scholarly journals Delegitimizing the media?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Laura Egelhofer ◽  
Loes Aaldering ◽  
Sophie Lecheler
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Media Criticism ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

Abstract A growing literature on the impact of “fake news“ accusations on legacy news outlets suggests that the use of this term is part of a much larger trend of increased and delegitimizing media criticism by political actors. However, so far, there is very little empirical evidence on how prevailing politicians’ delegitimizing media criticism really is and under which conditions it occurs. To fill these gaps, we present results of a content analysis of media-related Facebook postings by Austrian and German politicians in 2017 (N = 2,921). The results suggest that media criticism, in general, is actually rare and that about half of it can be described as delegitimizing (i.e., characterized by incivility or absence of argumentation). Most often, media criticism is used by populist politicians, who accuse “the media” in general of bias and falsehoods.

scholarly journals The Impact of “Manipulated News” on Student Attitudes and Perceptions and Their Participation in the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 205630512110197
Author(s):  
Chesca Ka Po Wong ◽  
Runping Zhu ◽  
Richard Krever ◽  
Alfred Siu Choi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Attitudes And Perceptions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Potential Use

While the impact of fake news on viewers, particularly marginalized media users, has been a cause of growing concern, there has been little attention paid to the phenomenon of deliberately “manipulated” news published on social media by mainstream news publishers. Using qualitative content analysis and quantitative survey research, this study showed that consciously biased animated news videos released in the midst of the Umbrella Movement protests in Hong Kong impacted on both the attitudes of students and their participation in the protests. The findings raise concerns over potential use of the format by media owners to promote their preferred ideologies.

Explaining Public Support for the Use of Military Force: The Impact of Reference Point Framing and Prospective Decision Making

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Héctor Perla
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Reference Point ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Public Support ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Military Force ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis article examines the determinants of public support for the use of military force. It puts forward a Framing Theory of Policy Objectives (FTPO), which contends that public support for military engagements depends on the public's perception of the policy's objective. However, it is difficult for the public to judge a policy's objective because they cannot directly observe a policy's true intention and influential political actors offer competing frames to define it. This framing contestation, carried out through the media, sets the public's decision-making reference point and determines whether the policy is perceived as seeking to avoid losses or to achieve gains. The FTPO predicts that support will increase when the public perceives policies as seeking to prevent losses and decrease when the public judges policies to be seeking gains. I operationalize and test the theory using content analysis of national news coverage and opinion polls of U.S. intervention in Central America during the 1980s. These framing effects are found to hold regardless of positive or negative valence of media coverage.

News Media as Gatekeepers, Critics, and Initiators of Populist Communication: How Journalists in Ten Countries Deal with the Populist Challenge

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 476-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Wettstein ◽  
Frank Esser ◽  
Anne Schulz ◽  
Dominique S. Wirz ◽  
Werner Wirth
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
News Media ◽  
Public Debate ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
The People ◽  
The Media ◽  
Comparative Content

In the wake of the recent successes of populist political actors and discussions about its causes in Europe, the contribution of the media has become an issue of public debate. We identify three roles—as gatekeepers, interpreters, and initiators—the media can assume in their coverage of populist actors, populist ideology, and populist communication. A comparative content analysis of nine thousand stories from fifty-nine news outlets in ten European countries shows that both media factors (e.g., tabloid orientation) and political factors (e.g., response of mainstream parties) influence the extent and nature of populism in the media. Although newspapers in most countries do not overrepresent populist actors and tend to evaluate them negatively, we still find abundant populist content in the news. Several media outlets like to present themselves as mouthpieces of the people while, at the same time, cover politicians and parties with antiinstitutional undertones.

scholarly journals Media framing of the impact of COVID-19 in nursing homes. A content analysis of the identification and management of the problem

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-76
Author(s):  
Jesús Muyor Rodríguez ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Media Framing ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Political ◽  
Model Of Care ◽  
Decision Making Capacity ◽  
The Media ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older people is being especially significant. The nursing homes, in particular, have become a set of enormous relevance. In this context, the media have increased their expansion, being crucial as channels of information. This article analyzes the Spanish press's media treatment on the news that links COVID-19 with residences for the elderly. We are interested in exploring how to perceive and define the COVID-19 pandemic as a social problem in the context of nursing homes. We perform a content analysis, with a qualitative approach, using the NVivo software. A total of 339 news items from the four primary generalist media were analyzed. On the one hand, the main results indicate the predominance of journalistic content that alludes to the failure of residential care as a model of care and protection for the elderly. On the other hand, responsibility for reversing the situation is attributed to the political and institutional sphere, minimizing the centers themselves' decision-making capacity and autonomy.

