 - 10.1177/1464884912442452
DO - 10.1177/1464884912442452
M3 - Journal article
VL - 14
SP - 61
EP - 77
JO - Journalism
JF - Journalism
SN - 1741-3001
IS - 1
ER -