Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-11-2018
Abstract
Past research indicates that people often share awe-inspiring news online. However, little is known about the content of those stories. In this study, more broadly defined “inspirational” articles shared through The New York Times website over a 6-month period were analyzed, with the goals of describing the content and identifying characteristics that might predict inspirationality and measures of retransmission. The results provided a snapshot of content found within inspirational news stories; they also revealed that self-transcendent language use predicted the inspirationality of a news story, as well as how long an article appeared on a most shared list.
Recommended Citation
Ji, Q., Raney, A. A., Janicke-Bowles, S. H., et al. (2019). Spreading the good news: Analyzing socially shared inspirational news content. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 96(3), 872–893. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077699018813096
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The authors
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Comments
This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, volume 96, issue 3, in 2019 following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available online at https://doi.org/10.1177/1077699018813096.