Coutume et politique

Abstract

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Believing Facts in the Fog of War: Identity, Media and Hot Cognition in Ukraine’s 2014 Odesa Tragedy

“…25 Relatedly, direct access to credible alternative sources of information about an event, including the kind of first-hand information that people living in close physical proximity to the event might have, has been reported to make people more resistant to a prevalent view, even when this prevalent view dominates the media they consume. 26 This leads us to anticipate: H1b. People who consume media or other sources of information not associated with the most media-prevalent narrative, or who avoid media conveying the dominant narrative altogether, will be less likely to adopt the version of the facts conveyed in a dominant narrative.…”

“…Other external stimuli are found to limit the power of a dominant narrative to shape attitude formation, however, the most important being simple access to contradictory accounts or information. 24 When people face a single narrative about the facts, meaning that only one narrative is strongly available in the environment, the addition of even a single dissenting voice can significantly weaken the ability of the most prevalent narrative to influence belief formation--at least, among certain kinds of people. 25 Relatedly, direct access to credible alternative sources of information about an event, including the kind of first-hand information that people living in close physical proximity to the event might have, has been reported to make people more resistant to a prevalent view, even when this prevalent view dominates the media they consume.…”