Nameless, voiceless, and helpless: visual framing of distant outgroups in online humanitarian appeals

• Main Authors: Yeoh, Ryna, Kim, Nuri
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Visual Framing; Intergroup Relations
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163055
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The current study examines how distant outgroups are portrayed in humanitarian appeals on a popular social media platform, YouTube. Social media is a growing platform for humanitarian organisations to spread messages about crises, as they can reach a wide audience in a quick and costless manner. Dra...