scholarly journals The Cyber Avatar of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace: Media Analysis of Reports During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 263183182110478
Author(s):  
Kanika K. Ahuja ◽  
Priyanka Padhy
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
English Language ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
News Story ◽  
Organizational Practices ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Women Employees ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports

Background: Whether working at physical workplaces or from the seeming safety of home, women employees continue to be hounded by sexual harassment. During COVID-19, sexual harassment has taken on a cyber avatar and continues to enjoy the protections afforded by ambiguity and inept implementation. Objectives: The study explores how media reported cyber sexual harassment (CSH) during a 1-year period after COVID-19 in India. It explores the dominant discourses evident in such media reports, such as the ways in which CSH is manifested, psychosocial factors behind the same, action taken (if any), and organizational practices. Method: The present study involved content analysis of electronic print media content (newspapers and magazines) published in India, in the English language, between the period March 2020 and February 2021. A final pool of 24 articles was purposively arrived at through an Internet-based search, which was classified as news story, editorial, opinion piece, interview, column, and other. Content analysis of the articles was carried out to uncover the main themes. Within these themes, the researchers carried out open coding to identify subthemes. Results: Six broad themes emerged from the articles: manifestations of CSH, causes of CSH, outcomes of CSH, action taken by the victim, organizational practices, and barriers in seeking redressal. Manifestations included inappropriate behavior by boss/colleagues during meeting (30.6%), social media harassment (22.6%), video calls/meeting/work at odd hours (17.7%), inappropriate attire (14.5%), sexist behavior and comments (8.1%), and inappropriate jokes (6.2%). Some of the causes reported for CSH were blurring of personal and professional boundaries, lack of guidelines regarding virtual workplaces, job uncertainty, and notions of patriarchy. Only 29.2% articles highlighted any action(s) taken by the victim. Some of the barriers in seeking redressal were reported to be lack of awareness and/or clear guidelines, fear about the repercussions, difficulty in proving CSH, daunting appellate process, lack of privacy with family members around, and patriarchal culture. Conclusion: The study reiterates the need for clear and consistent communication on CSH, both in organizations and through the media. It is imperative not only to revive and modify the existing policies on CSH but also to implement them effectively. In the “new normal,” organizations need to formulate responses that are multilevel, swift, and coordinated across stakeholders, policymakers, technology specialists, and social scientists.

Research Impact on “Continence”: A Scientometric Study on the Literature Output from SCOPUS

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-92
Author(s):  
P. Krishnaveni ◽  
J. Selvam
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Statistical Tools ◽  
Hit Rate ◽  
The Media ◽  
Scientometric Study ◽  
Ks Test

The hit rate of the media increasingly grew from day to day on sexual harassment and other crime as sex has its base.. Therefore, to assess the response of the global social scientists, a study has been conducted with the support of scientometric tools. Relevant data were downloaded from the SCOPUS on “Continence”. Hypotheses were framed and duly tested with appropriate statistical tools. The Year wise growth of publications, language wise publications, type of documents involved in the publications and top ten journals were assessed. The prediction of Lotka has been tested with KS Test. Finally, it is suggested to encourage the global social scientists to publish many more articles on the ethical background to improve the value of ethics of the society.

A Tale of Two Events? Media Analysis of the Melbourne 2008 Homeless World Cup

2011 ◽  
Vol 140 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Sherry ◽  
Angela Osborne
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Sporting Event ◽  
The Media ◽  
Australian City

In 2008, Melbourne became the first Australian city to host the Homeless World Cup (HWC), an annual international sporting event that aims to raise the profile of homelessness and social marginalisation. This article first examines relevant print media articles relating to the HWC by identifying key themes through thematic and content analysis. It then examines the polarised reporting of the HWC by two print media outlets, The Age and the Herald Sun, and argues that each outlet's coverage served to reinforce its own established position on the key political and social issues, in this instance homelessness, asylum seeking and immigration. The divergence in the discourses constructed in each paper provides a demonstrative example of the capacity of the media to use events of all sorts to consolidate their political and commercial positions.

scholarly journals Out of the ordinary: Media reports on wet eldercare facilities

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 330-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Håkan Jönson ◽  
Tove Harnett
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Older People ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
The City ◽  
Care For Older People

