New research indicates that U.S. media ranks very low globally in terms of positive group interactions, with only 2% of coverage reflecting positive intergroup dynamics. This low ranking contrasts sharply with traditional peace indices which rank the U.S. as moderately peaceful. Such indices do not account for the quality of relationships between different social groups. In contrast, countries like Singapore demonstrate a much higher percentage of positive interactions, indicating that peace involves more than tolerance—it requires active celebration of differences.
Our findings are startling: When it comes to how American media portrays interactions between different social groups, the United States ranks near the very bottom globally, with only 2 percent of coverage aligning with positive intergroup dynamics.
This places America below countries like Bangladesh, Ghana, and Tanzania-nations that traditional peace indices would rank as significant.
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