Journal article
The (Non)Violent World of YouTube: Content Trends in Web Video
Journal of communication, v 62(6), pp 1065-1083
Dec 2012
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Abstract
In this content analysis, we examined violence in Web-based entertainment. YouTube videos (N?=?2,520) were collected in 3 different categories: most viewed, top rated, and random, with additional comparisons between amateur and professional content. Frequencies of violent acts and the context of violence (e.g., characteristics of perpetrator and victim, justification, consequences) were compared both between these categories of YouTube videos and with existing research on television violence. The results showed far less violence as a percentage of programming on YouTube than there is on television. Moreover, the violence that was present showed more realistic consequences and more negative context than television violence. Post hoc comparisons illustrated several differences in the presentation of violence between make and category of video.
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- Title
- The (Non)Violent World of YouTube: Content Trends in Web Video
- Creators
- Andrew J. Weaver - Indiana University BloomingtonAsta Zelenkauskaite - Indiana University BloomingtonLelia Samson - Indiana University Bloomington
- Publication Details
- Journal of communication, v 62(6), pp 1065-1083
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- Number of pages
- 19
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Communication
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000312457300010
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84870894231
- Other Identifier
- 991021866496004721
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