scholarly journals Alcohol in TV series popular with teens: a content analysis of TV series in France 22 years after a restrictive law

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 363-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris Chapoton ◽  
Anne-Laure Werlen ◽  
Véronique Regnier Denois
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
The Public ◽  
Alcohol Marketing ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
Alcohol Users ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background European citizens are the largest alcohol users in the world with an average of 11 l of alcohol per individual per year being used. This consumption practice usually begins during adolescence. Youths’ views of substances consumption are built upon socialization experiments from which television takes part. To prevent vulnerable people from media influence, some governments tend to adopt restrictive laws against alcohol marketing within the public space including TV programmes; others rely on the self-control of the alcohol and/or media industry. More than 22 years ago, France adopted a restrictive law made of measures aiming to regulate or prohibit advertising of alcoholic products, especially within media dedicated to minors. Methods This study relies on a content analysis to identify the patterns and the frequencies of occurrences linked to alcohol within a sample of 14 TV series (8 French series and 6 American series) most watched by French teenagers. In total, 180 episodes have been analysed representing 111 h 24 min and 6 s of series coded. Results Alcohol is depicted within 87.8% of the sample. French series statistically show more events related to alcohol when compared to the American series. In French series, alcohol, mainly wine, is associated with a familiar lifestyle context with primary characters. Conclusion The restrictive law ongoing in France does not prevent popular TV programmes watched by minors to depict alcohol. Concerns should be raised about the impact of the values given to the substance integrated to main characters life within the media.

Media framing of immigrants in Central Europe in the period surrounding the refugee crisis: Security, negativity, and political sources

2022 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Kovář
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Media Framing ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Political Sources ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Cultural Frames

Abstract This article investigates how all the main quality and tabloid newspapers and the television newscasts of the main broadcasters in Czechia and Slovakia framed immigrants, what the tone of the employed frames was, and who the main framing actors were before and during the EU refugee crisis (2013–2016). Using quantitative content analysis (N = 7,910), we show that security and cultural frames are most commonly employed while the victimization frame is much less common. Whereas tabloids use the security and cultural frames more often, the victimization, economic and administrative frames are more often invoked in quality media. We also show that the framing of immigrants is predominantly negative, and that the security and cultural are the most negatively valenced frames. Finally, we document a dominance of political actors and the practical invisibility of immigrants and refugees in the media coverage.

THE USE OF QUALITY CONTENT ANALYSIS METHODS TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBABILITY OF CRIMINALLY SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION ON NEW WEB SITES

2019 ◽  
pp. 40-47
Author(s):  
A.S. Kolesnyk ◽  
N.F. Khairova
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Significant Information ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

Today, in the age of the information society, the media play a powerful role in shaping and influencing public opinion. Accordingly, it is a social phenomenon, which affects the point of view of the society. Now all information can be found in text form on the Internet, especially with the help of social media resources. Implementation of such relevant information technology as content analysis is the best way to analyze such kind of data. This method studies documents in their social context and it is used when examining the thematic orientation of the media. At the same time, thanks to the development of methods of content analysis, now it is possible to automatically study the content of different texts, their effectiveness and assess the impact on society. This study analyses existing approaches, methods and tools for content analysis and justifies the relevance of exploring the use of a wide range of linguistic categories for qualitative content analysis. Conceptual possibilities of using this type of analysis in modern linguistic and social research are also considered. The article shows the use of qualitative content analysis methods, based on the use of machine learning approaches and the developed three-language dictionary of criminally colored terms, which is one of the main tools for examining the distribution of criminally significant information of web media news sites by geographical, time characteristics and categories of crime. In this study, we also offer the bases of the development of content analysis information technology of news web space of certain geographical regions that are analyzed in time dependence on the given topic, namely criminal picture of the region. The texts of news sites of Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Great Britain and the USA were assembled automatically using the developed software product. They are considered as an experimental corpus.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF NEWSPAPER COVERAGE ON THEATRE PUBLICITY, POPULARITY AND PATRONAGE IN NIGERIA

2019 ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Vincent Oghenvweta Diakpomrere
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Method ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Newspaper Coverage ◽  
Measuring Instrument ◽  
Present Scheme ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