The aim of this article was to investigate presentations of “wet” eldercare facilities in Sweden, a type of facility that provides care for older people with long-term alcohol problems and where the consumption of alcohol is allowed. Wet eldercare facilities challenge traditional Swedish policy on alcohol treatment, and their approach constitutes a breach of mainstream policies on alcohol and treatment, where abstinence is a goal. Data for the study consisted of articles that reported on two nursing homes in the City of Gothenburg during 1995–2017, a total of 65 articles. Qualitative content analysis was used to identify relevant themes. The study revealed that with the exception of a media scandal at one of the facilities in 2017, reports were mostly positive. Residents were portrayed as “chronic” alcoholics (kroniker) who were resistant to treatment, but in need of the type of permissive approach and care that was provided at the facilities. In the article we refer to this as a framework of matched arrangements. Readers of several media reports were invited to see the person behind the scruffy addict and the approach was in some cases developed into a critique of unrealistic ambitions of mainstream treatment. This critique was, however, not developed into a coherent framework. A conclusion was that the surprisingly positive portrayal of residents and descriptions of the facilities as “different” should be understood in relation to the way the media creates interest by reporting on events and arrangements that appear as out of the ordinary.

Roles of Social Scientists in Crisis Media Reporting: The Case of the German Populist Radical Right Movement PEGIDA

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birte Fähnrich ◽  
Corinna Lüthje
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Radical Right ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Media Reporting ◽  
Populist Radical Right ◽  
The Media ◽  
German Newspapers

This article examines the visibility of social scientists in the context of crisis media reporting by using the example of the German populist radical right movement PEGIDA. Based on previous research, a role typology was developed to serve as a framework for the empirical study. A content analysis of German newspapers demonstrates that social scientists are quite visible in the media coverage of PEGIDA and are presented mainly in the role of intellectuals. At the same time, new roles for social scientists are also discernible. Based on these findings, an extended role typology was developed to provide points of reference for further research.

scholarly journals A Corpus-Driven Analysis of Media Representations of the Chinese Dream

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhide Hou
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
English Language ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Chinese Dream ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Chinese Dream ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Strong Control

<p class="PACLICAbstracttext">The Chinese dream describing a set of ideals received numerous media reports after its proclamation by Chinese President Xi Jinping in November 2012. Making use of the rich source of media data, this article explores the ideology and ideals of the Chinese Dream represented in China’s state-run English-language newspapers. Modeled on the approach of corpus-driven discourse studies and combining the theoretical framework and methodological approaches of Critical Discourse Analysis and corpus linguistics, this study attempts to yield new insights into the media representations of the Chinese Dream. A corpus of the Chinese dream is analyzed using software Concgram (Greaves, 2009) by creating information on the frequency distribution regarding the most frequently occurring two-word/three-word concgrams, and related concordance lines. Findings shown Chinese President Xi’s speech on the Chinese Dream has strong control of ideological positions in media representations.</p><p class="PACLICAbstracttext"> </p>

Familiar Gangsters: Gang Violence, Brotherhood, and the Media’s Fascination With a Crime Family

2017 ◽  
Vol 64 (12) ◽  
pp. 1612-1635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsey Gushue ◽  
Chelsey Lee ◽  
Jason Gravel ◽  
Jennifer S. Wong
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Family Relationship ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Keyword Analysis ◽  
Crime Family ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports

Media reports can have a significant and lasting impact on public perceptions about crime and criminals. Jonathan, Jarrod, and Jamie Bacon gained notoriety in Vancouver through substantial media coverage for their involvement in gang-related shootings and criminal activity. The present study examines how the media have portrayed the Bacon brothers and their importance in the region’s gang scene. We examine all articles published in the area’s largest newspaper, the Vancouver Sun, mentioning the Bacon family between 2008 and 2015 ( N = 401). Specifically, we explore the media’s depiction of the Bacons through developing a thematic content analysis, with themes tested in a keyword analysis using a corpora comparison with a set of reference articles. We argue that the Bacon brothers’ family relationship, tumultuous gang alliances, and alleged involvement in Vancouver’s worst gang-related shooting led to the media overreporting and sensationalizing their criminal activity and prominence in the local gang landscape. In addition, we contend that the popular theme of crime families provided the media with a narrative that proved useful in a context where the police and the courts were simultaneously trying to adapt to the emerging reality of violent gang conflict.

