Location
Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Lobby
Description
Trust in news media has been considered an important base for social order and cohesion in society and is a crucial variable for evaluating news media. Media credibility has been questioned by the audience for some time and the audience’s trust in the media has been slowly diminishing over the years. When a news broadcaster communicates a story on local television news, it is possible for his own opinions and beliefs to leak through nonverbal communication, specifically facial expressions. This presentation explores the four main local Las Vegas television news stations’ anchors and reporters to visually analyze whether facial characteristics reveal media bias while reporting the news.
Keywords
Body language; Facial expression; Local mass media; Mass media – Objectivity; Nonverbal communication; Television broadcasting of news; Television news anchors
Disciplines
Broadcast and Video Studies | Communication | Community-Based Research | Film and Media Studies | Journalism Studies | Mass Communication
Language
English
Included in
Broadcast and Video Studies Commons, Community-Based Research Commons, Film and Media Studies Commons, Journalism Studies Commons, Mass Communication Commons
Media Bias through Facial Expressions on Local Las Vegas Television News
Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Lobby
Trust in news media has been considered an important base for social order and cohesion in society and is a crucial variable for evaluating news media. Media credibility has been questioned by the audience for some time and the audience’s trust in the media has been slowly diminishing over the years. When a news broadcaster communicates a story on local television news, it is possible for his own opinions and beliefs to leak through nonverbal communication, specifically facial expressions. This presentation explores the four main local Las Vegas television news stations’ anchors and reporters to visually analyze whether facial characteristics reveal media bias while reporting the news.
Comments
Committee Chair: Dr. Lawrence Mullen
Committee Members: Dr. Paul Traudt, Dr. Gregory Borchard, and Dr. David Dickens
File: Poster
Attached file: Abstract