scholarly journals Partisan Media, Polarized Audiences? A Qualitative Analysis of Online Political News and Responses in the United States, U.K., and The Netherlands

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Hameleers
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Political News ◽  
The Media ◽  
Partisan Media ◽  
Political Reporting

Abstract Media outlets in the United States are frequently accused of articulating partisan biases in political reporting. In Europe, the media and citizens are assumed to interpret reality from polarized and populist mindsets. To date, however, empirical research has not explored how such interpretations are constructed online. Important questions remain unanswered: How are online media constructing partisan biases? How do citizens respond to such news? To answer these questions, this article draws on a comparative qualitative content analysis of online political news and responses in the United States, U.K., and The Netherlands (N = 1,179). Results reveal that citizens respond to partisan news with congruent polarized interpretations. These findings provide important foundational evidence for the congruence between partisan media and polarized interpretations.

THE BRANDCASTING ON THE EXAMPLE OF ADVERTORIALS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aneta Duda
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
Brand Positioning ◽  
Editorial Content ◽  
Organized Interests ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Media ◽  
Degree Of Similarity

"This article discusses the concept of brandcasting in the particular case of a controversial advertorial (ADL) - paid messages in the media sponsored by organized interests to create and sustain a favorable environment to pursue their respective goals. An advertorial is an advertisement masquerading as a journalistic article, blurring the dividing line between editorial content and advertorials. Based on the content analysis technique of 284 advertorials of Newsweek, Polityka and Time, the most widely circulated and read weekly newsmagazine in Poland and the United States of America, the author documents the placement of ADL: proportions of commercial and non-commercial content, detailed typologies, brand positioning, sponsor disclosures, the degree of similarity with journalistic texts and corporate and non-corporate interests. The newspaper advertorial borrows, or just steals editorial credibility from the newspaper and pollutes reliable information. There, of course, might be a place for such kind of advertisements, but they should be more thoroughly distinguished form editorial content than is currently the case. As shown in the article, media do not place sponsor disclosures prominently."

What do the flyers say? Embedded ‘Orientalist’ constructions in social work study abroad programs in the United States

2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 576-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhrubodhi Mukherjee ◽  
Dalia Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Work Study ◽  
Study Abroad Programs

We conducted qualitative content analysis, using the theoretical lens of Edward Said’s concept of Orientalism, of nine study abroad flyers to India and Egypt sponsored by social work schools in the United States. We show that the promotional content of these flyers cater to Orientalist biases; we recommend measures to amend it.

scholarly journals The Quad

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
João Paulo Nicolini Gabriel ◽  
Henoch Gabriel Mandelbaum ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Think Tanks ◽  
Previous Literature ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Multilateral Institutions ◽  
Informal Structure

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, abbreviated to Quad, comprises Australia, the United States, Japan, and India. Although many think tanks and media outlets have written about recommendations to further this initiative, this essay believes the Quad is only evidence of a rising patchwork of small strategical dialogues within the Indo-Pacific region. The aims here are twofold: (a) to demonstrate the definitions and relevance of the Quad amid the soaring rivalry in the Indo-Pacific; and (b) to grasp this initiative as a “minilateral”grouping, which is settled in a more informal structure than multilateral institutions. In assessing these hypotheses, this research employs a qualitative content analysis of official statements and documents about the Quad meeting and national policies toward the Indo-Pacific. A systematic bibliographical review was applied to refine theoretical frameworks and to triangulate sources. In conclusion, this paper infers the Quad is not as ambitious and strong as previous literature claimed. These four members developed divergent interests in the Indo-Pacific; thereby, an alliance against China seems unlikely.

Legitimating Local Music: Volksmuziek, Hip-Hop/Rap and Dance Music in Dutch Elite Newspapers

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 501-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rian Koreman
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Hip Hop ◽  
Rap Music ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Dance Music ◽  
Artistic Value ◽  
The Media ◽  
Cultural Intermediaries ◽  
Elite Newspapers

This study examines the legitimation of local music. Critics from peripheral countries such as the Netherlands tend to focus on foreign music products. However, the rising popularity among ‘omnivorous’ audiences and increased production of Dutch music, together with the competition in the Dutch media landscape for readers, might lead Dutch elite newspapers to increase their coverage of local music. These media are cultural intermediaries who signal the legitimation of music. Local genres thus might succeed in establishing themselves, but little is known about this process. This research therefore studies – through a quantitative and qualitative content analysis – the legitimation of three, traditionally illegitimate, genres: volksmuziek, dance and hip-hop/rap music. The findings suggest that the latter two genres indeed gain legitimacy. Genres are classified by the criteria of authenticity and originality. When products fail to meet these criteria, the media attention is legitimized by their popularity, instead of their artistic value.

