Sensemaking and crisis revisited: the failure of sensemaking during the Flint water crisis     

William D. Nowling  Matthew W. Seeger 《Journal of Applied Communication Research》2020,48(2):270-289

ABSTRACT

This study operationalized Weick’s [(1988). Enacted sensemaking in crisis situations. Journal of Management Studies 25(4), 305–317 and (1993). The collapse of sensemaking in organizations: The Mann Gulch disaster. Administrative Science Quarterly, 38, 628–652] theory of enacted sensemaking to examine the communication processes associated with the Flint Water Crisis of 2014–2015. A content analysis of 389 emails and attachments from a total population of N?=?37,376 pages of publicly released e-mails and documents pertaining to Flint’s water issues, identified examples of failed sensemaking by government officials. These failures hastened and intensified a growing crisis of lead contamination and an outbreak of Legionnaires disease associated with Flint’s municipal water system. Analysis of email messages suggests that strong commitments by top leaders and limited capacity were important factors as were efforts to create and maintain consensus among officials. The Flint Water Crisis offers an important application of sensemaking theory and its utility for both organizational and risk communication scholars and for practical application. The authors emphasize the importance of questioning previous assumptions and commitments, insuring that communication practitioners are involved in decisions, and avoiding over reliance on image repair as a strategic response.  相似文献   

Food (in)security communication: a Journal of Applied Communication Research forum addressing current challenges and future possibilities     

Megan K. Schraedley  Hamilton Bean  Sarah E. Dempsey  Mohan J. Dutta  Kathleen P. Hunt  Sonia R. Ivancic 《Journal of Applied Communication Research》2020,48(2):166-185

ABSTRACT

This forum brings together food, (in)security, and communication. The authors participating in this forum center communication as both process and tool for understanding, mitigating, and making meaning of food (in)security. The nine authors together discuss the role of communication in food (in)security, the central challenges for scholars and practitioners working on food (in)security, and the creative possibilities and impacts influencing the future of food (in)security. The forum produces a call for applied scholars to re-imagine communication frameworks in order to make meaningful differences in their communities.  相似文献   

政务B站号信息传播效果影响因素与实证研究     

陈强  张杨一  马晓悦  曾润喜 《图书情报工作》2020,64(22):126-134

[目的/意义] 作为政府与青年群体沟通的重要平台，政务Bilibili账号的信息传播效果直接决定其沟通效率和效果。对政务Bilibili账号信息传播效果影响因素的研究有利于沟通效果的提升。[方法/过程] 本研究基于共青团中央Bilibili账号的471个样本，采用内容分析和回归分析等系统考察内容主题、视频类别、封面图类型、屏幕形式、字幕、组织形式、剪辑率和视频时长等因素对政务Bilibili账号信息传播效果的影响。[结果/结论] 结果表明，科技类、音乐类和时尚类主题的视频能够提升整体传播效果，科技类视频的贡献度最高；情景剧、实拍视频和监控视频都正向显著影响整体传播效果，实拍视频的贡献度最高。视频剪辑率、竖屏视频、字幕添加、合作创作等均能显著提高整体传播效果，竖屏在整体传播效果模型中的贡献度最大。视频时长和封面图的作用不显著。政务Bilibili账号运营应充分释放青年的爱国势能、创新视频形式、优化视频制作流程、创新组织形式。  相似文献   

CBA球员球场暴力行为的归因研究与治理省思 ——基于互动仪式链视角     

买器 《河北体育学院学报》2020,34(3):37-41

运用文献资料法和逻辑分析法，以互动仪式链理论为视角，从文化资本互动与情感能量互动两方面对CBA球场暴力行为的发生机制进行研究。指出，赛前与赛中的互动仪式相互联系，赛前不良的互动仪式会将负向的情感能量带入比赛，使共享情感破裂，产生球场暴力现象。球员个体间情境互动会过渡到球队群际间，暴力行为会通过互动仪式链不断扩散到其他球队。比赛中双方都存在冲突性紧张，谁能抢占情感能量主导权谁就会在博弈中占据优势地位，处于压制的一方将转化为恐惧感。恐惧与冲突性紧张塑造了暴力情景，导致了球场暴力行为的发生。提出，应规范球员行为表现，防止球员暴力惯习的形成；加强球队球员间的沟通交流，修复断裂的互动仪式链条；注重裁判执裁能力建设，维持现场球队双方情感能量的平衡；营造有序的观赛环境，激发球迷潜在的道德情感。旨在为CBA健康有序发展提供建议与参考。  相似文献   

