Social Media and Online Surgical Education: A Content Analysis and Descriptive Study on Quality of Vascular Surgery Information Available on YouTube®

This study discusses the positive politeness strategies in Kupang Malay on Facebook social media which are related with the politeness strategy theory by Brown and Levinson. This research is a qualitative descriptive study with content analysis method. The research data were the status posts/comments in the Kupang Malay language on the Facebook which were selected based on the suitability of the research objectives. The selected data are then collected and analyzed according to theory. As a result, there are 12 strategies used by Facebook users in Kupang Malay namely (1) give sympathy to the interlocutor; (2) exaggerating sympathy for the interlocutor; (3) pay special attention to the interlocutor; (4) increase interest in the interlocutor; (5) use markers that show similarities; (6) seek the approval of the interlocutor; (7) avoid conflict with the interlocutor; (8) presupposes the interlocutor; (9) the strategy of making jokes; (10) strategies for making offers and promises; (11) showing a sense of optimism; and (12) trying to involve the interlocutor. Penelitian ini membahas strategi kesantunan positif dalam bahasa Melayu Kupang pada media sosial Facebook yang dikaitkan dengan teori strategi kesantunan yang dikemukakan oleh Brown dan Levinson. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dengan metode analisis isi (content analysis). Data penelitian adalah tulisan status/komentar dalam bahasa Melayu Kupang pada Facebook yang dipilih berdasarkan kesesuaian terhadap tujuan penelitian. Data yang dipilih kemudian dikumpulkan dan dianalisis sesuai teori. Hasilnya, ada 12 strategi yang digunakan oleh pengguna Facebook berbahasa Melayu Kupang, dan ada 12 strategi yang ditemukan dalam penggunaanya dalam Facebook, yaitu (1) memberikan simpati pada lawan tutur; (2) melebih-lebihkan simpati pada lawan tutur; (3) memberikan perhatian khusus pada lawan tutur; (4) meningkatkan rasa tertarik pada lawan tutur; (5) menggunakan penanda yang menunjukkan kesamaan; (6) mencari dan mengusahakan persetujuan lawan tutur; (7) menghindari pertentangan dengan lawan tutur; (8) mempresuposisikan lawan tutur; (9) strategi membuat lelucon; (10) strategi membuat penawaran dan janji; (11) menunjukkan rasa optimism; dan (12) berusaha melibatkan lawan tutur.

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Digital transparency and public accountability in Spanish universities in online media

Journal of Intellectual Capital ◽

10.1108/jic-02-2019-0039 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 (5) ◽

pp. 701-732 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Yolanda Ramírez ◽

Ángel Tejada

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Social Media ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Information Needs ◽

Public Universities ◽

Relational Capital ◽

Content Type ◽

Spanish Universities ◽

Spanish Public Universities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent and quality of online intellectual capital (IC) disclosure released via websites and social media in relation to university stakeholders’ information needs in Spanish public universities. In addition, this paper examines whether there are differences in the online IC disclosure according to the type of university. Design/methodology/approach The study applies content analysis and a survey. The content analysis was used to analyse the websites and social media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram) of all Spanish public universities in the year 2019, whereas the survey was submitted to all members of the Social Councils of Spanish public universities. Findings The findings indicate that university stakeholders attach great importance to online disclosure of specific information about IC. However, the findings emphasise that Spanish universities’ website and social media content are still in their infancy. Specifically, this study found that the quality of disclosed information on IC in public universities’ websites is of low level, particularly with regard to the disclosure of relational capital. The study found that the information provided by Spanish public universities via social media mainly concerns the structural and relational capital. Likewise, the results of this paper evidence that the larger and more internationally focused universities reveal more online information on IC. Practical implications The results of the research may be beneficial for managers of higher education institutions as a basis for developing adequate strategies addressing IC disclosure through the websites. In order to satisfy the information needs of university stakeholders, Spanish universities can be recommended to focus on reporting higher-quality information on financial relations, students’ satisfaction, quality standard, work-related knowledge/know-how and collaboration between universities and other organisations such as firms, local government and society as a whole. Originality/value This study explores two innovative tools to provide IC disclosure in the higher education institutions context, namely, websites and social media, whereas previous studies focused on traditional tools as annual report. Likewise, this study considers the quality of this information.

