Something&apos;s Happened: Fictional Media as a Coping Mechanism

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Something's Happened: Fictional Media as a Coping Mechanism

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Author(s): Fiona Mcnee

Publication date (Print): September 2002

Journal: Prometheus

Publisher: Pluto Journals

Keywords: Interpretive Frames, Media Interpretation, Mass Communication

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By the afternoon of September 11, entertainment executives were rushing to remove media products containing 'inappropriate' references from American television and movie screens. While references to terrorism were the starting point, their caution extended to themes of war and threats against America, all in the name of 'public sensitivity' and 'respect for the victims'. Simultaneously, uninterrupted news coverage was brimming with scenes of devastation and heartbreak. What makes fiction inappropriate when the equivalent fact is not? Can fiction help the viewer process fact, and if so, should it?

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Journal ID (publisher-id): cpro20

Journal ID (archive): CPRO

Title: Prometheus

Subtitle: Critical Studies in Innovation

Publisher: Pluto Journals

ISSN (Print): 0810-9028

ISSN (Electronic): 1470-1030

Publication date (Print): September 2002

Volume: 20

Issue: 3

Pages: 281-287

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Publisher ID: 10032464 Coden ID: Prometheus, Vol. 20, No. 3, September 2002, pp. 281-287

DOI: 10.1080/08109020210141416

SO-VID: 3889ad93-7a12-4a15-999a-1e49d08a2a75

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Bernstein P. and Kissel R.. 2001. . 'Fatigue frays auds and nets'. . Variety . , September 13;
Errico M.. 2001. . 'A very special "West Wing" '. . Eorline . , September 22;
Adalian J. and Schneider M.. 2001. . 'Plots are hot spots for nets'. . Variety . , September 24;
Kissel R.. 2001. . 'Wing sings for Peacock'. . Variety . , October 4;

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[1] Bernstein P. and Kissel R.. 2001. . 'Fatigue frays auds and nets'. . Variety . , September 13;

[2] Errico M.. 2001. . 'A very special "West Wing" '. . Eorline . , September 22;

[3] Adalian J. and Schneider M.. 2001. . 'Plots are hot spots for nets'. . Variety . , September 24;

[4] Kissel R.. 2001. . 'Wing sings for Peacock'. . Variety . , October 4;