ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
The Redemptive Eye: American and Spanish Journalists Narrate Natural Disasters Differently
- Ana Leandro Hernández
University of St. Francis - Brady Jones
University of St. Francis
Abstract
Previous research suggests Americans narrate difficult events more redemptively than people from other countries. We test whether American and Spanish journalists (N=56) narrate tragedy differently. We find that American news outlets include more redemptive themes in their articles about a number of major natural disasters from the last ten years
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