Associations Between Migration Background and Media and Information Behavior in Primary School Children

Abstract Background Children with migration background and from low socio-economic status are at higher risk for overweight. To determine appropriate media channels to possibly reach children with targeted health information, it has to be considered that the media and information behavior of children has changed during the last decades. Objective We examined the media and information behavior of children in low socio-economic districts, focusing on those with migration background. Methods Fourteen 3rd grade classes (n=250 children, 68.0% with migration background) completed a questionnaire regarding their media consumption, which was based on existing validated surveys. Results ≥ 50% of the children watched TV and around 40% used both mobile phones and computers/tablets/internet for ≥1 h/day. Books were the most popular analogue media (61.6% of children), whereas magazines/newspapers and radio (18.4 and 16.0% of children, respectively) were used less frequently. Furthermore, they regularly used internet, TV and their teachers (63.0, 48.8 and 44.8% of children, respectively) as information source. Especially children with compared to those without migration background less likely used the radio (P=0.0002) and their family as information source (P=0.0017). Conclusions Children attending 3rd grade class, especially with migration background, can be addressed through digital media rather than the radio. This may help to sustainably support children outside school with targeted health information.

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UTILIZING ONLINE MEDIA TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH

Jurnal Litbang Sukowati Media Penelitian dan Pengembangan ◽

10.32630/sukowati.v1i2.15 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 1-18

Author(s):

Siswanta Siswanta

Keyword(s):

Digital Media ◽

Health Information ◽

Information Needs ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Information Source ◽

Professional Organizations ◽

Online Media ◽

Cyber Space ◽

High Level

The purpose of this research is to analyze the digital media as a primary health information source websites and its effects on individuals both tangible and intangible. Result of this research may be can help to explain the phenomena of the credibility of online media. Most importantly, the research tries to give contributions to the online media as message senders and individual as receivers or users. Based on a case study, this research studies the credibility of online media as a source of health information. This research has two aims, first to investigate some depth of understanding of how the internet’s users seeking health information via online. Second, to identify the framework which has been theoretically explored and empirically demonstrated to describe the process of communication activities in cyberspace with the digital media as a health information source to fullfill their information needs. Semi-structured and online interviews with relevant online digital media users as well as important informans, are truly conducted. Results showed that cognitive factors are more significant used to describe several communication activities for seeking health information in cyber space. In this case, information about the health care problem by nettizen perceived as a form of a very urgent needs for the nettizen having health problems. Credibility is the criteria into consideration for nettizen to access online media in order to meet the needs of health information quickly and accurately. Online media that explicitly affiliated with professional organizations such as Ikatan Dokter Indonesia (IDI) by nettizen are perceived as a source of health information that has a high level of credibility

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Introduction

10.1093/oso/9780197550342.003.0001 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-24

Author(s):

Matt Carlson ◽

Sue Robinson ◽

Seth C. Lewis

Keyword(s):

Digital Media ◽

Political Communication ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Media Culture ◽

Social Actors ◽

Communication Environment ◽

The Media ◽

The Right ◽

Media Channels

This introductory chapter begins by calling for a decentering of journalism in favor of a broader view of the complex political communication environment that has accompanied the proliferation of digital media channels. In this environment, journalism is engaged with other social actors in a struggle for the right to provide truthful accounts. At issue is the very relevance of journalism as an epistemic authority. These shifts in the media culture are not a passing moment but rather a confluence of enduring factors that need to be confronted. This informational context can be understood by examining how anti-institutional movements, such as populism, rely on denigrating journalism. This chapter argues that journalism theory and practice benefit from this broader contextual view. It ends by providing an outline of the book.