U.S. Public Opinion on China and the United States During the U.S.–China Trade Dispute: The Role of Audience Framing and Partisan Media Use

2021 ◽  
pp. 107769902110494
Author(s):  
Louisa Ha ◽  
Rik Ray ◽  
Peiqin Chen ◽  
Ke Guo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
The United States ◽  
Trade Dispute ◽  
China Trade ◽  
The Media ◽  
Partisan Media ◽  
Peace Journalism ◽  
The U.S

This study examines the relationship between selective and cross-cutting/non-partisan media exposure, perceived journalism framing, and U.S. public’s perception of China and the United States during the U.S.–China trade dispute. A national survey of U.S. adult population indicated that more people perceived that the media escalated the conflict between China and the United States than promoted peace between the countries. Perceived peace journalism framing was positively related to perception of China, whereas perceived war journalism framing was positively related to perception of the United States. Partisan media use has higher influence on perception of the United States than perception of China.

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver and the Stewart/Colbert Impact on U.S. Political Communication in the Post-Network Era

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Alonso
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Political ◽  
Scholarly Work ◽  
Political News ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
The Media

Chapter 2 analyzes Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (LWT), the political news satire show aired on HBO since 2014. While TDS satirized TV journalism’s coverage of news and TCR parodied the conservative rhetoric in the media, LWT presents investigations, generating in-depth coverage of national and international public interest issues. Chapter 2 analyzes LWT in relation to the academic debates and scholarly work generated by its successful predecessors. By contextualizing and examining the show in relation to the evolution of political infotainment in the United States, I show how LWT not only fills gaps left by mainstream media, but also takes satire to a more international, activist, and investigative level. Because U.S. political infotainment has been internationally influential, this chapter also serves to illuminate the debates about the genre to be applied to the Latin American cases, which have remained academically unexplored.

Detention Experiences of Commercial Sexual Exploitation Survivors

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tereza Trejbalová ◽  
Heather Monaghan ◽  
M. Alexis Kennedy ◽  
Michele R. Decker ◽  
Andrea N. Cimino
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Sexual Exploitation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) harms youth around the globe. In the United States, most states manage CSEC victims through the juvenile justice system. Once the youth enter the system, little is known about how being detained for prostitution and solicitation charges impacts them. This study explores how CSEC survivors in Nevada experience detention through a qualitative content analysis of 36 interviews with formerly detained young women. This article offers pivotal findings revealing patterns of stigmatization, turning points, obstacles, and relational breakthroughs while in detention. Treatment suggestions, proposed by the interviewees themselves, are also provided.

Fear of Terrorism and Fear of Violent Crimes in the United States: A Comparative Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 001112872110361
Author(s):  
Ismail Onat ◽  
Ahmet Guler ◽  
Sedat Kula ◽  
Mehmet F. Bastug
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Political ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Violent Crimes ◽  
Political Views ◽  
Mass Shooting ◽  
The Media ◽  
Nationally Representative

The purpose of this study was to compare Americans’ fear of terrorism to fear of violent crimes (i.e., murder, mass shooting, and gang violence). Previous research suggested that similarities exist between terrorism and violent crimes, yet no study has compared the fear aspects of terrorism and violence in the United States. Using nationally representative data from the 2018 Americans’ Fears Survey ( N = 1,190), we compared fear of terrorism to fear of violent crimes with a main focus on the effects of exposure to the media, political views, and religiosity of the adult Americans. The results of the analyses showed the roles of online media, religiosity, and politics differed significantly in shaping the sampled Americans’ fear of terrorism when compared to their fear of violent crimes. Despite the resemblance of terrorism and violence, the fear arising from the political nature of terrorism as a crime distinguishes the nature of fear from violent crimes.

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