Author: Teresa Gil López
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781392654637
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The advent of digital communication technologies has revolutionized how social movements organize and directly mobilize support from the wider public. Still, activists and movements are aware that pursuing media attention remains crucial to get their message across. Scholarly work on media and social movements has identified a pattern of coverage in mainstream media, coined as the ‘protest paradigm’, that delegitimizes and marginalizes protest movements. While such work has been key to identifying the archetypal devices of representation that characterize the paradigm, no systematic assessment of the prevalence of such devices exists across different causes and contexts. Yet, given the complexity of the current media environment, it is unclear to what extent mainstream media’s treatment of protest groups is invariably negative. Furthermore, along with the evolution of the media environment came many changes in the journalistic practices which underlie the logic of the paradigm, and thus mainstream media discourses around protest are also likely to have diversified. To date, the evolution of mainstream portrayals has not been explored for a broad range of causes but only for specific movements. The same scholarly work has also tended to conclude that adherence to the protest paradigm in protest coverage carries deleterious effects for public support and mobilization. However, much of the work produced under the umbrella of the protest paradigm has relied on early critical theorizations and limited empirical observations to deduce that mainstream portrayals of protest generally depressed public support for protesters and intentions to mobilize. To refine these theorizations, certain boundary conditions should be considered that are likely to shape people’s responses to media portrayals. Among them, prior favorable attitudes have been hypothesized to act as attenuators of the negative effects of the paradigm, while other variables may exacerbate ingroup- and ideology-consistent responses. Finally, the theoretical mechanisms explaining how such effects occur are also unknown. This dissertation addresses the previous research gaps in the literature through a systematic exploration of the relative prevalence and evolution, in mainstream coverage, of representation devices ascribed to the protest paradigm across a broad range of protest types. It also investigates systematic differences between domestic and foreign coverage, as well as variations in coverage across geopolitical contexts. The dissertation also explores how portrayals with high adherence to the paradigm impact protest-related attitudes and evaluations when participants hold prior attitudes on a divisive issue. In doing so, it also adds important theoretical contributions towards understanding the mechanisms explaining negative attitudinal outcomes of exposure by, first empirically testing potential cognitive and affective mediators; and second, by exploring how new information consumption patterns may moderate effects by bringing interpersonal considerations and political affinities to the foreground when people process and interpret media messages. Study 1 explores the evolution of mainstream protest coverage by 5 top US newspapers over the past 2 decades. The study seeks to understand how representations of collective action have evolved with the advent of digital media, particularly social media, and how adherence to protest paradigm varies across multiple protest types and contexts. Study 2 then investigates the effects of higher relative to lower degrees of adherence to the protest paradigm on various outcomes of exposure, namely, protester evaluations, identification with protesters, protest intention, and perceptions of polarization. It also tests the indirect effects of protest paradigm adherence through story credibility judgments and positive and negative emotions, as well as the role of prior attitudes and social sharing in moderating those effects. Together, the studies found that protest paradigm standards of representation were stable over time, that certain protest types are systematically more negatively represented than others, just like foreign conflicts are systematically given worse treatment than domestic protests. Higher adherence to the paradigm causes more negative evaluations of protesters, less identification and lower protest intentions than lower adherence, and, importantly, these effects remain for the most part independent of prior attitudes. The studies highlight the need for a coherent theoretical framework that includes both the media- and citizen- related processes and structures.
Author: Denis McQuail
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1847878148
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 317
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This exciting collection of papers represents some of the finest communications research published over the last decade. To mark the 20th anniversary of the European Journal of Communication, a leading international journal, the editors have selected 21 papers, all of which make significant and valuable interventions in the field of media and communications. The volume is prefaced with an introduction by the editors and will be a central research text for scholars in this field.
Author: Cottle, Simon
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN: 0335214525
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 231
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We live in times that generate diverse conflicts; we also live in times when conflicts are increasingly played out and performed in the media. Mediatized Conflict explores the powered dynamics, contested representations and consequences of media conflict reporting. It examines how the media today do not simply report or represent diverse situations of conflict, but actively 'enact' and 'perform' them. This important book brings together the latest research findings and theoretical discussions to develop an encompassing, multidimensional and sophisticated understanding of the social complexities, political dynamics and cultural forms of mediatized conflicts in the world today. Case studies include: Anti-war protests and anti-globalization demonstrations Mediatized public crises centering on issues of 'race' and racism War journalism and peace journalism Risk society and the environment The politics of outrage and terror spectacle post 9/11 Identity politics and cultural recognition This is essential reading for Media Studies students and all those interested in understanding how, why, and with what impacts media report on diverse conflicts in the world today.
Author: Robert A. Hackett
Publisher: Praeger
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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This volume centers on a critical examination of press coverage of peace-related issues and of the relationships between newspaper journalism and the peace movement in Canada in the 1980s. The chapters deal respectively with the following topics: the relevance and impact of news media in relation to both international peace, and the emergence and success of antiwar movements; a critical review of previous research on the relation between media and antiwar movements; an extensive explanation of the nature of news; an overview of Canada's news media system; the political/discursive context of news concerning peace and defense; several case studies of relevant press coverage; a discussion of how open the news is to the expression of antiwar sentiment; and an epilogue considering whether the end of the Cold War has fundamentally changed the nature of North American media coverage of war and peace issues.