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Online Readability of COVID-19 Health Information

10.21203/rs.3.rs-30124/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Amy P Worrall ◽

Mary J Connolly ◽

Aine O'Neill ◽

Murray O'Doherty ◽

Kenneth P Thornton ◽

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Keyword(s):

Digital Media ◽

Health Information ◽

General Public ◽

Information Source ◽

The United States ◽

Online Information ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Flesch Reading Ease ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Ease Score

Abstract Introduction: The internet is now the first line source of health information for many people worldwide. In the current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic, health information is being produced, revised, updated and disseminated at an increasingly rapid rate. The general public are faced with a plethora of misinformation regarding COVID-19 and the readability of online information has an impact on their understanding of the disease. The accessibility of online healthcare information relating to COVID-19 is unknown.Methods: The Google® search engine was used to collate the first twenty webpage URLs for three individual searches for ‘COVID’, ‘COVID-19’, and ‘coronavirus’ from Ireland, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. The Gunning Fog Index (GFI), Flesch-Kincaid Grade (FKG) Score, Flesch Reading Ease Score (FRES), Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG) score were calculated to assess the readability.Results: There were poor levels of readability webpages reviewed, with only 17.2% of webpages at a universally readable level. There was a significant difference in readability between the different webpages based on their information source (p <0.01). Public Health organisations and Government organisations provided the most readable COVID-19 material, while digital media sources were significantly less readable. There were no significant differences in readability between regions.Conclusion: Much of the general public have relied on online information during the pandemic. Information on COVID-19 should be made more readable, and those writing webpages and information tools should ensure universal accessibility is considered in their production. Governments and healthcare practitioners should have an awareness of the online sources of information available, and ensure that readability of our own productions is at a universally readable level which will increase understanding and adherence to health guidelines.

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Users’ experiences of an evidence-informed health information website for spinal cord injury: A prospective qualitative study across the hospital and community setting (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.20345 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Christina Cassady ◽

William Ben Mortenson ◽

Andrea F Townson ◽

Shannon Sproule ◽

Janice Jennifer Eng

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Spinal Cord Injury ◽

Health Information ◽

Information Needs ◽

Information Source ◽

Family Members ◽

Hospital Setting ◽

Community Setting ◽

Therapeutic Education ◽

Cord Injury

BACKGROUND Access to quality health information is essential for self-management after serious injuries such as spinal cord injury (SCI). OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to evaluate the role of a consumer website in addressing the information needs of persons and families with SCI, as well as its impact on their knowledge and behaviour. METHODS Persons with SCI and family members were recruited from 3 settings: an acute hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, and an SCI community organization to acquire perspectives from early after injury to the chronic stage. Participants were introduced to the Spinal Cord Injury Research Evidence (SCIRE) Community website, which was an internet site developed to provide evidence-informed health information about SCI in everyday language. After using the SCIRE Community website for 4 weeks, semi-structured individual interviews were conducted to explore purposes of use, user experience, and impact on knowledge and behaviour. Interview transcripts were analyzed using qualitative thematic analysis. RESULTS The participants were 24 individuals (18 persons with SCI and 6 family members). Thirteen participants completed the study in a hospital setting and 11 participants in a community setting. We identified 3 main themes in the data: (1) ‘An internet tool to support and empower persons and families’ described the empowering nature of access to an independent information source which enabled persons and families with SCI to take a more active role in their care; (2) ‘an accessible source of credible information’ described how users valued easy to access content with oversight by experts (i.e., perceived to be trustworthy); and (3) ‘Opportunities to increase impact’ outlined suggestions on creating opportunities to engage with content through active learning strategies and community connections. CONCLUSIONS Persons and families with SCI valued having access to an independent online health information website, especially early after injury, as it helped to empower autonomy and facilitated better communication between persons and families and healthcare providers. Our study provides support for the value of internet-based health information as a supplementary tool for therapeutic education for persons and families with serious health conditions such as SCI.

