Balance and the Writer's Attitude in News Stories and Editorials

1 June 1964

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Journalism Quarterly

Vol. 41 (2) , 207-215
https://doi.org/10.1177/107769906404100207

Abstract

Students who disagreed with a hypothetical editorial policy leaned over backwards in writing news stories and editorials. Their stories were the most one-sided and their editorials the most partisan.

Keywords

ATTITUDE
WRITER'S
EDITORIALS
PARTISAN
BACKWARDS
WRITING
HYPOTHETICAL
LEANED
SIDED
DISAGREED

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