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- Title
Fox News Channel Constructed Realities of Christchurch Shooting.
- Authors
Randy, D.; Vera, N.
- Abstract
Fox News Channel is a mass media that has ideological ties to the United States Republican Party. Fox & Friends is claimed to be the highest rating cable news program in the US since 2001. In 2019, Fox & Friends reported Christchurch Shooting. The Christchurch incident is the deadliest mass shooting in New Zealand history. FNC constructed reality potentially influenced the public's understanding of Christchurch shooting. This research examines and explores FNC constructed reality by analyzing how the perpetrators, motives, and impacts are framed. Based on research findings, FNC constructed reality denied the Christchurch shooting as an act of terror. It also tried to influence public understanding that the perpetrator has no ideological connection with Donald Trump. When compared with the Utrecht shooting, FNC chose to use word terror in describing the event, even before the Dutch government gave an official statement regarding the incident. FNC constructed reality shows bias and favoritism towards perpetrators of a certain race, which contradicts the company's slogan that claims to produce fair and balanced coverages. Thus, to carry out the journalistic functions in a democratic country, FNC must educate the public about the realities, instead of spreading biased and discriminatory reporting.
- Subjects
CHRISTCHURCH (N.Z.); MASS shootings; FOX News; NEW Zealand history; SCHOOL shootings; TERROR management theory; BUSINESS enterprises; REALITY television programs; DUTCH language
- Publication
KnE Social Sciences, 2023, p516
- ISSN
2518-668X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18502/kss.v8i4.12939