scholarly journals From the preserves of the educated elite to virtually everywhere: A content analysis of Danish science news in 1999 and 2012

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunver Lystbæk Vestergård ◽  
Kristian H. Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Online Resources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
News Production ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
Science News ◽  
Danish Science ◽  
The Impact

In an attempt to qualify changes to science news reporting due to the impact of the Internet, we studied all science news articles published in Danish national newspapers in a November week in 1999 and 2012, respectively. We find the same amount of science coverage, about 4% of the total news production, in both years, although the tabloids produce more science news in 2012. Online science news also received high priority. Journalists in 2012 more often than in 1999 make reference to scientific journals and cite a wider range of journals. Science news in 2012 is more international and politically oriented than in 1999. Based on these findings, we suggest that science news, due partly to the emergence of online resources, is becoming more diverse and available to a wider audience. Science news is no longer for the elite but has spread to virtually everywhere in the national news system.

Non-commemorative memory in news production: Discovering underlying motivations for journalists’ memory work

2019 ◽  
pp. 175069801986315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Trümper ◽  
Irene GB Broer
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Storm Surge ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
News Production ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
Memory Work ◽  
Bare Potential ◽  
Key Events

Memory in journalism has largely been investigated in relation to the commemoration of historical key events. This article sheds light on everyday, less obvious forms of memory in journalism with a focus on non-commemorative memory. We carried out a large-scale content analysis of contemporary newspaper articles (n = 2799) about two historic storm surge disasters in the Netherlands (1953) and Germany (1962) and a subsequent qualitative study based on 10 interviews with Dutch and German journalists. Combining content-based results with actor views enabled us to look below the surface of memory in news reporting and lay bare potential triggers, justifications, and underlying motivations for memory use. We found that journalists frequently use memory to connect past, present, and future, driven by a range of professional, economic, ideological, and cultural motivations that go beyond commemoration. We propose the term “strategic motivations” to better understand the dynamics of memory in journalism.

scholarly journals INISIATIF MASYARAKAT INDONESIA DI MASA AWAL PANDEMI COVID-19: SEBUAH UPAYA PEMBANGUNAN KESEHATAN

2020 ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Marya Yenita Sitohang ◽  
Angga Sisca Rahadian ◽  
Puguh Prasetyoputra
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Online News ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Community Initiative ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Impacts

The impact of the pandemic has influenced every aspect of people’s life. One of the positive impacts of the pandemic in Indonesia is the existence of the community initiative to prevent the COVID-19 spreading. This article aims to explore several initiatives coming from the society in relation to COVID-19 and the lesson learned for the society to have preparedness in facing health disasters. The data come from the 39 online news on the internet, the data was then analysed using a content analysis method. The authors found that Indonesian community initiative can be distinguished by two purposes i.e. to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 and to help the vulnerability group cope with the economic impact of COVID-19. Furthermore, mostly the initiative originally came from society without the intervention of the government. It is important to note that the collaboration between the government, both the centre and local, and the society should be strengthened.

Visualizing science: The impact of infographics on free recall, elaboration, and attitude change for genetically modified foods news

2021 ◽  
pp. 096366252110346
Author(s):  
Namyeon Lee ◽  
Sungkyoung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Attitude Change ◽  
Coding Theory ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Genetically Modified Food ◽  
Cognitive Responses ◽  
Genetically Modified Foods ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
Science News ◽  
The Impact

Within the theoretical frameworks of the dual coding theory, this study examined how the implementation of infographics would influence audiences’ cognitive responses to science news reporting topics of genetically modified food and bioengineering. A total of 280 participants were randomly assigned to view news articles that report genetically modified food information presented via infographics or text. Findings showed that the participants recalled more information, elaborated more message-relevant thoughts, and had more favorable attitude changes toward the genetically modified foods when science news content is presented in infographics compared with text. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed herein.

scholarly journals Growing Media Skills and Know-How in Situ: Technology-Enhanced Practices and Collaborative Support in Mobile News-Reporting

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidiropoulos ◽  
Vryzas ◽  
Vrysis ◽  
Avraam ◽  
Dimoulas
Keyword(s):  
System Development ◽  
Mass Communications ◽  
News Production ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
Literacy Support ◽  
Postgraduate Level ◽  
Digital Journalism ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

