Firstname Lastname (2007-09-16)

I liked how the author frequently quoted his references. He seems to believe the agenda setting theory, particularly the decline of ceremonial events in favor or acts or terrorism/war or natural disasters. I also... Read more

Tutbury 98 (2007-09-16)

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I liked how the author frequently quoted his references. He seems to believe the agenda setting theory, particularly the decline of ceremonial events in favor or... Read more

Alex Parker (2007-09-16)

I agree that ceremonial events have taken a back seat to other disruptive events. Ceremonial events – coronations, inaugurations, Olympic events, and others noted in the article – may hold less value in today’s... Read more

Isn't it more differentiated and complicated than that?

Rick Master (2007-09-17)

It is certainly true that "cynicism, disenchantment and segmentation are undermining attention to ceremonial events, while the mobility and ubiquity of television technology, together with the downgrading of scheduled... Read more

No more peace!

James Lipton (2007-09-17)

Katz and Liebes make a fantastic point in “No more peace!” about the difference between those scripted rituals we once knew as highly anticipated shared experiences to disastrous events that have now become the... Read more

Amanda Noelle Clemens (2007-09-17)

Katz and Liebes article on the upstaging of traditional, planned media spectaculars is informative and timely. There remains a question, however, of how much of their reasoning is keyed into hard data.
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