Ordinary people and emotional expression in Dutch public service news ; Običajni ljudje in emocionalno izražanje v novicah nizozemske javne televizije

In news broadcasts, there is a growing tendency to rely on the voices of ordinary people in comparison with official voices, such as media professionals and experts. In our study, which is based on a quantitative and qualitative content analysis and interviews with journalists, we look at the vox pops on the Dutch public service newscast, NOS News. This article addresses questions of how ordinary people take part in public discussion - what kind of views and emotions they express - and how journalists assess the quality of the vox pops and the emotional expression they include. Our study is di... Mehr ...