The Role of Media in Conflict Management: The Case of Electoral Conflicts in Kenya Col (Rtd) Zachary K Chebii Abstract The role played by media in conflicts has been an issue of discussion all over the world. Although media influence has increased tremendously in the last decade, researchers are yet to agree on the degree and magnitude of its influence in conflicts. The context analysis of Kenya election coverage and post election conflict of 2007/08 revealed that media has a ‘double-edge’ role in electoral conflict situation i.e. conflict escalation and de-escalation roles. The conflict escalation role is more prevalent with vernacular (local) media stations while the conflict de-escalation role is predominant with nationwide mainstream stations. This affirmed the study conceptualized framework developed from libertarian theory and social responsibility theory of media reporting. In addition, people’s response to conflict coverage is persuaded by their age, gender and social status as human variables. Therefore, to mitigate conflict reporting misrepresentation, specifically in weak democratic states, a common approach to conflict reporting should be designed and adhered to. More importantly, there need to be stringent regulations and control of vernacular (local) FM stations which are prone to manipulation by political elite. This should be coupled with training of journalists on conflict reporting and development of a standard conflict reporting procedure. Lastly, media houses should be discouraged from running parallel tallying centres, a mandate reserved for legitimate electoral body.
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A) "feel-good, do-good" effect.
Explanation:
In psychology, the term "feel-good, do-good" effect refers to the tendency that people have to want to help other people when they are in a good mood. In other words, you are more likely to help another person when you feel well about yourself.
In this case, Sylvester has just received a large bonus from his company. Later that day, when he is asked if we could volunteer at the Food Bank he readily agreed. <u>Sylvester was feeling good and was in a good mood because of the large bonus, therefore he was most likely to agreed to help.</u> Thus this example best illustrates the "feel-good, do-good" effect.
I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is the third option. Protective tariffs are considered positive because <span>they protect local industry</span>. It is imposed on imports to raise their price, making them less attractive to consumers and thus protecting domestic industries from foreign competition.
