Cross-Regional Analysis of Terrorism Reporting and Dynamics of Ethnic Relations in Nigeria

D. N. Morah, O. Oladokun
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The news sociology and news determinism perspectives do project both the integrationist and disintegrative capabilities of the media. This projection is premised on their agenda-setting tradition, meaning that the social responsibility performance credential of the reporter can help build a nation or be a factor of the collapse of social control. This work explores this oxymoron by examining terrorism reporting and how it impacts on ethnic relations among the three dominant regions in Nigeria. A total of 400 respondents from Southeast and Southwest Nigeria respond to seven items on their relationship with the Northern Region that has been affected by the activities of the terror group Boko Haram. The findings portray a violent nature of the Northern Region. However, they do not support six of the media-framed and widely-held assumptions by the southerners about the conflict, including the statement that the insurgents represent northerners' interest. The media can scale down ethnic tension by publishing and framing stories that promote de-escalation.
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尼日利亚恐怖主义报告和民族关系动态的跨区域分析
新闻社会学和新闻决定论的观点确实反映了媒体的整合和分裂能力。这种预测是以他们的议程设定传统为前提的,这意味着记者的社会责任表现凭证可以帮助建立一个国家,也可以成为社会控制崩溃的因素。这项工作通过检查恐怖主义报道以及它如何影响尼日利亚三个主要地区之间的种族关系来探讨这种矛盾修辞。来自尼日利亚东南部和西南部的400名受访者就他们与受到恐怖组织博科圣地活动影响的北部地区的关系回答了7个问题。调查结果描绘了北部地区暴力的本质。然而,他们不支持南方人对冲突的六种媒体框架和广泛持有的假设,包括叛乱分子代表北方人利益的声明。媒体可以通过发布和构思有助于缓和紧张局势的故事来缓解种族紧张局势。
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