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A televised mythological ‚arch’: the princess, the beatification, the death

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  • Monica MITARCĂ

    (University of Bucharest & ‚Dimitrie Cantemir’ Christian University)

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From April, 29 to May the First, 2011, world witnessed, via television (and not only) a string of events with solid symbolic charge. In a world lacking strong ceremonials, where everything is sized down and fragmented, once broadcasted, with the multiplicity of voices broadcasting, recording, writing, the Royal Wedding of Prince William of England, the beatification of former Pope John Paul II and the capturing of Ossama bin Laden were strangely unique events, covered in a rather coherent way. Their rather mainstream broadcast, with few dissonant voices only to be heard/read, but not seen, turned the coherent coverage of three different events into potential media events. We shall discuss various aspects regarding the coverage, the monopoly over the footage and the media event quality of these events

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  • Monica MITARCĂ, 2012. "A televised mythological ‚arch’: the princess, the beatification, the death," Revista Romana de Jurnalism si Comunicare - Romanian Journal of Journalism and Communication, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies – Universitatea din Bucuresti, Facultatea de Jurnalism si Stiintele Comunicarii, issue 3-4, pages 14-26.
    • Handle: RePEc:foj:journl:y:2012:i:3-4:p:14-26
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    Keywords

    Media events; ritual; ceremony; Royal Wedding;
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    • Y - Miscellaneous Categories
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