Applying Care to Political Public Relations

Crisis Communications Following the Terrorist Attack in New Zealand

Bibliographic Data

ID6172902
AuthorsPamala Proverbs (0000-0001-9949-3084, University of Florida), Xiaomeng Lan (0000-0002-1969-7309, University of Florida), Osama Albishri (0000-0003-1705-4016, University of Florida), Spiro Kiousi (0000-0002-1681-6675, University of Florida)
Year2021
Volume5
Issue1
Pages1-1
Publication date2021-07-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Public Interest Communications (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2573-4342 • E-ISSN: 2573-4342
PublisherGeorge A. Smathers Libraries (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.32473/jpic.v5.i1.p1
OpenAlexW3182893666
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited29

Care is not a word generally associated with political crises. However, following the mosques massacre in New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was found to have used care and a feminist approach to political communication that served to unite rather than divide her country following this racially motivated terrorist attack. There is much literature on corporate crises, but this paper adds to the dearth of literature on political crises in a public interest context. Grounded in a consideration of care and agenda building theories, it reveals that a caring approach to political communication (both verbal and nonverbal) following an act of terrorism can influence the media agenda and by extension public opinion

Context (archaeology · Nonverbal communication · Political communication · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prime (order theory · Prime minister · Public opinion · Public relations · Sociology · Terrorism · Communication · History · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Public Relations and Crisis Communication

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