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On viral women and the exploitation of news values in online news discourse

On viral women and the exploitation of news values in online news discourse

1. Introduction

Especially in recent years, online media has become increasingly influential in how audiences receive and perceive news stories. This, of course, can be traced back to the increasing numbers of people that use the internet on a regular basis and the increasing number of people that can be reached that way. It seems that with an ever-growing audience, in order to reach even more…