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Storytelling of Indonesia Tourism Marketing in Social Media: Study of Borobudur and Danau Toba Instagram Account

Jurnal Komunikasi ◽

10.24912/jk.v13i1.9209 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 107

Author(s):

Monika Sri Yuliarti ◽

Andre N. Rahmanto ◽

Anjang Priliantini ◽

Albert Muhammad Isrun Naini ◽

Mahfud Anshori ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Research Data ◽

Tourism Marketing ◽

Media Study ◽

Tourist Destinations ◽

Central Java ◽

Tourism Destinations ◽

Quantitative Descriptive

The effort to improve the number of tourist visits and foreign exchange have been happening in Indonesia. However, in its development, there are several obstacles, one of which is related to promotion. Therefore, it is necessary to implement the concept of story-driven marketing as an effort to promote tourism through stories and impressions that are disseminated through social media, by applying storytelling. This study aims to explore storytelling in two tourist destinations that are part of 5 super priority tourism destinations, Borobudur in Central Java and Danau Toba in South Sumatra, by looking at the Instagram accounts of the two tourist destinations, which are @borobudurpark and @danau_tobasamosir. This quantitative descriptive study used content analysis methods to study 3 elements of tourism in accordance with the 2009 Tourism Law (attractions, amenities, and accessibility), and also 5 elements of storytelling (setting, character, plot, conflict, and message). The research data was collected through document study by studying the Instagram account @borobudurpark and @danau_tobasamosir. The findings in this study are that the storytelling strategy is not yet optimal as a story-driven marketing strategy in tourism, because not all elements of storytelling appear in the posts of the research object's Instagram account. Most of the posts on the Instagram account of the Borobudur and Lake Toba tourist destinations only refer to the elements of the message and pay less attention to other elements of storytelling. The implication of this research is the need for various parties involved in tourism development to optimize social media as a means of promotion and improve storytelling strategies to attract tourists. Target jumlah kunjungan wisatawan dan penerimaan devisa Indonesia terus diupayakan peningkatannya dari tahun ke tahun. Namun dalam pengembangannya, ada beberapa kendala yang dihadapi, salah satunya terkait promosi. Karenanya, dirasa perlu mengimplementasi konsep story-driven marketing sebagai upaya promosi wisata melalui cerita dan kesan yang disebarluaskan melalui media sosial, yaitu dengan mengaplikasikan storytelling. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi storytelling dalam dua destinasi wisata yang masuk dalam kategori 5 destinasi super prioritas pariwisata, yaitu Borobudur di Jawa Tengah dan Danau Toba di Sumatera Selatan, dengan melihat akun Instagram kedua destinasi wisata tersebut, yakni. Penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif ini menggunakan metode analisis isi untuk mengkaji 3 unsur pariwisata sesuai UU tentang Kepariwisataan tahun 2009 (atraksi, amenitas, dan aksesibilitas) serta 5 unsur storytelling (setting, karakter, plot, konflik, dan pesan). Data penelitian dikumpulkan melalui studi dokumen dengan mempelajari akun Instagram @borobudurpark dan @danau_tobasamosir. Temuan dalam penelitian ini adalah belum optimalnya strategi storytelling sebagai strategi story-driven marketing dalam pariwisata, karena tidak semua unsur storytelling muncul dalam unggahan pada akun Instagram objek penelitian. Sebagian besar unggahan pada akun Instagram destinasi wisata Borobudur dan Danau Toba tersebut hanya merujuk pada unsur pesannya saja dan kurang memperhatikan unsur storytelling yang lain. Implikasi dari penelitian ini adalah perlunya berbagai pihak terkait dalam perkembangan pariwisata untuk mengoptimalkan media sosial sebagai sarana promosi, dan meningkatkan strategi storytelling untuk menarik wisatawan.

