Data and Narrative in News Media

The Science of Communicating Evidence
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-80098-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 118 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

Reihe: Routledge Focus on Journalism Studies

Bringing together research from across media and psychology disciplines, this book provides an understanding of the impact of using qualitative and quantitative forms of evidence in the news.

Drawing on previous studies with seemingly contradictory conclusions, the author proposes an integrative framework that explains the differential roles of data and narrative in evidence-based communication, as well as the potential for their combination. Bridging theory and practice, this book delves into the specific conditions and key factors influencing information processing, combining interdisciplinary scholarship from fields of media effects, persuasion, and cognitive psychology. It emphasizes the importance of incorporating numerical and story elements into journalism through scientific methods, underlining effects on audience responses according to cognitive-experiential theory. Written accessibly and weaving in contemporary examples and data from around the world, this book not only expands our understanding of why certain qualitative and quantitative forms of evidence turn out to be (in)effective, but also translates these findings into take-away lessons to inform more thoughtful news writing and production.

Data and Narrative is a versatile resource for researchers and scholars with an interest in media effects and the presentation of news.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tran, Hai L.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of figures

List of tables

Acknowledgements

PART ONE. FIRST THINGS FIRST

Chapter 1. A Matter of Fact

Chapter 2. Concepts Explained

PART TWO. NARRATIVE VERSUS DATA

Chapter 3. Narrative Superiority

Chapter 4. Power of Numbers

PART THREE. DATA AND NARRATIVE

Chapter 5. Relative and Collective Effects

Chapter 6. Contingencies

PART FOUR. MEDIA APPLICATIONS

Chapter 7. Data Visualization and Storytelling

Chapter 8. Communicating Evidence: From Theory to Practice

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Hai L. Tran is an associate professor in the College of Communication at DePaul University in Chicago, USA. His research explores media effects and communication technology, focusing on evidence-based communication, multimodality, agenda setting, and news ecosystem. He has published in journals, including Media Psychology, Journalism Studies, and Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, among others.