Journal of Mass Communication & Journalism

Theorizing Spiral of Violence: Death of Spiral of Silence Theory

Abstract

Achyut Aryal

This is comparative study of spiral of silence and spiral of violence, two theoretical concepts in mass communication genre, especially in minority community’s perception expression pattern. This study explores the rise of the spiral of violence trend in the underrepresented and historically silent community challenging the traditional public opinion theory of the spiral of silence. Through interpretative technique comparison has been structured with result: the rise of spiral of violence theory is the ultimate death of spiral of silence.