Deze studie onderzoekt de beeldvorming binnen Vlaamse kranten van westerse en niet-westerse hulpo... more Deze studie onderzoekt de beeldvorming binnen Vlaamse kranten van westerse en niet-westerse hulporganisaties die steun verleenden aan de Filipijnen nadat het werd getroffen door tyfoon Haiyan (2013). Een kritisch geïnspireerde kwalitatieve inhoudsanalyse leert dat westerse hulporganisaties, en in het bijzonder Belgische instanties, meer en positievere media-aandacht verkrijgen dan niet-westerse hulporganisaties. Dit duidt op een onderliggende praktijk en discours van ‘Othering’.
The world has seen a major increase in forced displacement since 2011. As a growing number of sta... more The world has seen a major increase in forced displacement since 2011. As a growing number of states implement restrictive refugee policies, public communication has become essential for refugee organisations. This study analysed, therefore, three international refugee organisations’ discursive strategies towards the recent Syrian crisis, as well as their production and the social context. A critical discourse analysis of international press releases (N=122) and six semi-structured interviews with press and regional officers revealed that the observed actors largely dehumanise displaced people and subordinate them to the ‘Western self’ and state interests; displaced people hardly ever acquire their own voice. The study found that the medium characteristics of press releases and the importance of media attention result in a depersonalising humanitarian discourse. In addition, there were indications of a post-humanitarian discourse that reproduced the humanitarian sector’s ‘marketisation’. Finally, the examined organisations use the political realist cross-issue persuasion strategy, displaying displaced people as resettlement objects.
Against the theoretical background of the concept ‘karaoke-Americanism’, this article compares th... more Against the theoretical background of the concept ‘karaoke-Americanism’, this article compares the Belgian, Dutch and American version of the film Loft. Several (dis)similarities in the representation of sexuality, female characters, and ethnicity, as well as some formal changes, are observed. By combining these results with self-conducted, in-depth and press interviews with the filmmakers of these films, it is ascertained that, although the three versions share a similar use of specific Hollywood conventions, the changes in representation were motivated by perceived cultural differences. Building on known cultural stereotypes and clichés, filmmakers reinforce specific cultural (and national) identities, with the aim of enhancing the recognizability for their local audiences. In conclusion, the Dutch and Belgian filmmakers, in an attempt of localizing the universal, realized a hyperreal version of their own or another culture.
Focussend op de Belgische, Nederlandse en Amerikaanse filmversies van Loft bestudeert dit artikel de relaties tussen interculturele mediapraktijken en de (re)producties van culturele identiteiten. Een vergelijkende tekstuele en contextuele filmanalyse van representaties van vrouwelijke personages, seksualiteit en etniciteit illustreert dat de verschillende versies van eenzelfde filmverhaal gerelateerd zijn aan hun specifieke socio-culturele contexten en aan het concept van karaoke-Amerikanisme.
When films are being remade, they undergo several transformations, including changes related to (... more When films are being remade, they undergo several transformations, including changes related to (the representation of) national, disability, and gender identities. By drawing on the case of the Flemish film Hasta La Vista and its Dutch remake Adios Amigos, this article critically investigates the (dis)similarities on these levels through the prism of the film remake. Both films are popular road trip movies dealing with the adventure of three friends with disabilities who overcome boundaries in multiple ways not only by figuratively (and almost literally) escaping their parents and their disabilities but also through traveling, exploring sexuality, and eventually by dying. Although the films deal with almost exactly the same themes, their interpretation and contextualization differ considerably. Our findings show that as a consequence of the localizing processes embedded in film remakes, subtexts which were ‘originally’ ingrained in the source text were ignored or even withheld in the newer version. As the involved filmmakers built on particular stereotypical visions and myths about these specific cultures and national identities, often with the purpose of recreating a socio-cultural context, such narrowed perceptions were occasionally subverted but also reconsolidated. Finally, we argue that, through the remake process, some ableist and patronizing representations of, respectively, disability and gender identities were subverted, while others were kept or even reinforced. Our results show that such transformations point toward specific socio-culturally defined disability and gender identities but also toward a shared and almost universally shaped disability and gender culture.
