TY - JOUR
T1 - Conflict as news and news as conflict
T2 - A multidimensional content analysis of TV news in Cyprus
AU - Milioni, Dimitra L.
AU - Doudaki, Vaia
AU - Tsiligiannis, Panagiotis
AU - Papa, Venetia
AU - Vadratsikas, Konstantinos
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - This research about how conflict is (re)presented on television news adopts a dual perspective on conflict: conflict as news and news as conflict. Focusing on the understudied case of Cyprus, it builds on the concept of conflict-oriented journalism, a theory-informed analytical framework for studying televised conflict. The analysis reveals the heavy presence of conflict-laden news referring to social conflict, violent crime, warfare, and political contestation. Especially in the case of political news, conflict is used as a paradigmatic mode of presentation. Current journalistic practices ignore the potential offered by peace journalism, meant as event reporting that includes various viewpoints but leaves open the possibility of resolution. This is especially important in societies of long-lasting conflict, such as Cyprus, because the media are one of the fields where conflict is reconstructed.
AB - This research about how conflict is (re)presented on television news adopts a dual perspective on conflict: conflict as news and news as conflict. Focusing on the understudied case of Cyprus, it builds on the concept of conflict-oriented journalism, a theory-informed analytical framework for studying televised conflict. The analysis reveals the heavy presence of conflict-laden news referring to social conflict, violent crime, warfare, and political contestation. Especially in the case of political news, conflict is used as a paradigmatic mode of presentation. Current journalistic practices ignore the potential offered by peace journalism, meant as event reporting that includes various viewpoints but leaves open the possibility of resolution. This is especially important in societies of long-lasting conflict, such as Cyprus, because the media are one of the fields where conflict is reconstructed.
KW - Conflict
KW - Cyprus
KW - News
KW - Peace journalism
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85011590495&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85011590495
SN - 1932-8036
VL - 9
SP - 2391
EP - 2411
JO - International Journal of Communication
JF - International Journal of Communication
IS - 1
ER -