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Social Media Influencer’s Reputation: Developing and Validating a Multidimensional Scale

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13020631 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 631

Author(s):

Eun Ah Ryu ◽

Eun Kyoung Han

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Digital Media ◽

Economic Value ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Political Influence ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

Opinion Formation ◽

Consumption Behavior ◽

The Social ◽

The Media

Since the introduction of smartphones in 2009, social networking services (SNS), which have seen a surge in users, facilitated changes in the media environment along with social influence that has increased the economic value and political influence of SNS. In particular, as consumers’ media use and consumption behavior change around digital media, social media plays a very important role in consumers’ lives. From this perspective, influencers who influence not only consumers’ consumption behavior, but also decision-making and opinion formation based on social media are attracting attention. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop items to measure an influencer’s reputation as a new source of information in the SNS environment; no previous researchers have presented generalized measurement items for an influencer’s reputation. We intended to identify what dimensions and items in the existing literature could effectively measure a social media influencer’s reputation and to verify each item’s relevance as a measure of a social media influencer’s reputation. Based on in-depth interviews with 30 experts and empirical findings from 557 adults, this study identified dimensions that impact on a consumer’s perception of a social media influencer and developed a scale. The results showed that the social media Influencer’s Reputation scale comprises four distinctive dimensions: Communication skills, influence, authenticity, and expertise. Additionally, the reliability and validity of the scale were assessed, using exploratory and confirmatory analyses and construct validity. The findings confirmed that the social media influencer’s reputation scale measurement items, in this study, can be used as a consistent measurement tool for each dimension. It is also important to develop value in favor of the marketing strategy by increasing value through the influencer’s reputation.

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Correction: What Are the Roles and Responsibilities of the Media in Disseminating Health Information?

PLoS Medicine ◽

10.1371/journal.pmed.0020321 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 2 (8) ◽

pp. e321 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Gary Schwitzer ◽

Ganapati Mudur ◽

David Henry ◽

Amanda Wilson ◽

Merrill Goozner ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Information ◽

Roles And Responsibilities ◽

The Media

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Foreign Media Exposure and Perceptions of Americans in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Singapore

Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly ◽

10.1177/107769909707400406 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 74 (4) ◽

pp. 738-756 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Lars Willnat ◽

Zhou He ◽

Hao Xiaoming

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Cultural Context ◽

Media Exposure ◽

Media Impact ◽

Local Media ◽

The Media ◽

Foreign Media ◽

Media Channels ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between foreign media exposure and stereotypical perceptions of and feelings toward Americans in Hong Kong, Shenzhen (China), and Singapore. In line with previous studies, it finds that foreign TV consumption is related to negative stereotypical perceptions of and feelings toward Americans among all tested subjects. However, it also finds that different types of foreign media, such as newspaper, radio, video, and movies, exhibit very distinct and different relationships with perceptions of Americans by subjects from China and Singapore. It suggests that in studies of foreign media impact, attention should be given to specific foreign media channels, the actual content of the media, the impact of local media, the stages at which other cultures encounter the Western culture, and the cultural context of each society.

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Crisis and Continuation: The Digital Relocation of Jain Socio-Religious Praxis during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Religions ◽

10.3390/rel12050342 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. 342

Author(s):

Tine Vekemans

Keyword(s):

Digital Media ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Religious Activities ◽

Face To Face ◽

The Social ◽

Religious Praxis ◽

Online Format ◽

Media Channels ◽

Selection Of

In early 2020, Jain diaspora communities and organizations that had been painstakingly built over the past decades were faced with the far-reaching consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and its concomitant restrictions. With the possibility of regular face-to-face contact and participation in recurring events—praying, eating, learning, and meditating together—severely limited in most places, organizations were compelled to make a choice. They either had to suspend their activities, leaving members to organize their religious activities on an individual or household basis, or pursue the continuation of some of their habitual activities in an online format, relying on their members’ motivation and technical skills. This study will explore how many Jain organizations in London took to digital media in its different forms to continue to engage with their members throughout 2020. Looking at a selection of websites and social media channels, it will examine online discourses that reveal the social and mental impact of the pandemic on Jains and the broader community, explore the relocation of activities to the digital realm, and assess participation in these activities. In doing so, this article will open a discussion on the long-term effects of this crisis-induced digital turn in Jain religious praxis, and in socio-cultural life in general.