This study examined and measured the impact of newspaper coverage on theatre publicity, popularity and patronage in Nigeria. The work appraises the extent to which Nigerian newspapers (by extension, the media) are contributing toward enhancing theatre publicity, popularity and patronage in Nigeria. The study utilized questions such as: do newspapers presently give attention to and thus provide publicity to theatres and their programmes? Is such attention worthwhile (adequate) under the present scheme of things or need to be intensified? How often do newspapers report theatre events? Do newspapers report theatre events more as features than as straight news, editorial or letters to editors? Coding schedule was used as the measuring instrument for data collection. A purposively selected sample comprising three Nigerian newspapers was studied. Content analysis research method was applied in carrying out the study. The study revealed that the contribution(s) of Nigerian newspapers to theatre popularity and patronage through publicity provided by their news coverage/feature stories is very minimal and grossly inadequate premised on the following findings: they do not give prominent attention to theatre events and programmes. They hardly report (place) news about theatre events and programmes on the front pages. They do not frequently report theatre events and programmes. Furthermore, they do not utilize features in presenting theatre events or programmes stories. The study therefore recommended that theatre producers and managers should intensify newspaper publicity options by setting up private newspapers or establishing mutually beneficial links with popular newspapers in view of promoting theatre publicity, popularity and patronage in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Exploring the Healthy Behaviors of Nigerians during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ifeanyichukwu Meek Eyisi
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Behavior Modification ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
The Media ◽  
Nigerian Population ◽  
Age Range ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

ABSTRACTHealthy behaviors remain important for staying safe during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study, therefore, explored the healthy behaviors of Nigerians during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of COVID-19 related news on healthy behaviors. Thirty-three (17 females and 16 males) participants from the general Nigerian population with age range of 23-64 years were recruited via social media using the snowball technique. Responses were elicited using semi-structured questions and subjected to thematic analysis. The healthy behaviors identified included; “social distancing”, “changes in nutrition”, “hand washing or sanitizing”, “exercise”, “increased vigilance from those with comorbidities”, and “use of facemask”. In another analysis, the impacts of COVID-19 related news on healthy behaviors were; “behavior modification”, “anxious impacts”, and “fake news about COVID-19 caused people to stop listening to COVID-19 related news”. Findings generated practical implications for enhancing healthy behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The role of the media in strengthening healthy behaviors during the pandemic was also highlighted.

scholarly journals Análisis de la publicidad institucional sobre el sida del Gobierno de España desde la era socialista de Zapatero a la popular de Mariano Rajoy = Analysis of the institutional advertising on AIDS of the Government of Spain from the socialist era of Zapatero to the conservative of Mariano Rajoy

2019 ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Paloma López Villafranca
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Popular Party ◽  
The Impact

Resumen: Introducción: En el presente estudio realizamos un análisis sobre las campañas de VIH-sida que ha realizado el Ministerio de Sanidad España desde la era socialista, año 2005-2011, a la etapa del Partido Popular, 20112017. Objetivos: Comparar la inversión en materia de publicidad institucional a lo largo de más de una década y los mensajes lanzados para informar y prevenir sobre el virus de inmunodeficiencia humana por los ejecutivos del Partido Popular y del Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE). Metodología: Análisis de contenido de las campañas realizadas en el periodo señalado, centrándonos en el presupuesto asignado, análisis de la pieza central de la campaña, así como en otras variables como medios y soportes empleados, la pertenencia a un plan de comunicación, público objetivo, duración y repercusión en la sociedad. Resultados: Apreciamos además del descenso en la inversión, un cambio en el enfoque de las campañas según la línea ideológica del ejecutivo y una evolución en los soportes con la incorporación de redes sociales y otras tecnologías. Conclusiones: Las mayores inversiones en publicidad institucional destinadas a la prevención del virus se producen durante el mandato socialista, los sujetos a los que se dirigen estas campañas varían según la línea ideológica del ejecutivo y los mensajes se recrudecen en función del impacto en la sociedad.Palabras claves: sida; Gobierno de España; campañas de comunicación; análisis de contenido; enfoque ideológico.Abstract: Introduction: In the present article, we analyze the HIV-AIDS campaigns carried out by the Spanish Ministry of Health from the socialist era, in 2005-2011 to the Popular Party stage, 2011-2017. Objectives: To compare the investment in institutional advertising to over more than a decade and the messages to inform and prevent the AIDS by the Popular Party and PSOE. Methodology: Content analysis of the campaigns carried out in this period, focuse on the budget allocated, analysis of the centerpiece of the campaign, as well as on other variables such as means and supports employees, belonging to a plan of communication, target audience, duration and impact on society. Results: We also appreciate the decrease in investment, a change in the focus of the campaigns according to the ideological line of the executive and an evolution in the media with the incorporation of social networks and other technologies. Conclusion: The largest investments in institutional advertising occur during the socialist mandate, the subjects to whom these campaigns are directed vary according to the ideological line of the executive and the messages are intensified according to the impact on society.Keywords: AIDS; Government of Spain; communication campaigns; content analysis; ideological approach.

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