THE ETHNIC CONFLICTS AND MASS MEDIA
THE ETHNIC CONFLICTS AND MASS MEDIA
Author(s): Graham Ebenezer KurtisSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Media studies, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Governance, Communication studies, Developing nations, Political behavior, Political psychology, Politics and communication, Politics and religion, Politics and society, Comparative politics, Theory of Communication, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Geopolitics
Published by: Institute for Research and European Studies - Bitola
Keywords: Ethnic conflict;Media;negative impact;social media;mainstream media;
Summary/Abstract: The media have played and continue to play a significant role in many ethnic conflicts and wars that ever took place in history and through its reportage humankind has become informed and aware about ethnic-conflict on the globe through various forms. Irrespective of the increase in knowledge, media has negatively impacted the ethnic conflict by several escalations that took place because of the manner information that was provided. This study investigates what these negative impacts are by examining literature and sorting them to consider media location, outlets and presentation impact of media. An overlapping discovered has gingered the reclassification of the impact of media in the face of dilemmas. They are Psychoanalysis propaganda and profiteering, freedom and ethics, distortion of reality and public safety. The media tries to balance in order to choose the lesser consequential path to survive. However, they have all steered to an escalation of ethnic conflicts.
Journal: Journal of Liberty and International Affairs
- Issue Year: IV/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 58-74
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
