%0 Journal Article
%T News, entertainment, or both? Exploring audience perceptions of media genre in a hybrid media environment
%A Emily K Vraga
%A Stephanie Edgerly
%J Journalism
%@ 1741-3001
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1464884917730709
%X This study uses two experimental designs to examine how audiences make genre assessments when encountering media content that blends elements of news and entertainment. Study 1 explores how audiences characterize three different versions of a fictitious political talk show program. Study 2 considers whether audience perceptions of ¡®news-ness¡¯ are influenced by shifts in headline angle and source attribution. The implications of audience definitions of news and its social function are discussed
%K Audience
%K entertainment
%K genre
%K hybrid media
%K infotainment
%K news
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1464884917730709