Journalists domesticate news about distant events to bring such events closer to the audience and... more Journalists domesticate news about distant events to bring such events closer to the audience and thus make them more relevant and appealing; however, knowledge about the actual audience’s reactions toward domesticated news is lacking. Central to this study is understanding how an audience makes use of domestication strategies in viewing and reacting to mediated distant suffering. Earlier text-based research has found several ways of domesticating distant suffering that can invite an audience to care. Building further on this media-centered study, 10 focus groups reveal a two-flow model of domestication, consisting of first-level domestication on the production side by journalists and second-level domestication, in which audience members themselves use strategies of domestication to make sense of distant suffering.
Huiberts, E., & Joye, S. (2018). Close, but not close enough? Audience’s reactions to domesticated distant suffering in international news coverage. Media, Culture & Society, 40(3), 333–347.
The film remake, whether as a practice or a concept, has been around since the very beginnings of... more The film remake, whether as a practice or a concept, has been around since the very beginnings of cinema. While the earliest studies of the remake provided general overviews trying to sketch patterns and localize differing practices, this was followed by substantial attempts to define the remake as both a textual and cultural artefact and as a commercial business. Building on adaptation theories, scholars eventually pinpointed the intertextual properties that are inherent to the (relationship between) a source film and its remake(s). These evolutions in the research field spurred the idea of the remake as a kind of prism, which can be used to examine a variety of aesthetic, cultural, economic and social questions. For quite some time, most studies in the field were confined to the Hollywood practice of remaking non-Hollywood films, or, vice versa, non-Hollywood film industries remaking Hollywood films. More recently, attempts are being made to look beyond Hollywood, inquiring into other nations or regions that, for example, remake their own films or the films of neighbouring countries. Notwithstanding these promising evolutions, there is still a lack of sustained research analysing the specific context(s) of European cinema. As a continent, Europe is known for its fragmentation and diversity due to the multitude of different languages and cultures existing next to and through each other within a relatively small geographical area. Although attempts to pinpoint the characteristics of European cinema are always questionable given that 'Europe' is as much a social, contingent and dynamic construction as other geopolitical entities, various cultural, economic and political dynamics grant the concept of European cinema analytical value. Accordingly, the purpose of the symposium is to bring together scholars with expertise in the currently vibrant field of remake studies for a discussion of the dynamics and particularities of the film remake in a European context.
In 2010 the popular Dutch reality television show ‘Wie is de Mol?’ took ten Dutch celebrities to ... more In 2010 the popular Dutch reality television show ‘Wie is de Mol?’ took ten Dutch celebrities to Japan. Applying discourse analysis, this article explores the representation of Japan and its culture as portrayed in the show. Building upon theories about Orientalism and cultural stereotypes, the study illustrates that the programme provides a fairly balanced and nuanced depiction of Japan. This is in part due to the nature of the programme, which mainly revolves around the candidates and uses the country as an ‘interactive background’. However, the show does largely follow the Orientalist representational paradigm of depicting Japan, as the programme needs to provide images and narratives that are recognizable to Dutch viewers of whom most are not familiar with Japan. Stereotypes and clichés are therefore used, but often in innovative and playful ways. It is argued that popular television shows can influence and shape ideas and images of other countries.
Although Spain was in the midst of an economic and financial crisis, the 2010
edition of the Cat... more Although Spain was in the midst of an economic and financial crisis, the 2010
edition of the Catalan telethon La Marató de TV3 managed to raise a record
number of donations. While scholars generally refer to compassion to explain the
success of telethons, an online survey of 348 Catalans reveals an additional set of
audience motivations to donate. Alongside the element of compassion, the survey
points towards community feeling and a set of production values. The latter includes
advertising, video testimonials and the carefully built up credibility of the organizing
broadcaster and of the project. Nonetheless, the data also hint at a latent tendency
towards compassion fatigue as only 38.2% of the respondents did donate while
between 62.4% and 86.8% expressed a willingness to do so. The study illustrates
the potential of telethons to ward off such a tendency by motivating the audience in
other ways rather than simply appealing to compassion.
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Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap, Jan 1, 2010
News media play a basic role in giving publicity and meaning to global suffering as it is mainly ... more News media play a basic role in giving publicity and meaning to global suffering as it is mainly through media reports that the world perceives international crises. This article focuses on the (de)construction of disasters by Flemish news media. Applying quantitative content ...
