Table 7 Use of emotions for different visual characters.
From: Visual propaganda in chinese central and local news agencies: a douyin case study
Visual | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characters emotion classification | Soldiers, police officers, and firefighters | Political leaders | Medical staff | No obvious political affiliation and other influencers | Null lens without a main character | Total | |||||
n | Percent | n | Percent | n | Percent | n | Percent | n | Percent | n | |
Anger, disgust, fear, and intolerance | 104 | 12.4% | 519 | 76.3% | 93 | 29.2% | 137 | 23.8% | 207 | 46.6% | 1060 |
Joy, calm, and pleasantness | 109 | 13% | 16 | 2.3% | 17 | 5.3% | 330 | 57.7% | 150 | 33.7% | 622 |
Surprise, shock, and confusion | 145 | 17.4% | 66 | 9.6% | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.9% | 220 |
Anticipation, acceptance, and respect | 475 | 57.2% | 81 | 11.8% | 209 | 65.5% | 102 | 17.7% | 83 | 18.8% | 950 |
Total | 833 | 100% | 682 | 100% | 319 | 100% | 574 | 100% | 444 | 100% | 2852 |
