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Hate Speech in On‐Line Media in B&H

Author(s): Enes Osmančević
Subject(s): Media studies, Studies in violence and power, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Transkulturna Psihosocijalna Obrazovna Fondacija (TPO Foundation)
Keywords: Hate Speach; Public Speach; Responsibility; Media of Mass Communication; Social Network;
Summary/Abstract: Hate speech is one of the main problems in public communication, especially in on‐line communication. It is provided and supported by possibilities of anonymous communication and interaction via internet. There is no general definition of hate speech. Author in this article analyzes different understandings of hate speech, and reminds us about hate speech escalation in ex‐Yugoslavia media at the end of 20th century. Furthermore, author presents overview and some examples of hate speech in on‐line media in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and he also states some possibilities of suppression for hate and discriminatory speech in on‐line media in B&H.

  • Page Range: 135-152
  • Page Count: 17
  • Publication Year: 2014
  • Language: Bosnian