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ERIC Number: EJ197757
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Conceptualization of Collective Behavior Events in the New York "Times."
Blake, Joseph A.; And Others
Journalism Quarterly, v55 n3 p540-43,599 Fall 1978
Reports that most collective behavior events reported in the New York "Times" are described in terms of emotionality and anonymity of membership and are alleged to be violent and spontaneous, and that there are significant rank-order correlations between the reported presence of control agents, reported violence, and attributions of spontaneity. (GW)
Descriptors: Group Behavior, Journalism, Language Usage, Media Research, News Reporting, News Writing, Newspapers, Spontaneous Behavior, Violence
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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