清末民初镖局推动武术发展之历史审视     

吴宣廷 《河北体育学院学报》2020,34(5):91-96

审视中国古代镖局中镖师武术的技术特征、传承传播、发展演变，能够再现早期武术发展状况，丰富武术历史研究内容，还可总结历史经验，为新时代推广武术、弘扬武术文化提供借鉴。运用文献资料法和历史分析法，就镖局对清末民初武术发展之推动作用进行分析。认为，镖局是实现武术功能职业化转型的重要组织，推动了武术的顺时代创新演变，开辟了多元的武术传播途径，稳固了师徒传承方式，推动了武术价值的多元化发展，促进了暗器、轻功等罕见武技的深造与传承，为“以武报国”提供了重要的物力支撑。  相似文献   

汇川H2U系列PLC之间RS-485通信的实现     

尚丽  叶国平 《苏州市职业大学学报》2020,(2):15-21

主要研究了汇川公司H2U可编程控制器(PLC)的通信技术,实现了两个H2U系列PLC之间基于RS-485的通信,并详细介绍了PLC之间通信的硬件连接方式、通信串口参数配置、触摸屏画面的设计以及程序实现。所讨论的方法已在采用H2U PLC及辅助设备组建的"运动控制系统"课程的教学实验平台上进行了验证,可以拓展应用于多台H2U PLC之间以及其他设备与H2U PLC之间的RS-485通信实现,对工程应用具有一定的借鉴意义。  相似文献   

Adapting Active Support Interactive Training to a special school context to upskill classroom staff and increase engagement in pupils     

Ceridwen Evans  Sandy Toogood  Stephanie Owen-Leeds  Leusa Dwyfor  Shabreen Jorammanawar  Nour Issa  J. Carl Hughes 《British Journal of Special Education》2021,48(3):369-392

Research indicates that engagement acts as an important precursor for learning, yet sustaining the engagement of pupils with special educational needs can be a challenge for classroom staff. An Active Support staff training package, Interactive Training, has been demonstrated as an effective way of increasing engagement in adults accessing learning disability services. In theory the logic of Active Support Interactive Training could extend to a school environment, with the aim of achieving similar outcomes. The current study evaluated a special school-adapted version of Active Support Interactive Training with the aim of increasing engagement in pupils during group-based learning. Findings showed an increase in engagement in pupils for all three settings (classrooms) immediately after intervention, which continued to either increase or stabilise at three-month follow-up. Further research could test the engagement behaviour of staff pre- and post- training intervention and explore practice leadership within the school leadership team to address maintenance.  相似文献   

东盟区域龙狮运动国际传播的伦理困境     

王湘丽  张智 《体育科技文献通报》2020,(2):11-13

东盟区域龙狮运动传播过程中伦理困境的解决是促进龙狮运动在国际上传播的重要影响因素。面对传播者的行为瓶颈问题,应从提高传播者的道德意识做起;面对传播媒介沦陷的问题,应注意龙狮运动传播媒介作用的正确发挥;面对中西方文化差异问题,应促进各国文化的融合;面对受众对龙狮运动的误解,应扩大对龙狮运动的正面宣传。深入解决龙狮运动传播的伦理困境,加快龙狮文化的国际传播脚步。  相似文献   

加强语言文化能力培养 提升俄语专业学生跨文化交际能力     

王茜莹 《教育教学论坛》2020,(6):290-291

随着新时代中俄全面战略协作伙伴关系的发展,双方在各领域的合作不断深化,由于语言文化差异导致的跨文化交际问题愈发突出。加强语言文化能力培养,提高俄语专业学生跨文化交际能力,有助于促进两国间的语言文化交流及更高层次的合作,为中俄新型关系建设提供助推作用。  相似文献   

新时代中国武术深度传播的意义、问题及路径          下载免费PDF全文

金玉柱 《河北体育学院学报》2019,33(6):86-91

挖掘文化内涵，实施深度传播，提升国际认同，是提升国家文化软实力的重要举措。中国武术的深度传播具有彰显“中国精神”、呈现“中国智慧”的意义指向，应坚持文化主体性这一核心，抓住传播与传承两个重点，做好从国际传播走向全球传播、从宣传思维走向故事思维、从分散传播走向主体互动传播三个转换，重视转换性话语、解释性话语、修复性话语、历史性话语四大话语体系的构建。在具体的传播路径上，要处理好传统与现代的融合理路，积极打造合理阐释的讲述模式，但不应全盘否定强制性阐释模式，在“走出去”的基础上更要“走进去”，从“主动去做”转变为“自动去做”，实现中国武术的深度传播。  相似文献