Title
A Matter of Perspective: An Experimental Study on Potentials of Constructive Journalism for Communicating a Crisis
Author
Hannah Greber
Author
Michael Sülflow
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
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Abstract
Restorative narratives describe a new form of journalism that attempts to overcome the detrimental effects of the more prevalent negative and destructive tone of news coverage. This study investigates the potentials and risks of restorative narratives in the coverage of crises with a 2 (restorative/negative) × 2 (COVID-19/climate crisis) experimental online study (n = 829) for emotional, cognitive, evaluative, and behavioral outcomes. For both crises, results demonstrate that restorative narratives evoked more positive emotional reactions to the news, were more likely to be endorsed, and improved quality ratings of the news article compared with negative narratives. We found no effects for elaboration and information-seeking.
Keywords
constructive journalismrestorative narrativeexperimental research
Object type
Language
English [eng]
Persistent identifier
https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:1631749
Appeared in
Title
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
ISSN
1077-6990
Issued
2022
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Date issued
2022
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