Author: Alison Young
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000424197
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 163
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This book, first published in 1990, takes a challenging look at the images constructed by the Press of women's political protest. Focusing on the peace camp at Greenham Common, Alison Young analyses in detail the way in which women protestors are represented in the press as deviant and criminal. Arguing that the criminal justice system and the media rely on each other's definitions of deviance, she investigates in detail how those definitions are constructed and encoded. In the course of her analysis she utilizes concepts of narrative structure, metaphor, the body, the cultural unconscious, and mental as well as social instability. The first and only full-length study of its kind, Femininity in Dissent takes an interdisciplinary approach, questioning traditional methods of criminology and sociology of deviance, and drawing on literary theory, women’s studies and social theory. In articulating cultural forms of regulation and social control, the author provides an analysis of discourse and deviance.
Author: Katherine Roberts
Publisher: Hodder Education
ISBN: 1510472541
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 149
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Reinforce understanding of the content examined in A Level Paper 3: Debates in contemporary society: Globalisation and the digital social world; and Crime and deviance. Packed full of clear topic summaries, knowledge check questions and sample exam-style questions and answers with commentaries, this guide will help students aim for and achieve the highest grades. This Student Guide will help to: - Identify key content for the exams with our concise coverage of topics - Avoid common pitfalls with clear definitions and exam tips throughout - Reinforce learning with bullet-list summaries at the end of each section test knowledge with rapid-fire knowledge check questions and answers - Find out what examiners are looking for with our Question & Answers section
Author: Todd B. Kashdan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593420888
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 289
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A highly practical and researched-based toolbox for anyone who wants to create a world with more justice, creativity, and courage. For too long, the term insubordination has evoked negative feelings and mental images. But for ideas to evolve and societies to progress, it’s vital to cultivate rebels who are committed to challenging conventional wisdom and improving on it. Change never comes easily. And most would-be rebels lack the skills to overcome hostile audiences who cling desperately to the way things are. Based on cutting-edge research, The Art of Insubordination is the essential guide for anyone seeking to be heard, make change, and rebel against an unhealthy status quo. Learn how to Resist the allure of complacency Discover the value of being around people who stop conforming and start deviating. Produce messages that influence the majority-- when in the minority. Build mighty alliances Manage the discomfort when trying to rebel Champion ideas that run counter to traditional thinking Unlock the benefits of being in a group of diverse people holding divergent views Cultivate curiosity, courage, and independent, critical thinking in youth Filled with engaging stories about dissenters in the trenches as well as science that will transform your thinking. The Art of Insubordination is for anyone who seeks more justice, courage, and creativity in the world.
Author: Ian Taylor
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1315525682
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 257
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In this book, Ian Taylor examines how a social movement, the anti-Iraq War movement in the UK, engaged with the media as a part of their campaigning against the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Moving beyond content analysis to draw upon interviews with locally based journalists and activists, Taylor examines how locally based anti-war groups engaged with their local press, as well as how those groups were reported on by the local press in their respective areas. In the process of exploring these ideas, the book takes on questions like: How did local journalists assess the legitimacy of the anti-war movement? How, why, and to what extent did opponents of the war pursue local press coverage? What bearing did the social composition of the movement have on the way they set about engaging with the media? How did the local press handle the controversy surrounding opposition to military action against Iraq? Media Relations of the Anti-War Movement makes a unique contribution to research on the interactions between social movements and the media and plugs a major gap in the literature on the Iraq War and the media.
Author: Ana Adi
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351173588
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 438
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Global movements and protests from the Arab Spring to the Occupy Movement have been attributed to growing access to social media, while without it, local causes like #bringbackourgirls and the ice bucket challenge may have otherwise remained unheard and unseen. Regardless of their nature – advocacy, activism, protest or dissent – and beyond the technological ability of digital and social media to connect support, these major events have all been the results of excellent communication and public relations. But PR remains seen only as the defender of corporate and capitalist interests, and therefore resistant to outside voices such as activists, NGOs, union members, protesters and whistle-blowers. Drawing on contributions from around the world to examine the concepts and practice of "activist," "protest" and "dissent" public relations, this book challenges this view. Using a range of international examples, it explores the changing nature of protest and its relationship with PR and provides a radical analysis of the communication strategies and tactics of social movements and activist groups and their campaigns. This thought-provoking collection will be of interest to researchers and advanced students of public relations, strategic communication, political science, politics, journalism, marketing, and advertising, and also to PR professionals in think tanks and NGOs.
Author: Piers Robinson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317914295
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 463
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This Handbook links the growing body of media and conflict research with the field of security studies. The academic sub-field of media and conflict has developed and expanded greatly over the past two decades. Operating across a diverse range of academic disciplines, academics are studying the impact the media has on governments pursuing war, responses to humanitarian crises and violent political struggles, and the role of the media as a facilitator of, and a threat to, both peace building and conflict prevention. This handbook seeks to consolidate existing knowledge by linking the body of conflict and media studies with work in security studies. The handbook is arranged into five parts: Theory and Principles. Media, the State and War Media and Human Security Media and Policymaking within the Security State New Issues in Security and Conflict and Future Directions For scholars of security studies, this handbook will provide a key point of reference for state of the art scholarship concerning the media-security nexus; for scholars of communication and media studies, the handbook will provide a comprehensive mapping of the media-conflict field.
