Humanizing the Environment: Character Presentation in Solution-Oriented Visual Reporting
Humanizing the Environment: Character Presentation in Solution-Oriented Visual Reporting
Kovačević, P. & Keyser Lough, “Humanizing the Environment: Character Presentation in Solution-Oriented Visual Reporting,” accepted for presentation in the Visual Culture Working Group at the International Association for Media and Communication Research conference, Lyon, France.
Overview: This study explores the use and presentation of characters in solution-oriented visual reporting on the environment. While characters are a necessary component of narrative engagement, improper emphasis can dilute the response in favor of glorifying the individual behind it. Thus, we examine how characters are visually presented in environmental, solution-oriented, news videos.
Related Research
-
The Boundaries of Intersectional Journalism Studies: Gender, Migration Biography and East/West German SocializationKarin Assmann and Eckert, S. “The Boundaries of Intersectional Journalism Studies: Gender, Migration Biography and East/West German Socialization,” paper presented at the Journalism Studies Division Conference of the German Communication Association; […]
-
Big Butt Ideology’: Digital gaze and evolving normative beauty constructs for Black womenQuindelda “Q.” McElroy (Ph.D. student) (Accepted). “‘Big Butt Ideology’: Digital gaze and evolving normative beauty constructs for Black women.” Howard Journal of Communications. DOI: 10.1080/10646175.2025.2567330 Abstract: By applying methods of ideological […]