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Assessing Suicide Reporting in Top Newspaper Social Media Accounts in China: Content Analysis Study (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.26654 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Kaisheng Lai ◽

Dan Li ◽

Huijuan Peng ◽

Jingyuan Zhao ◽

Lingnan He

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Information Dissemination ◽

Application Programming Interface ◽

World Health ◽

Who Guidelines ◽

Reporting Practices ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

Social Media Platforms

BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that suicide reporting in mainstream media has a significant impact on suicidal behaviors (eg, irresponsible suicide reporting can trigger imitative suicide). Traditional mainstream media are increasingly using social media platforms to disseminate information on public-related topics, including health. However, there is little empirical research on how mainstream media portrays suicide on social media platforms and the quality of their coverage. OBJECTIVE This study aims to explore the characteristics and quality of suicide reporting by mainstream publishers via social media in China. METHODS Via the application programming interface of the social media accounts of the top 10 Chinese mainstream publishers (eg, People’s Daily and Beijing News), we obtained 2366 social media posts reporting suicide. This study conducted content analysis to demonstrate the characteristics and quality of the suicide reporting. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, we assessed the quality of suicide reporting by indicators of harmful information and helpful information. RESULTS Chinese mainstream publishers most frequently reported on suicides stated to be associated with conflict on their social media (eg, 24.47% [446/1823] of family conflicts and 16.18% [295/1823] of emotional frustration). Compared with the suicides of youth (730/1446, 50.48%) and urban populations (1454/1588, 91.56%), social media underreported suicides in older adults (118/1446, 8.16%) and rural residents (134/1588, 8.44%). Harmful reporting practices were common (eg, 54.61% [1292/2366] of the reports contained suicide-related words in the headline and 49.54% [1172/2366] disclosed images of people who died by suicide). Helpful reporting practices were very limited (eg, 0.08% [2/2366] of reports provided direct information about support programs). CONCLUSIONS The suicide reporting of mainstream publishers on social media in China broadly had low adherence to the WHO guidelines. Considering the tremendous information dissemination power of social media platforms, we suggest developing national suicide reporting guidelines that apply to social media. By effectively playing their separate roles, we believe that social media practitioners, health institutions, social organizations, and the general public can endeavor to promote responsible suicide reporting in the Chinese social media environment.

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Content Analysis of Social Media: Public and Government Response to COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik ◽

10.22146/jsp.56488 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 16

Author(s):

Gugun Geusan Akbar ◽

Dede Kurniadi ◽

Nita Nurliawati

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Complete Analysis ◽

The Public ◽

Government Response ◽

Response Data ◽

The Government ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Support Decision Making

Nowadays, the use of social media to analyze disaster responses has become important. However, its application to support decision-making by the Government during disasters still present significant challenges. This article offers a complete analysis of the response of the public and the Government in dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemics in Indonesia. The content analysis uses to analyze the tweet post on Twitter to determine the public and government response. Data was collected from public and government tweets on Twitter and producing 11,578 community tweets from the public and 958 tweets from the government account. This data was collected from 2nd March until 15th April 2020. Public comments are sorted into six categories of comments, that is fate, logic, government mention, worry, scientist, and impression, while sentiments are classified as positive, negative, and neutral. Government comments are sorted into eight categories, namely information, education, operating, warnings, resources provision, volunteer recruitment, and rumors management. The results showed that the public encourages and supports the Government to cope with a pandemic think rationally and logically in dealing with this Pandemic. In addition, the study indicates that the Government has not used social media as a medium for communicating with the public. The quality of government response is not good, especially in the categories of information on operations, warnings, resources provision, recruitment of volunteers, and rumors management. The implication of this study suggests how the data might be useful for the Government in delivering information during the Pandemic.

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How Helpful and What Is the Quality of Digital Sources of Healthy Lifestyle Information Used by Australian Adolescents? A Mixed Methods Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph182312844 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (23) ◽

pp. 12844

Author(s):

Matthew Armstrong ◽

Nicole K. Halim ◽

Rebecca Raeside ◽

Si Si Jia ◽

Karice Hyun ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Health Information ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Mixed Methods Study ◽

