Jornalistic Practice:
Contextual Conditions (cont)
nComplex structure of news routes
¨Indirect function:
¨    discursively justifying the blind support for Hwang as ‘good’
¨Various news distribution routes, excessive numbers
nOverlapping news distribution of news agencies and media companies, internet access to archived newspaper, radio, TV and internet specific news, cross-referencing between media, etc.
nToo many news, similar (if not same) contents: Intensified by the reporting pattern of real-time newsflash
nConstructs a climate of dominant discourse
¨The blurring of media and personal discourse climates
nEspecially in the Internet, news enters actively personal communication spaces such as discussion boards, blogs etc.
nActive and over-generalized feedback of ‘public opinion’ into the news reports via polls