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Digital news on public libraries: Media mapping and thematic and consumption analysis based on Facebook interactions

El profesional de la información ◽

10.3145/epi.2021.ene.15 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Pedro Lázaro-Rodríguez

Keyword(s):

Cultural Capital ◽

Digital Media ◽

Media Studies ◽

Public Libraries ◽

Capital Social ◽

Digital News ◽

New Knowledge ◽

The Media ◽

Future Work ◽

Medios De Comunicacion

A study of digital news on public libraries is presented through media mapping and a thematic and consumption analysis based on Facebook interactions. A total of 7,629 digital news items published in 2019 have been considered. The media mapping includes the evolution of the volume of news publications, the most prominent media outlets and journalists, and the sections in which most news items are published. For the thematic and consumption analysis, the top 250 news items with the highest number of Facebook interactions are considered, defining 15 thematic categories. The most published topics include: new libraries and spaces, collections, and libraries from a historical perspective. The topics that generate the most interactions are the value of libraries (social, human, and cultural capital), libraries from other countries, and new libraries and spaces. The value and originality of the current study lie in the measurement of the consumption of news and digital media through Facebook interactions. The methods used and results obtained also provide new knowledge for the disciplines of Communication and Media Studies by developing the idea of media mapping for its application to other topics and media in future work, as well as for Librarianship, particularly the information obtained on public libraries. Resumen Se presenta un estudio de noticias digitales sobre bibliotecas públicas en España mediante un mapeo de medios y un análisis temático y de consumo basado en las interacciones en Facebook. Se han considerado 7.629 noticias publicadas en 2019. El mapeo de medios incluye la evolución del volumen de la publicación de noticias, los medios y periodistas más prominentes, y las secciones en las que más se publica. Para el análisis temático y de consumo se consideran las 250 noticias con mayores interacciones en Facebook definiendo 15 categorías temáticas. Los temas sobre los que más se publica son: nuevas bibliotecas y espacios, la colección y las bibliotecas desde la perspectiva de su historia. Los que más interacciones y consumo generan son: el valor de las bibliotecas (capital social, humano y cultural), bibliotecas de otros países y las nuevas bibliotecas y espacios. El valor y la originalidad del estudio consisten en considerar las interacciones en Facebook como medida del consumo de noticias y medios digitales. Los métodos y resultados alcanzados aportan además nuevo conocimiento para dos disciplinas: la comunicación y los medios de comunicación, por el desarrollo de la idea del mapeo de medios que puede aplicarse a otros temas y medios en futuros trabajos; y para la biblioteconomía y la documentación, por la información alcanzada sobre las bibliotecas públicas.

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The COVID-19 Pandemic

Glimpse ◽

10.5840/glimpse202122229 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 131-144

Author(s):

Duygu Onay-Coker ◽

Keyword(s):

Hegemonic Discourse ◽

Health Politics ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

Representation Of Women ◽

News Stories ◽

Unequal Treatment ◽

Traditional Gender Roles ◽

The Media ◽

The Government ◽

Media Channels

The COVID-19 pandemic both highlighted and exacerbated deep societal inequalities. Vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, especially women, faced even more unequal treatment. During the lockdown, women at home performed more childcare, and shouldered more cooking and cleaning duties, while husbands spent most of their time in virtual meetings. The media played a crucial role during this situation through its representation of women. An analysis of the reportage of two bestseller print mainstream media, Sabah and Hürriyet, compared to two alternative media channels on the internet, GazeteDuvar and T24, highlighted a serious difference in perspective in news stories about women. Bestseller mainstream Turkish media ignored the difficulties faced by women and followed dominant hegemonic discourse emphasizing women as wives and mothers who sacrifice themselves for their children and families. They ignored the plight of women victims subjected to violence during the lockdown and reproduced the idea of traditional gender roles through their news items. However, alternative newspapers provided a voice to the women, as well as to the voiceless, disadvantageous groups. They were critical of the government, local authorities, related powers, and their health politics. They did not prefer to ignore women and their voices but instead announced them in detail.

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