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News Agencies in the Turbulent Era of the Internet, Jan 1, 2010
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Abstract Although Spain was in the midst of an economic and financial crisis, the 2010 edition of... more Abstract Although Spain was in the midst of an economic and financial crisis, the 2010 edition of the Catalan telethon 'La Marató de TV3'managed to raise a record number of donations. While scholars generally refer to compassion to explain the success of ...
Catalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies, Jan 1, 2010
ABSTRACT News media play an important role in giving publicity and meaning to global suf-fering, ... more ABSTRACT News media play an important role in giving publicity and meaning to global suf-fering, as it is mainly through media reports that the world perceives international risk situations. This article focuses on natural and technological disasters as part of the ...
... Record Details. Record ID, 520095. Record Type, bookChapter. Author, Daniėl Biltereyst [80100... more ... Record Details. Record ID, 520095. Record Type, bookChapter. Author, Daniėl Biltereyst [801001158502] - Ghent University Daniel.Biltereyst@UGent.be; Stijn Joye [801001806681] - Ghent University Stijn.Joye@UGent.be. Chapter Title, De internationale nieuwsagentschappen ...
... Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: Record Details. Record ID, 520068. R... more ... Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: Record Details. Record ID, 520068. Record Type, misc. Author, Stijn Joye [801001806681] - Ghent University Stijn.Joye@UGent.be; Maria Pia Matta. Title, The Need for another Communication and World News Perspective. ...
IAMCR Cairo, 25th conference & General Assembly, 23 …, Jan 1, 2006
... Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: Record Details. Record ID, 344799. R... more ... Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: Record Details. Record ID, 344799. Record Type, conference. Author, Stijn Joye [801001806681] - Ghent University Stijn.Joye@UGent.be. Title, Raising Awareness in a Digital Society: the Case of IPS-Flanders. ...
Deze studie onderzoekt de beeldvorming binnen Vlaamse kranten van westerse en niet-westerse hulpo... more Deze studie onderzoekt de beeldvorming binnen Vlaamse kranten van westerse en niet-westerse hulporganisaties die steun verleenden aan de Filipijnen nadat het werd getroffen door tyfoon Haiyan (2013). Een kritisch geïnspireerde kwalitatieve inhoudsanalyse leert dat westerse hulporganisaties, en in het bijzonder Belgische instanties, meer en positievere media-aandacht verkrijgen dan niet-westerse hulporganisaties. Dit duidt op een onderliggende praktijk en discours van ‘Othering’.
The world has seen a major increase in forced displacement since 2011. As a growing number of sta... more The world has seen a major increase in forced displacement since 2011. As a growing number of states implement restrictive refugee policies, public communication has become essential for refugee organisations. This study analysed, therefore, three international refugee organisations’ discursive strategies towards the recent Syrian crisis, as well as their production and the social context. A critical discourse analysis of international press releases (N=122) and six semi-structured interviews with press and regional officers revealed that the observed actors largely dehumanise displaced people and subordinate them to the ‘Western self’ and state interests; displaced people hardly ever acquire their own voice. The study found that the medium characteristics of press releases and the importance of media attention result in a depersonalising humanitarian discourse. In addition, there were indications of a post-humanitarian discourse that reproduced the humanitarian sector’s ‘marketisation’. Finally, the examined organisations use the political realist cross-issue persuasion strategy, displaying displaced people as resettlement objects.
Against the theoretical background of the concept ‘karaoke-Americanism’, this article compares th... more Against the theoretical background of the concept ‘karaoke-Americanism’, this article compares the Belgian, Dutch and American version of the film Loft. Several (dis)similarities in the representation of sexuality, female characters, and ethnicity, as well as some formal changes, are observed. By combining these results with self-conducted, in-depth and press interviews with the filmmakers of these films, it is ascertained that, although the three versions share a similar use of specific Hollywood conventions, the changes in representation were motivated by perceived cultural differences. Building on known cultural stereotypes and clichés, filmmakers reinforce specific cultural (and national) identities, with the aim of enhancing the recognizability for their local audiences. In conclusion, the Dutch and Belgian filmmakers, in an attempt of localizing the universal, realized a hyperreal version of their own or another culture.
