Religion and Topoi in the News: An Analysis of the "Unsecular Media" Hypothesis

Silk (1995) proposed in Unsecular Media that journalists operate with a limited series of topoi and that these are borrowed from religion. Silk thus claimed when journalists write about religion, they do so in a way that ultimately supports religious values. In this study, I apply topic analysis to...

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Main Author: Moore, Rick Clifton (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2003]
In: Journal of media and religion
Year: 2003, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-64
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