Digital Content ◽

Digital Platforms ◽

Perceived Helpfulness

To evaluate the digital platforms most used by adolescents for healthy lifestyle information, perceived helpfulness of platform information, helpfulness for positive behaviour changes, and quality of platforms’ lifestyle health information. Mixed-methods study including a cross-sectional online survey and content analysis. Eligible participants were 13–18-years; living in Australia; and had searched online for healthy lifestyle behaviour (nutrition, physical activity, weight management, sleep) information in the previous three months. Survey items examined the use of digital platforms, self-perceived helpfulness, usefulness for positive behaviour, and popular content. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and ordinal logistic regression models. Content analysis was performed on popular digital content to evaluate expertise, objectivity, transparency, popularity, and relevance. In total, 297 participants completed the survey (62.3% female; 15.8 [SD1.5] years). Seventy-eight percent and 77% of participants reported using websites and social media, respectively, for seeking healthy lifestyle information. Websites and social media were rated as somewhat helpful by 43% and 46% of participants, respectively. Sixty-six percent and 53% of participants agreed/strongly agreed smartphone apps and social media were helpful for positive behaviour change, respectively. Helpfulness did not differ by age or gender. We evaluated 582 popular digital content; 38% were produced by a commercial company. Only 7% of content was from health organisations, 10% from health professionals and only 10% of content was objective, and 14% was transparent. Adolescents extensively utilise websites and social media for health information, yet popular content has limited objectivity and transparency. Governments and health organisations should consider creating age-appropriate digital information for healthy lifestyle behaviours.

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The process of developing a content analysis study to evaluate the quality of breastfeeding information on the Internet-based media

Methodological Innovations ◽

10.1177/2059799119863286 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 205979911986328

Author(s):

Juliana Cristina dos Santos Monteiro ◽

Solina Richter

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Data Extraction ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

The Internet ◽

Pilot Test ◽

Quality Of Information ◽

Analysis Study ◽

Purposive Sampling ◽

Data Extraction Tool

The Internet offers a powerful network of information on breastfeeding that is used by doctors, patients, and scientists. The objective of this study is to describe the process of development of a data extraction tool to evaluate the content and quality of breastfeeding information on the Internet. Using a descriptive study method, we examined Internet pages to determine which variables needed to be measured in order to develop the data extraction tool. A purposive sampling of websites was selected to pilot test this tool. The developed data extraction tool has a descriptive structure to characterize websites and text pages. Using the developed tool, we can assess whether the information on text pages is supportive of breastfeeding and whether other strategies that protect breastfeeding are followed. The developed data extraction tool is a useful instrument that can assist researchers in evaluating the quality of information posted on the Internet related to breastfeeding.

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Communication Challenges of Parents and Their Adolescent Daughters With an Emphasis on Social Media Use: A Content Analysis Study

Journal of Research and Health ◽

10.32598/jrh.11.4.1804.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 235-244

Author(s):

Bahareh Boor Boor ◽

◽

Anahita Khodabakhshi-Koolaee ◽

Mohammad Reza Falsafinezhad ◽

◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Family Relationships ◽

Media Use ◽

Point Of View ◽

Modern World ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Social Media Use ◽

Communication Challenges

Background: Challenge between parents and their children is a rapidly growing phenomenon in Iran. The communication challenges of adolescence with emphasis on social media in this study is a phenomenon that based on the changes and developments of adolescence, can affect the nature and quality of family relationships, question the parental authority, and cause changes in regulations. The present study explored the communication challenges of parents and adolescents with a focus on the use of the Internet and social media. Methods: This qualitative study was performed using content analysis. The research population consisted of several parents with children (daughters) who were studying in the first secondary school in District 11 of Tehran in the academic year 2019-2020. The participants were 15 parents who were selected using purposive sampling and based on the theoretical saturation criterion. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and were then analyzed, codified, and categorized. Finally, after the extraction of the themes, the relevant and common themes were combined in the form of secondary and main categories. Results: Based on the content analysis of the data collected from the interviews, 4 main categories were identified: social media opportunities, social media coping strategies, social media problems from the parents’ point of view, and communication problems with the child. Conclusion: In the modern world, parent-adolescent communication challenges are intermingled with the common challenges of using social media. However, it is impossible to ignore the effective and useful presence of social media in modern life. Acquiring knowledge, training conflict resolution skills, and recognizing the factors related to conflicts between parents and adolescents can help parents and pave the way for reducing parent-adolescent conflicts and improving the quality of parent-adolescent communication concerning social media use.

