Semiotic and Pragmatic in Mass Media
by
P. Johannes Ehrat, SJ
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2011
Are there events that are inherently scandalous? Power of Scandal finds that the very idea of 'scandal' is derived not from an event, but from public opinion - which, in turn, is construed by media narratives. Scandal is powerful because of its ability to challenge institutions by destabilizing their...