Framing Events of Political Violence within Peace Journalism and Internet User-Generated Comments: Effects on Readers' Emotions and Contemplation of Broader Implications

<span class="abs_content">Emotion is theorized as profoundly related to ethics and moral decision-making, which makes it relevant for communication towards peace efforts. This experimental study examined the effects of conflict-sensitive framing in news stories and online user-genera...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:99deeb89118a486c8249702674dbe4352021-11-21T15:11:41ZFraming Events of Political Violence within Peace Journalism and Internet User-Generated Comments: Effects on Readers' Emotions and Contemplation of Broader Implications1972-76232035-660910.1285/i20356609v13i2p1022https://doaj.org/article/99deeb89118a486c8249702674dbe4352020-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/paco/article/view/22500https://doaj.org/toc/1972-7623https://doaj.org/toc/2035-6609<span class="abs_content">Emotion is theorized as profoundly related to ethics and moral decision-making, which makes it relevant for communication towards peace efforts. This experimental study examined the effects of conflict-sensitive framing in news stories and online user-generated comments (a form of UGC – user-generated content) that reflected on the events of political violence such as terrorism, as well as civil and international wars. The results showed an association of conflict-sensitive journalism (peace journalism) and negative emotions; decreasing hope and increasing anger and fear. However, the conflict-sensitive UGC showed some positive emotional effects. Empirical results provide an important context and useful evidence to enrich the normative discussions regarding peace journalism. Furthermore, this study is on the frontline of exploring conflict sensitivity in the environment of digital media and UGC. Such research is vital in specifying the potentials and limitations of conflict-sensitive communication in peacemaking and peacebuilding efforts.</span><br />Marta N. LukacovicCoordinamento SIBAarticleconflict, digital media, new media, online comments, peace journalism, political violence, readers' comments, ugc, user-generated content, warPolitical science (General)JA1-92ENPartecipazione e Conflitto, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 1022-1041 (2020)
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topic conflict, digital media, new media, online comments, peace journalism, political violence, readers' comments, ugc, user-generated content, war
Political science (General)
JA1-92
spellingShingle conflict, digital media, new media, online comments, peace journalism, political violence, readers' comments, ugc, user-generated content, war
Political science (General)
JA1-92
Marta N. Lukacovic
Framing Events of Political Violence within Peace Journalism and Internet User-Generated Comments: Effects on Readers' Emotions and Contemplation of Broader Implications
description <span class="abs_content">Emotion is theorized as profoundly related to ethics and moral decision-making, which makes it relevant for communication towards peace efforts. This experimental study examined the effects of conflict-sensitive framing in news stories and online user-generated comments (a form of UGC – user-generated content) that reflected on the events of political violence such as terrorism, as well as civil and international wars. The results showed an association of conflict-sensitive journalism (peace journalism) and negative emotions; decreasing hope and increasing anger and fear. However, the conflict-sensitive UGC showed some positive emotional effects. Empirical results provide an important context and useful evidence to enrich the normative discussions regarding peace journalism. Furthermore, this study is on the frontline of exploring conflict sensitivity in the environment of digital media and UGC. Such research is vital in specifying the potentials and limitations of conflict-sensitive communication in peacemaking and peacebuilding efforts.</span><br />
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author Marta N. Lukacovic
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title Framing Events of Political Violence within Peace Journalism and Internet User-Generated Comments: Effects on Readers' Emotions and Contemplation of Broader Implications
title_short Framing Events of Political Violence within Peace Journalism and Internet User-Generated Comments: Effects on Readers' Emotions and Contemplation of Broader Implications
title_full Framing Events of Political Violence within Peace Journalism and Internet User-Generated Comments: Effects on Readers' Emotions and Contemplation of Broader Implications
title_fullStr Framing Events of Political Violence within Peace Journalism and Internet User-Generated Comments: Effects on Readers' Emotions and Contemplation of Broader Implications
title_full_unstemmed Framing Events of Political Violence within Peace Journalism and Internet User-Generated Comments: Effects on Readers' Emotions and Contemplation of Broader Implications
title_sort framing events of political violence within peace journalism and internet user-generated comments: effects on readers' emotions and contemplation of broader implications
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