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Abstract : United Nation’s Media Reporting of Peacekeeping Operations on Syrian Conflict: Perspective of Peace Journalism
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Abstract: This research article is espoused to identify the role of UN media in peacekeeping and peacebuilding. Customarily the media is bursting of incidents and stories associated to war. The intense causalities and disaster are repetitively emphasized. Each milieu has a connotation to it. The interpretation of each context is unalike. Therefore, the methodology being used in this research is critical discourse analysis (CDA) to ascertain between the lines of the warfare. Trail to the study of Syria conflict, is a complex story of war and peace. Argument, scrutiny, prying various individuals with schoolwork of UN resolutions in comparison to UN Charter partially managed to drive at a pivot of media and peace. Each story is co related to Van Dijk critical discourse analysis model. This research is an effort to acme the latest trends to media sciences vis-a-viz various critical areas, grey sites of peace work in the UN media via analyzing role and results of UN efforts in global peace. Keywords: UN media, War on Terror, Global peace, peacemaking, peace keeping, peace building, peace journalism, implications of war, latest trends to media studies. |
An Examination of Crisis Response in Professional Athlete Scandals: A Sport Fan’s Perspective
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Abstract: The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of athlete celebrity scandal on a sport fan’s attitude and behavioral intention, and a sport fan’s reaction to athlete celebrity’s media response after the scandal. 308 samples were collected from professional sports spectators in the United States and data was analyzed through Pearson correlation analysis and regression analysis. Results of the study showed 1) responding to the athlete scandal via press conference was more reliable and effective response strategy than responding to the athlete scandal via social media, 2) the influence of the athlete celebrity scandal on a sport fan’s attitude toward the athlete affected a sport fan’s negative behavioral intention regardless of types of scandal, off-field scandal or on-field scandal, and 3) athlete celebrity’s high performance and effect of apology via press conference were significant factors that affected the influence of scandal on fan loyalty. This study provides practical information regarding how marketers and public relations managers in sport organizations should cope with athlete celebrity scandals to maintain positive relationship with their fans. Keywords: Athlete scandal, press conference, social media, fan attitude, behavioral intention. Download Full Article |
Islamophobia and Muslim Comedians in America
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Abstract: The main aim of the study was to analyze the sentiments about Muslim comedians in America. Soon after the attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States, many Muslim American stand-up comedians had to suffer Islamophobia; the stereotype perceptions and hatred remarks about them because of their Muslim Identity. Therefore this study applied the qualitative content analysis technique to investigate the role of Muslim comedians and the sentiments of the viewers about their stand-up comedy videos. The findings showed that Muslim comedians are engaged in dialogue to help the Muslim community deal with the impact of the September 11 attacks and to try reassure the public about Arab and Muslim Americans as being unpatriotic and hostile to the United States. Muslim American stand-up comedy is a unique response to negative social discrimination after 9/11, and social critic’s comedians debate the stereotype and reality of Muslim American life. Analysis of functionalist theory from humor sociology to discern expected social messages of joke intended for entertaining and education. It shows how the American Muslim comedy affects American Muslims. Keywords: Muslim, Comedians, Stand-up comedy, Islomophobia.. |
Voices in the Storm: The Lost Discourse of Climate Change in Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
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Abstract: This study sought to answer the research question: How did media address climate change in reporting on Hurricanes Harvey and Irma? A content analysis was performed on the coverage of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma over a six-week timeframe by two national newspapers, The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, and two local newspapers, the Houston Chronicle for Hurricane Harvey and the Tampa Bay Times for Hurricane Irma. A keyword analysis yielded 630 news articles (N=630), of which only 23 (3.65%) mentioned “climate change,” “global warming,” or both. Language that addressed these terms was coded on a Likert Scale (0-5, negative to positive), yielding a median score of 3.44, “slightly positive.” An extensive literature review and discussion of the findings and implications for future research are included. Keywords: Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, climate change, global warming, newspaper content analysis. Download Full Article |
