Power of Scandal : Semiotic and Pragmatic in Mass Media / P. Johannes Ehrat, SJ.

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 destabil...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via De Gruyter)
Main Author:	Ehrat, SJ, P. Johannes
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]
Subjects:	Mass media > Semiotics. Scandals in mass media. Mass media > Semiotics Scandals in mass media