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Socio-Psychological Perspectives on the Mass Media and Public Anxiety

Journalism Quarterly, volume 40, issue 4 (1963), pp. 511-516
"The mass media, by simply reporting the news, produce public anxiety — They must also exercise a standard of judgement — Function and provide an entertainment relief from pressures of anxiety for readers and listeners, the author agrees." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1447, topic code 020)