Making a Mormon?: Peacemaking in U.S. Press Coverage of the Mormon Baptism for the Dead

Perreault, Gregory; Duffy, Margaret; Morrison, Ariel

doi:10.1080/15348423.2017.1401410

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“…Scholarly literature on more nuanced, complex cases sheds light on the ways in which a moderated crisis response might prove more beneficial (Knight et al, 2009;Perreault et al, 2017). Using SCCT verbiage, a moderated response could include statements diminishing the severity of the crisis or distancing the organization from the cause of the crisis (Coombs, 2007).…”

Section: Moderated Responsementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This drew controversy given that as a "religious ritual done to someone without his or her expressed permission" (Perreault et al, 2017, p. 142), numerous Jewish victims of the Holocaust were baptized. Through a case study analysis of the coverage of the conflict, Perreault et al (2017) used narrative theory to illustrate how journalists worked to deemphasize the themes of conflict in media coverage of the negotiations. This unique case of a minority religion versus minority religion conflict (rather than majority-minority) resulted in news coverage that attempted to deemphasize the conflict themes within the stories rather than rely on them as often happens in journalism (Perreault et al, 2017; see also Kananovich & Perreault, 2021;Hume & Perreault, 2022;Perreault & Meltzer, 2022;Perreault, 2023;Thomson et al, 2018).…”

Section: Moderated Responsementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The phrase "it's not that big of a deal" is not something often seen in religious circles, but what is observed is a couching of the crisis into a misinterpretation by the public. Often religious influencers work to disengage with the public and reframe the crisis as a trial or challenge (Perreault & Perreault, 2017). For example, in the case of the Duggar Family, famous for the TLC show "19 Kids and Counting" and later the spin off show "Counting On" this tactic rears its head in a very clear way.…”

Section: Diminishmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In 2015, Josh's two married sisters, Jill Dillard and Jessa Seewald, were very active on social media, specifically on Instagram posting photos of themselves and Biblical phrases to deflect their involvement, they were also interviewed on Fox News about his arrest (Perreault & Perreault, 2017;Diulio & Arendt, 2018). However in 2015, the family's website and TLC's official communication differed in its approach using official statements (Perreault & Perreault, 2017).…”

Section: Diminishmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“Survival and Salvation:” Religious Situational Crisis Communication Strategies

Perreault,

Crawford

2024

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Religious crisis communication stretches back across history with crisis communication reflected in large-scale moments tied to institutions, for example, through the Inquisition and the Catholic Counter-Reformation and through responses from American Muslim communities following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Prior research has reflected on the value of viewing organizational crisis communication through the lens of situational crisis communication theory, and indeed it would seem the most relevant framework to employ for such research given that religious organizations respond to crisis in a similar manner to other types of organizations. This chapter provides a discussion of religion and crisis communication into three broad categories, admitting failure, using a moderated response, and reinforcing dominant narratives, which roughly correlate with situational crisis communication theory's (SCCT) rebuild, diminish, and deny strategies. Application of SCCT and observations of public reception are vital in crisis communication strategies both online and in more internal settings with parishioners, donors, and followers.

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Section: Moderated Responsementioning

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Section: Diminishmentioning

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Section: Diminishmentioning

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“Survival and Salvation:” Religious Situational Crisis Communication Strategies

Perreault,

Crawford

2024

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“…If journalism studies scholarship in this area argues one thing uniformly, it is that much religion reporting tends to be quite poor-a result in particular of the lack of religious literacy among U.S. journalists (Hoover, 1998). The misunderstood intentions from the evangelical rally from the introduction represents a not-uncommon situation in reporting on Muslims (Munnik, 2017;Perreault, 2014;Said, 1997), Mormons (Decker and Austin, 2010;Perreault et al, 2017;Scott, 2005), and evangelical Christianity (Haskell, 2007;Hardy, 2007). The most egregious examples of misunderstood intentions often occur where no religion specialists are involved as has been shown to be the case in sports (Ferrucci and Perreault, 2018) and gaming .…”

Section: Religion Reportingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Covering religion: Field insurgency in United States religion reporting

Perreault

Montalbano

2022

Journalism

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The present study analyzes the role of religion reporting with the journalistic field. Personnel cuts within newsrooms and the development of “religion reporters” operating from religious institutions necessitate a re-exploration of the changing field. At stake is the coverage of religion, a topic particularly pertinent to residents in the United States, nearly 77 percent of which identify as religious to some degree. Simultaneously, the majority of the United States tends to think journalists cover religion poorly. Through the lens of field theory, this study analyzes 20 interviews with U.S.-based religion reporters who work for both mainstream and religious publications.

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