News Media Coverage and the Dynamics of Contention

这个项目比较了两个种族-民族主义争论的案例（当局、挑战者和反对者之间的行动和反应模式）：北爱尔兰问题的早期阶段和第一次巴勒斯坦起义。调查人员发现：(1)不同类型的媒体渠道对竞争的不同影响；(2)促进政治暴力升级或降级的报道类型；(3)影响报道的语境因素；(4)解释性争议可能导致冲突的方式。研究人员将多种媒体来源的事件报道的定性数据与争论的水平、形式、代理人和目标的定量数据联系起来。更广泛的影响：本研究推动了和平与冲突、社会运动和政治传播领域的发展。从理论上讲，它建立了一个框架，明确了媒体报道与争论之间的关系。在方法上，它以一种创新的方式评估假设，这种方式是微妙的（调查不同类型的媒体渠道可能发挥的对比作用）、比较的（检查两种政治背景下的报道）、纵向的（考虑争论的不同阶段）和互动的（包括多个参与者）。通过分析不同类型的媒体报道在政治背景下的不同影响，研究结果将帮助政策制定者、记者和活动家认识到他们对政治事件的框架何时以及如何影响争论的动态。

SES: 0958743Gregory M. ManeyHofstra UniversityThis project compares two cases of ethno-nationalist contention (patterns of action and reaction between authorities, challengers, and their opponents): the early stages of the Troubles in Northern Ireland and the first Palestinian Intifada. The investigators identify: (1) distinct effects upon contention of different types of media outlets; (2) types of coverage that promote escalation or de-escalation of political violence; (3) contextual factors influencing coverage, and (4) ways that interpretive disputes may contribute to conflict. The investigators link qualitative data on event coverage by multiple media sources with quantitative data on levels, forms, agents, and targets of contention. BROADER IMPACTS: This study advances the fields of peace and conflict, social movements, and political communication. Theoretically, it develops a framework that specifies the relationship between media coverage and contention. Methodologically, it assesses hypotheses in an innovative way that is nuanced (investigating possible contrasting roles played by different types of media outlets), comparative (examining coverage across two political contexts), longitudinal (accounting for different stages of contention), and interactive (inclusive of multiple actors). By analyzing the distinct effects of different types of media coverage across political contexts, the results will assist policy makers, journalists, and activists in recognizing when and how their framing of political events impacts the dynamics of contention.