YouTube discourse of the Oting massacre in Nagaland: investigating affiliations, sentiments and Naga identity negotiation in YouTube comments

IF 1.7 Q2 COMMUNICATION

Media War and Conflict Pub Date : 2023-10-11 DOI:10.1177/17506352231203632

A Blessing Muinao, V Ratnamala

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Personae identification and understanding the social bonds shared in online interactions are found to be key to combating misinformation and conspiratorial discourse as well as aiding in developing solutions for specific communities. The 2021 Oting massacre in Nagaland that killed 14 civilians sparked public outrage and widespread protests calling for justice and the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in northeast India. The massacre received a lot of attention, including YouTube videos, and reignited discussion on militarization, Naga identity and a backlash over the botched operation. A close qualitative analysis of 500 randomly extracted comments from 10 selected YouTube videos identified 15 personae with unique linguistic patterns that reveal specific ideational targets and their affiliation strategies in the discourse. A sentiment analysis of 11,294 comments shows a higher negative score linked to condemnation, hate speech and conspiracy than a positive score linked to solidarity and empathy. ‘Nagaism’ as being a Naga is reimagined and reinforced via YouTube, countering misconceptions about Naga identity.

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YouTube上关于那加兰邦Oting大屠杀的论述:调查YouTube评论中的从属关系、情绪和那加族身份谈判

研究发现，人物识别和理解在线互动中共享的社会关系是打击错误信息和阴谋论的关键，也有助于为特定社区制定解决方案。2021年在那加兰邦发生的屠杀事件导致14名平民死亡，引发了公众的愤怒和广泛的抗议活动，要求伸张正义，并在印度东北部废除《武装部队(特别权力)法》。大屠杀引起了很多关注，包括YouTube视频，并重新引发了关于军事化、那迦族身份的讨论，以及对这次拙劣行动的强烈反对。对从10个精选的YouTube视频中随机抽取的500条评论进行了严密的定性分析，确定了15个具有独特语言模式的人物，这些语言模式揭示了特定的思想目标及其在话语中的关联策略。对11294条评论的情绪分析显示，与谴责、仇恨言论和阴谋有关的负面得分高于与团结和同情有关的正面得分。“那伽主义”作为那伽的身份通过YouTube被重新想象和强化，以消除对那伽身份的误解。

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Media War and Conflict COMMUNICATION-

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期刊介绍： Media, War & Conflict is a major new international, peer-reviewed journal that maps the shifting arena of war, conflict and terrorism in an intensively and extensively mediated age. It will explore cultural, political and technological transformations in media-military relations, journalistic practices, and new media, and their impact on policy, publics, and outcomes of warfare. Media, War & Conflict is the first journal to be dedicated to this field. It will publish substantial research articles, shorter pieces, book reviews, letters and commentary, and will include an images section devoted to visual aspects of war and conflict.