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- Title
The Problem With Protests: Emotional Effects of Race-Related News Media.
- Authors
Stamps, David; Mastro, Dana
- Abstract
It is well documented that news media's coverage of social unrest is sensationalized; however, our knowledge is limited in understanding how the intersection of race with depictions of social unrest influences emotional responses to this content. By applying assumptions from the protest paradigm and intergroup emotions theory, the current set of studies experimentally examines this relationship. Results indicate that racialized news images of dramatized social unrest provoke heightened, complex group-based affective responses that vary based on aspects of psychological group identification among audiences. These outcomes suggest that journalistic practices, whether or not intentionally, may exacerbate race relations regarding social change.
- Subjects
RACE in mass media; RACE relations in mass media; MASS media &; race relations; PUBLIC demonstrations; SOCIAL unrest; COLLECTIVE action; SOCIAL groups; MEDIA effects theory (Communication)
- Publication
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 2020, Vol 97, Issue 3, p617
- ISSN
1077-6990
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1077699019891433