Attending ICA2025? Do drop in on this satellite event on your way to your division receptions!
A better way for media to cover hate
Introducing a new report
Friday 13 June 6–6:45PM, Maroon Peak (Grand 2), Grand Hyatt Denver.
Jointly co-sponsored by the Global Communication and Social Change & Journalism Studies divisions.
Covering Hate Speech: A Guide for Journalists is a new publication of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Its author, Cherian George (Hong Kong Baptist University), will present key takeaways. Although most take hate speech is a problem that is high on their agenda, media have generally failed to respond adequately to this challenge. George argues that part of the reason is a tendency to fixate on individual instances of norm-violating speech - such as a politician's remark, a celebrity's social media post, or an offensive cartoon - instead of as long-running, multi-actor propaganda campaigns. The Guide offers practical suggestions for media.
Respondent: Stewart M Hoover, founding director of the Center for Media, Religion and Culture, University of Colorado Boulder.
Covering Hate Speech: A Guide for Journalists can be downloaded via Cherian George's website.
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Cherian George
Professor
Tsim Sha Tsui
Hong Kong
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