Focussend op de Belgische, Nederlandse en Amerikaanse filmversies van Loft bestudeert dit artikel de relaties tussen interculturele mediapraktijken en de (re)producties van culturele identiteiten. Een vergelijkende tekstuele en contextuele filmanalyse van representaties van vrouwelijke personages, seksualiteit en etniciteit illustreert dat de verschillende versies van eenzelfde filmverhaal gerelateerd zijn aan hun specifieke socio-culturele contexten en aan het concept van karaoke-Amerikanisme.
When films are being remade, they undergo several transformations, including changes related to (... more When films are being remade, they undergo several transformations, including changes related to (the representation of) national, disability, and gender identities. By drawing on the case of the Flemish film Hasta La Vista and its Dutch remake Adios Amigos, this article critically investigates the (dis)similarities on these levels through the prism of the film remake. Both films are popular road trip movies dealing with the adventure of three friends with disabilities who overcome boundaries in multiple ways not only by figuratively (and almost literally) escaping their parents and their disabilities but also through traveling, exploring sexuality, and eventually by dying. Although the films deal with almost exactly the same themes, their interpretation and contextualization differ considerably. Our findings show that as a consequence of the localizing processes embedded in film remakes, subtexts which were ‘originally’ ingrained in the source text were ignored or even withheld in the newer version. As the involved filmmakers built on particular stereotypical visions and myths about these specific cultures and national identities, often with the purpose of recreating a socio-cultural context, such narrowed perceptions were occasionally subverted but also reconsolidated. Finally, we argue that, through the remake process, some ableist and patronizing representations of, respectively, disability and gender identities were subverted, while others were kept or even reinforced. Our results show that such transformations point toward specific socio-culturally defined disability and gender identities but also toward a shared and almost universally shaped disability and gender culture.
Journalists domesticate news about distant events to bring such events closer to the audience and... more Journalists domesticate news about distant events to bring such events closer to the audience and thus make them more relevant and appealing; however, knowledge about the actual audience’s reactions toward domesticated news is lacking. Central to this study is understanding how an audience makes use of domestication strategies in viewing and reacting to mediated distant suffering. Earlier text-based research has found several ways of domesticating distant suffering that can invite an audience to care. Building further on this media-centered study, 10 focus groups reveal a two-flow model of domestication, consisting of first-level domestication on the production side by journalists and second-level domestication, in which audience members themselves use strategies of domestication to make sense of distant suffering.
Huiberts, E., & Joye, S. (2018). Close, but not close enough? Audience’s reactions to domesticated distant suffering in international news coverage. Media, Culture & Society, 40(3), 333–347.
The film remake, whether as a practice or a concept, has been around since the very beginnings of... more The film remake, whether as a practice or a concept, has been around since the very beginnings of cinema. While the earliest studies of the remake provided general overviews trying to sketch patterns and localize differing practices, this was followed by substantial attempts to define the remake as both a textual and cultural artefact and as a commercial business. Building on adaptation theories, scholars eventually pinpointed the intertextual properties that are inherent to the (relationship between) a source film and its remake(s). These evolutions in the research field spurred the idea of the remake as a kind of prism, which can be used to examine a variety of aesthetic, cultural, economic and social questions. For quite some time, most studies in the field were confined to the Hollywood practice of remaking non-Hollywood films, or, vice versa, non-Hollywood film industries remaking Hollywood films. More recently, attempts are being made to look beyond Hollywood, inquiring into other nations or regions that, for example, remake their own films or the films of neighbouring countries. Notwithstanding these promising evolutions, there is still a lack of sustained research analysing the specific context(s) of European cinema. As a continent, Europe is known for its fragmentation and diversity due to the multitude of different languages and cultures existing next to and through each other within a relatively small geographical area. Although attempts to pinpoint the characteristics of European cinema are always questionable given that 'Europe' is as much a social, contingent and dynamic construction as other geopolitical entities, various cultural, economic and political dynamics grant the concept of European cinema analytical value. Accordingly, the purpose of the symposium is to bring together scholars with expertise in the currently vibrant field of remake studies for a discussion of the dynamics and particularities of the film remake in a European context.
