Moral Reasoning and the Online Debate About Iraq

Jenkins, Alexander; Nikolaev, Alexander G.; Porpora, Douglas V.

doi:10.1080/10584609.2011.616876

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“…However, actually examining the content of these online discussion groups has thus far been rare. Jenkins, Nikolaev, and Porpora () observe this and examine the content of discussion groups to learn about moral reasoning in the debate about the Iraq War. Similarly, this article is less concerned with the communication itself, and more with what that communication can reveal about an underlying concept of interest.…”

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Gun Talk Online: Canadian Tools, American Values*

McLean

2018

Social Science Quarterly

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Objective The objective of this study is to address the following question: Why has the United States been so reluctant to embrace the type of comprehensive gun control that is in place in every other developed democracy? Method The method used to address this question is a computerized content analysis on nearly 18 million words that were extracted from online political discussions of Canadian and American gun enthusiasts. A comparison of these discussions was guided by three theories on the character and origins of Canadian–American political difference. Results The results demonstrate that the instrumental components of gun ownership are more relevant for Canadian gun enthusiasts, while American gun enthusiasts view their arms as physical manifestations of political values. These values are consistent with a widely perceived American ideology that centers on individual freedom and antipathy toward government. Conclusion This leads to the conclusion that U.S. gun rights groups are naturally advantaged in the gun control debate because their rhetoric finds fertile soil beyond the gun enthusiast segment, and helps explain the intensity of their opposition to gun control.

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Gun Talk Online: Canadian Tools, American Values*

McLean

2018

Social Science Quarterly

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“…Another blog about the comparative costs of electricity (Bernard, 2011) published November 2011 attracted 18 reactions via posts and 286 Facebook likes. Many academics use newsgroups as a source of content for analysis (Jenkins et al, 2012;Kelly et al, 2005;Papacharissi, 2004) yet a search of Google Groups using the terms énergie nucléaire on several occasions shows little or no spontaneous activity compared to the newspaper sites. Many websites hosted by civil society organisations (Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and the Sortir du Nucléaire network) have interactive components for expression of opinion or seeking of information.…”

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Public Sphere Dialogue in Online Newspapers and Social Spaces: The Nuclear Debate in Post Fukushima France

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Sood

2012

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The meltdown at the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (March 2011) provided a trigger to contribute this research about the ways in which French newspapers facilitate (or not) a public dialogue on the issue of nuclear energy. Nuclear power not only generates over 75% of the electricity in France but also sustains a healthy domestic job creation program and drives nuclear technology exports. Hence, the absence of public debate amongst the French in nuclear energy over the long term is not surprising. Against this backdrop of French nuclear interests and post Fukushima, this paper presents a French language computer-mediated discourse analysis on nuclear debates and discussions taking place online in the hybrid public sphere. This space straddles user-generated content in the public comment spaces of newspapers embracing the spectrum of political persuasions (Le Figaro, Le Monde and Liberation) and social media. Qualitative and quantitative research methods uncover citizen interactions within the online public sphere comprising newspapers. Findings illuminate the progress of deliberations on nuclear power in online newspapers following a process of agenda setting through news stories, providing space for public dialogue and the digital curating of social media commentary. Furthermore, the research reveals the relevance of the Habermasian public sphere concept within the context of online newspapers. Key learning for the role of the media in fostering the democratic process using social media and insights for the political communications landscape within the context of the nuclear debate compliment the research.

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