scholarly journals The Othering of the Black Community in News Media Reports During the Ebola Epidemic of 2013 to 2016

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
Meenadchi Mohanachandran
Keyword(s):  
Black Community ◽  
News Media ◽  
News Story ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
The West ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Political Activist ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze the racial undertones found in the news media reports on the West Africa Ebola outbreak of 2013 to 2016, focusing mainly on the portrayal of North American cases on television. As with many political activist issues, the first step to making a change for the better is recognizing exactly where the errors are made. Through the analysis of news reports posted by CityNews and The National, the paper identifies four critical themes: Othering, Them versus Us, and the impact of Visualization. Othering is the process of alienating the Black community from the rest of the population as the leading responsible factor for Ebola. This creates a dilemma of Them (the Black community) versus Us (the general population) that exasperates the already existing racial tensions. All of which is done not only by what is expressed by the reporters, but what is shown on the screen as part of the news story. This is evidence of systemic institutional racism in the media industry. By understanding the key reoccurring themes of racism found in the event of an epidemic, society can be better prepared to confront the situation when it arises again.  

scholarly journals Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Militancy in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Surriya Shahab ◽  
Muhammad Idrees ◽  
Shaida Rasool ◽  
Samana Mehreen
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
English Language ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Editorial Policy ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
The Media ◽  
Peace Negotiation

Purpose: Negotiations between two parties always have newsworthiness. Results of the negotiations can be strongly influenced by the media coverage. Pakistan’s government was also involved in peace negotiation with Tahrik e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during January and February 2014. It was the most discussing issue in Pakistani media at that time. The aim of this research is to analyze the editorial policy of three Pakistani English language newspapers; Dawn, Nation and The News to check their favorable or unfavorable behavior regarding peace talks during January and February 2014. Design/Methodology/Approach: Agenda setting, priming and farming theories were used in this study. Qualitative content analysis method was used in this study to analyze the editorial policy of these three newspapers. Findings: The results revealed that all these three newspapers gave significant coverage to the peace talks issue but Nation gave more coverage to the issue. Findings also revealed that Dawn and The News, most of the time showed neutral behavior but tilted towards unfavorable position regarding peace talks. Nation showed strongly unfavorable behavior regarding peace talks. Implications/Originality/Value: So it is concluded that all these three newspapers were mostly against the peace talks and government and media were not on the same page on the issue of peace talks.

scholarly journals Application of a Scorecard Tool for Assessing and Engaging Media on Responsible Reporting of Suicide-Related News in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6206
Author(s):  
Lakshmi Vijayakumar ◽  
Manisha Shastri ◽  
Tanya Nicole Fernandes ◽  
Yash Bagra ◽  
Aaryaman Pathare ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
English Language ◽  
Population Level ◽  
World Health ◽  
Sufficient Evidence ◽  
Media Reporting ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts And Behaviors

Background: Each year there are more than 800,000 deaths by suicide across the world, while India alone accounts for one third of female suicides and one fourth of male suicides worldwide. Responsible media reporting of suicide is an important suicide prevention intervention at the population level. There is sufficient evidence to show that the way suicide is reported and portrayed in the media can have a significant impact on individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Recognizing the important role of the media in suicide prevention, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued guidelines for responsible reporting of suicides by the media. The Press Council of India, in 2019 endorsed WHO’s guidelines for media reporting of suicides, however there is no evidence that the Indian media is complying with these guidelines. Methods: To encourage responsible media reporting, we developed a scorecard to assess and rate media reports on suicide. We reviewed several resource documents that contained guidelines on responsible reporting of suicide. After consulting with a team of experts, we arrived at a scorecard that consisted of 10 positive and 10 negative parameters. Results: We applied the scorecard to 1318 reports on suicide from 9 English language newspapers, with the highest readership in India between the dates of 1 April to 30 June 2020. For the articles analyzed, the average positive score across all newspapers was 1.32 and the average negative score was 3.31. Discussion: The scorecard can be a useful tool to assess media reports on suicide and provide metrics for the same. It can facilitate improved monitoring and engagement with media organizations, who can quickly check their own reporting compliance to the WHO guidelines and compare how well they are performing compared to their peers over time.

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