In 2010 the popular Dutch reality television show ‘Wie is de Mol?’ took ten Dutch celebrities to ... more In 2010 the popular Dutch reality television show ‘Wie is de Mol?’ took ten Dutch celebrities to Japan. Applying discourse analysis, this article explores the representation of Japan and its culture as portrayed in the show. Building upon theories about Orientalism and cultural stereotypes, the study illustrates that the programme provides a fairly balanced and nuanced depiction of Japan. This is in part due to the nature of the programme, which mainly revolves around the candidates and uses the country as an ‘interactive background’. However, the show does largely follow the Orientalist representational paradigm of depicting Japan, as the programme needs to provide images and narratives that are recognizable to Dutch viewers of whom most are not familiar with Japan. Stereotypes and clichés are therefore used, but often in innovative and playful ways. It is argued that popular television shows can influence and shape ideas and images of other countries.
Although Spain was in the midst of an economic and financial crisis, the 2010
edition of the Cat... more Although Spain was in the midst of an economic and financial crisis, the 2010
edition of the Catalan telethon La Marató de TV3 managed to raise a record
number of donations. While scholars generally refer to compassion to explain the
success of telethons, an online survey of 348 Catalans reveals an additional set of
audience motivations to donate. Alongside the element of compassion, the survey
points towards community feeling and a set of production values. The latter includes
advertising, video testimonials and the carefully built up credibility of the organizing
broadcaster and of the project. Nonetheless, the data also hint at a latent tendency
towards compassion fatigue as only 38.2% of the respondents did donate while
between 62.4% and 86.8% expressed a willingness to do so. The study illustrates
the potential of telethons to ward off such a tendency by motivating the audience in
other ways rather than simply appealing to compassion.
... Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: Record Details. Record ID, 1217196. ... more ... Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: Record Details. Record ID, 1217196. Record Type, journalArticle. Author, Stijn Joye [801001806681] - Ghent University Stijn.Joye@UGent. be. Title, Media en rampen : tussen realiteit en constructie. Publication Status, inpress. ...
Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap, Jan 1, 2010
News media play a basic role in giving publicity and meaning to global suffering as it is mainly ... more News media play a basic role in giving publicity and meaning to global suffering as it is mainly through media reports that the world perceives international crises. This article focuses on the (de)construction of disasters by Flemish news media. Applying quantitative content ...
... Record Details. Record ID, 771512. Record Type, journalArticle. Author, Stijn Joye [801001806... more ... Record Details. Record ID, 771512. Record Type, journalArticle. Author, Stijn Joye [801001806681] - Ghent University Stijn.Joye@UGent.be. Title, Novelty through repetition : exploring the success of artistic imitation in the contemporary film industry. Publication Status, published ...
News Agencies in the Turbulent Era of the Internet, Jan 1, 2010
... Record Details. Record ID, 941208. Record Type, bookChapter. Author, Stijn Joye [801001806681... more ... Record Details. Record ID, 941208. Record Type, bookChapter. Author, Stijn Joye [801001806681] - Ghent University Stijn.Joye@UGent.be. Chapter Title, Journalism for global change: Reflections on the alternative news agency Inter Press Service. Publication Status, published ...
Abstract Although Spain was in the midst of an economic and financial crisis, the 2010 edition of... more Abstract Although Spain was in the midst of an economic and financial crisis, the 2010 edition of the Catalan telethon 'La Marató de TV3'managed to raise a record number of donations. While scholars generally refer to compassion to explain the success of ...
Catalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies, Jan 1, 2010
ABSTRACT News media play an important role in giving publicity and meaning to global suf-fering, ... more ABSTRACT News media play an important role in giving publicity and meaning to global suf-fering, as it is mainly through media reports that the world perceives international risk situations. This article focuses on natural and technological disasters as part of the ...
... Record Details. Record ID, 520095. Record Type, bookChapter. Author, Daniėl Biltereyst [80100... more ... Record Details. Record ID, 520095. Record Type, bookChapter. Author, Daniėl Biltereyst [801001158502] - Ghent University Daniel.Biltereyst@UGent.be; Stijn Joye [801001806681] - Ghent University Stijn.Joye@UGent.be. Chapter Title, De internationale nieuwsagentschappen ...
... Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: Record Details. Record ID, 520068. R... more ... Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: Record Details. Record ID, 520068. Record Type, misc. Author, Stijn Joye [801001806681] - Ghent University Stijn.Joye@UGent.be; Maria Pia Matta. Title, The Need for another Communication and World News Perspective. ...
IAMCR Cairo, 25th conference & General Assembly, 23 …, Jan 1, 2006
... Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: Record Details. Record ID, 344799. R... more ... Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: Record Details. Record ID, 344799. Record Type, conference. Author, Stijn Joye [801001806681] - Ghent University Stijn.Joye@UGent.be. Title, Raising Awareness in a Digital Society: the Case of IPS-Flanders. ...
Telenovelas and/as adaptation Reflections on Local Adaptations of Global Telenovelas, pp. 356-369 in Th. Leitch (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Adaptation Studies, Oxford/New York: Oxford UP., 2017
A growing number of scholars have empirically engaged with audience reactions towards mediated di... more A growing number of scholars have empirically engaged with audience reactions towards mediated distant suffering, albeit mainly on a small, qualitative scale. By conducting quantitative research, this study contributes to the knowledge about people’s reactions towards distant suffering on a greater scale, representative of a Western audience. Following a critical realist approach, a survey was developed and several independent constructs were found by doing an exploratory factor analysis which represent people’s engagement with distant suffering. We also found four clusters based on a k-means cluster analysis that portray typical ways of responding to distant suffering. These clusters have been controlled for people’s background, indicators of age, gender, education and people’s donation behavior, media use and news interests.
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Focussend op de Belgische, Nederlandse en Amerikaanse filmversies van Loft bestudeert dit artikel de relaties tussen interculturele mediapraktijken en de (re)producties van culturele identiteiten. Een vergelijkende tekstuele en contextuele filmanalyse van representaties van vrouwelijke personages, seksualiteit en etniciteit illustreert dat de verschillende versies van eenzelfde filmverhaal gerelateerd zijn aan hun specifieke socio-culturele contexten en aan het concept van karaoke-Amerikanisme.
Huiberts, E., & Joye, S. (2018). Close, but not close enough? Audience’s reactions to domesticated distant suffering in international news coverage. Media, Culture & Society, 40(3), 333–347.
edition of the Catalan telethon La Marató de TV3 managed to raise a record
number of donations. While scholars generally refer to compassion to explain the
success of telethons, an online survey of 348 Catalans reveals an additional set of
audience motivations to donate. Alongside the element of compassion, the survey
points towards community feeling and a set of production values. The latter includes
advertising, video testimonials and the carefully built up credibility of the organizing
broadcaster and of the project. Nonetheless, the data also hint at a latent tendency
towards compassion fatigue as only 38.2% of the respondents did donate while
between 62.4% and 86.8% expressed a willingness to do so. The study illustrates
the potential of telethons to ward off such a tendency by motivating the audience in
other ways rather than simply appealing to compassion.
Focussend op de Belgische, Nederlandse en Amerikaanse filmversies van Loft bestudeert dit artikel de relaties tussen interculturele mediapraktijken en de (re)producties van culturele identiteiten. Een vergelijkende tekstuele en contextuele filmanalyse van representaties van vrouwelijke personages, seksualiteit en etniciteit illustreert dat de verschillende versies van eenzelfde filmverhaal gerelateerd zijn aan hun specifieke socio-culturele contexten en aan het concept van karaoke-Amerikanisme.
Huiberts, E., & Joye, S. (2018). Close, but not close enough? Audience’s reactions to domesticated distant suffering in international news coverage. Media, Culture & Society, 40(3), 333–347.
edition of the Catalan telethon La Marató de TV3 managed to raise a record
number of donations. While scholars generally refer to compassion to explain the
success of telethons, an online survey of 348 Catalans reveals an additional set of
audience motivations to donate. Alongside the element of compassion, the survey
points towards community feeling and a set of production values. The latter includes
advertising, video testimonials and the carefully built up credibility of the organizing
broadcaster and of the project. Nonetheless, the data also hint at a latent tendency
towards compassion fatigue as only 38.2% of the respondents did donate while
between 62.4% and 86.8% expressed a willingness to do so. The study illustrates
the potential of telethons to ward off such a tendency by motivating the audience in
other ways rather than simply appealing to compassion.