Constant unease signified by news tickers became a permanent media feature

Evidence

But they also recall the scrolling news tickers popularized by cable networks in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, when endless streams of news headlines flooded the bottom part of television screens broadcasting the chaos and smoke of burning buildings. News tickers have since become a permanent feature of television news—­an all too familiar flashing signifier of a constant state of unease in which media like Bilibili flourish. — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 289

Categorization

• CANDY: The rolling news ticker began as a 9/11 response and became a permanent fixture — a familiar, easily-shared observation.
• XREF: connects to: Repeated media coverage can create a self-fulfilling atmosphere of fear. — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics: the…, 641; Media coverage skews perceived risk toward rare dramatic events — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice: How to Communicate…, 162; News coverage devoted to a problem increases public belief in its importance — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1472

Broader Connections

• Repeated media coverage can create a self-fulfilling atmosphere of fear. #expands (0.82) — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics, 641
• News coverage devoted to a problem increases public belief in its importance #qualifies (0.72) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1472
• Media coverage skews perceived risk toward rare dramatic events #expands (0.70) — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice, 162