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Why humans value sensational news
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News and Storytelling in American Culture: Reevaluating the Sensational Dimension
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Gatekeeping in Action: Editorial Conferences and Assessments of Newsworthiness
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Murder followed by suicide: A study of the reporting of murder followed by suicide in<i>The Times</i>1887–1990
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no DOI — not checkedCrocodiles tear apart Thai suicide woman. Reuters news service. Retrieved August 27, 2002, from http://asia.cnn.com/ASIA/archive/2002/08172002.html.
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no DOI — not checkedThe origins of narrative: storyteller bias as a fitness-enhancing strategy
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