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Research Note: Sensationalism in Dutch Current Affairs Programmes 1992–2001

Paul Hendriks Vettehen

Koos Nuijten

Johannes W.J. Beentjes

Department of Communication at Radboud University Nijmegen, PO Box 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen, The Netherlands p.hendriksvettehen{at}maw.ru.nll;h.beentjes@maw.ru.nl;k.nuijten@maw.ru.nl

Both news critics and scholars often contend that increasing competition in the news market urges journalists to sensationalize their stories. Starting from this hypothesis, this article investigates changes in the level of sensationalism in three Dutch current affairs programmes that merged in 1996 as part of a strategy to fight increasing competition. A content analysis of these programmes in 1992 and 2001 shows a partial trend towards greater use of sensationalism.

Key Words: content analysis • current affairs • market-driven journalism • news • sensationalism Introduction

European Journal of Communication, Vol. 21, No. 2, 227-237 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0267323105064047
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