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Assessing Suicide Reporting in Top Newspaper Social Media Accounts in China: Content Analysis Study

JMIR Mental Health ◽

10.2196/26654 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. e26654

Author(s):

Kaisheng Lai ◽

Dan Li ◽

Huijuan Peng ◽

Jingyuan Zhao ◽

Lingnan He

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Information Dissemination ◽

Application Programming Interface ◽

World Health ◽

Who Guidelines ◽

Reporting Practices ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

Social Media Platforms

Background Previous studies have shown that suicide reporting in mainstream media has a significant impact on suicidal behaviors (eg, irresponsible suicide reporting can trigger imitative suicide). Traditional mainstream media are increasingly using social media platforms to disseminate information on public-related topics, including health. However, there is little empirical research on how mainstream media portrays suicide on social media platforms and the quality of their coverage. Objective This study aims to explore the characteristics and quality of suicide reporting by mainstream publishers via social media in China. Methods Via the application programming interface of the social media accounts of the top 10 Chinese mainstream publishers (eg, People’s Daily and Beijing News), we obtained 2366 social media posts reporting suicide. This study conducted content analysis to demonstrate the characteristics and quality of the suicide reporting. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, we assessed the quality of suicide reporting by indicators of harmful information and helpful information. Results Chinese mainstream publishers most frequently reported on suicides stated to be associated with conflict on their social media (eg, 24.47% [446/1823] of family conflicts and 16.18% [295/1823] of emotional frustration). Compared with the suicides of youth (730/1446, 50.48%) and urban populations (1454/1588, 91.56%), social media underreported suicides in older adults (118/1446, 8.16%) and rural residents (134/1588, 8.44%). Harmful reporting practices were common (eg, 54.61% [1292/2366] of the reports contained suicide-related words in the headline and 49.54% [1172/2366] disclosed images of people who died by suicide). Helpful reporting practices were very limited (eg, 0.08% [2/2366] of reports provided direct information about support programs). Conclusions The suicide reporting of mainstream publishers on social media in China broadly had low adherence to the WHO guidelines. Considering the tremendous information dissemination power of social media platforms, we suggest developing national suicide reporting guidelines that apply to social media. By effectively playing their separate roles, we believe that social media practitioners, health institutions, social organizations, and the general public can endeavor to promote responsible suicide reporting in the Chinese social media environment.

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Fertility education: what’s trending on Instagram

Fertility Research and Practice ◽

10.1186/s40738-021-00095-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Alexandra Peyser ◽

Liat Goldstein ◽

Christine Mullin ◽

Randi H. Goldman

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Low Cost ◽

Oocyte Cryopreservation ◽

Content Type ◽

For Profit ◽

Related Information ◽

Physician Participation ◽

Personal Experiences

Abstract Objective To determine the prevalence, authorship, and types of fertility-related information shared on Instagram targeted toward a new patient interested in fertility options using hashtag and content analysis. Secondary outcomes included comparison of post content stratified by author type (physicians versus patients). Methods A list of ten hashtags consisting of fertility terms for the new patient was derived. Content analysis was performed in April 2019 on the top 50 and most recent 50 posts for each hashtag to determine authorship and content type. The distribution of fertility terms in posts made by physicians was compared to that of patients and differences in use of terms were analyzed. Results Our search yielded 3,393,636 posts. The two most popular hashtags were IVF (N = 912,049), and Infertility (N = 852,939). Authorship of the top posts for each hashtag (N = 1000) were as follows: patients (67 %), physicians (10 %), for-profit commercial groups (6.0 %), allied health professional (4.5 %), professional societies (1 %), and other (11 %). Of these posts, 60 % related to patient experiences, 10 % advertisements, 10 % outreach, and 8 % educational. Physicians were more likely to author posts related to oocyte cryopreservation compared to IVF, while patients were more likely to author posts about IVF (p < 0.0001). Conclusions Over 3 million posts related to fertility were authored on Instagram. A majority of fertility posts are being mobilized by patients to publicly display and share their personal experiences. Concurrent with the rising utilization of planned oocyte cryopreservation, there is a trend toward physicians educating their patients about the process using social media as a platform. Physician participation on social media may offer a low-cost platform for networking and connecting with patients. Future studies examining the educational quality of posts by author type should be explored.

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