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Effects of upbeat stories in broadcast news

Dolf Zillmann Professor of Communication and Psychology, Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
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Rhonda Gibson Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication, University of Alabama, Birmingham
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Virginia L. Ordman Doctoral student in mass communication, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
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Charles F. Aust Doctoral student in mass communication, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Pages 65-78 | Accepted 01 Jun 1993, Published online: 18 May 2009

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Karen Elizabeth McIntyre & Rhonda Gibson. (2016) Positive News Makes Readers Feel Good: A “Silver-Lining” Approach to Negative News Can Attract Audiences. Southern Communication Journal 81:5, pages 304-315.
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Dolf Zillmann, Kay Taylor & Kelly Lewis. (1998) News as nonfiction theater: How dispositions toward the public cast of characters affect reactions. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 42:2, pages 153-169.
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