Over the past decade, mobile news production has had a growing prevalence and has been established as a new type by modern journalism industry. Journalists understand content capturing and sharing as parts of their role in newsrooms. Mobile journalism (mojo) is an evolving form of reporting in which where people use only a smartphone to create and file stories, and it has been gaining ground during the last decade. This paper aims to examine the difficulties, issues, and challenges in real-world mojo scenarios, analyzing the efficacy of prototype machine-assisted reporting services (MoJo-MATE). A usability evaluation is conducted in quantitative and qualitative terms, paying attention to the media literacy support provided through implemented tools and the proposed collaborations. Students of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, along with postgraduate-level researchers and professional journalists, form the sample for this investigation, which has a two-folded target: To guide the rapid prototyping process for system development and to validate specific hypotheses by answering the corresponding research questions. The results indicate the impact of mobile/on-demand support and training on journalistic practices and the attitudes of future journalists towards specialized technology in the era of constantly evolving digital journalism.

scholarly journals Social Worker Specialization: A Panacea to Nigerian Prisons Rehabilitation Service

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Kehinde Adekunle Aliyu ◽  
Jamaludin Mustaffa ◽  
NorruzeyatiCheMohd Nasir
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Rehabilitation Service ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Main Thrust ◽  
Institutional Failure ◽  
Bottle Neck ◽  
The Impact

<p>Nigerian’s prisons conditions is pathetic, a very dreadful and incompetent of assuring expected rehabilitation of inmates. There exists a general rareness of infrastructures, policies, and corruption in the system. Given this context, the main thrust of this study was to examine the specialization of social worker on the impact of prison rehabilitation programmes on the welfare of the inmates. To achieve the purpose of this study content analysis through the use of books, journal publications and available sources on the internet library. This is to give a profounder understanding of the specialization issues that surround social workers in Nigerian prisons with a view of bettering the inmate’s life. The findings of this research work reveals that, lack of qualified social workers affect the rehabilitation programme aim at reforming the inmates. Also, the findings disclose poor founding and ineffective governance as responsible for the shortage staff in the prison, rigidity (bureaucratic bottle neck) and institutional failure. Issues such as corruption, nepotism, and regional sentiments were the real problems behind the unspecialized social workers in Nigerian prisons service. <em></em></p>

Trends in science coverage: a content analysis of three US newspapers

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne G. Pellechia
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Significant Finding ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
Daily Newspapers ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Science News ◽  
Time Frames

This paper describes a content analysis of science news reporting in three major daily newspapers, the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Washington Post, during the last three decades. It was found that although science articles represent only a small percentage of the total number of articles printed, this percentage has steadily increased with each time period. The results also show that, at least in the newspapers analysed, science coverage does not differ substantially in terms of the range of topics covered, as well as information that has been both included and omitted from science news accounts. Although there were some differences between articles appearing in the different time frames, in general science news reporting has not changed significantly in terms of the comprehensiveness of accounts. An especially significant finding is that articles frequently omitted methodological and contextual information, features most often mentioned as critical for a complete journalistic account of science.

scholarly journals Manipulative influence strategy used by totalitarian sect members on the Internet

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.S. Smirnova ◽  
N.V. Dvoryanchikov
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Online Resources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Influence Strategies ◽  
Influence Strategy ◽  
Internet Resources ◽  
Accurate Picture ◽  
Psychological Influence ◽  
The Individual

The paper studies the effects of manipulative psychological strategies implemented by non-traditional religious organizations (NRO) on the Internet. NRO members improve the methods and tactics of recruiting so this topic is relevant. The paper describes the components and implementation methods of the concept of "manipulative psychological influence strategy". Content analysis of the texts posted on the NRO Internet resources and a comparative analysis of the results are produced. We believe that the structure of the texts posted on the NRO online resources contains specific psychological settings that encourages the individual to form a victimization installation. In addition, each NRO has a universal set of the most commonly used settings. Our data give a more accurate picture of the manipulative psychological influence strategies used by NRO on the Internet, as well as offer opportunities for further research in this area.

The Impact of a Highly Publicized Celebrity Suicide on Suicide-Related Online Information Seeking

Crisis ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Arendt ◽  
Sebastian Scherr
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Search Queries ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Celebrity Suicide ◽  
Online Information Seeking ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Background: Research has already acknowledged the importance of the Internet in suicide prevention as search engines such as Google are increasingly used in seeking both helpful and harmful suicide-related information. Aims: We aimed to assess the impact of a highly publicized suicide by a Hollywood actor on suicide-related online information seeking. Method: We tested the impact of the highly publicized suicide of Robin Williams on volumes of suicide-related search queries. Results: Both harmful and helpful search terms increased immediately after the actor's suicide, with a substantial jump of harmful queries. Limitations: The study has limitations (e.g., possible validity threats of the query share measure, use of ambiguous search terms). Conclusion: Online suicide prevention efforts should try to increase online users' awareness of and motivation to seek help, for which Google's own helpline box could play an even more crucial role in the future.

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