Protesters at the news gates: An experimental study of journalists’ news judgment of protest events

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilo Cristancho ◽  
Ruud Wouters
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Asylum Seeker ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Front Page ◽  
Media Attention ◽  
News Organizations ◽  
Political Resource ◽  
High Turnout ◽  
Page Placement

Abstract Media attention is a key political resource for protesters. This implies that journalists are a crucial audience to which protesters seek to appeal. We study to what extent features of protest, of journalists, and of news organizations affect journalists’ news judgment. We exposed 78 Spanish journalists to vignettes of asylum seeker protests. Four features were systematically manipulated: protesters’ worthiness, unity, numbers, and commitment (WUNC). The experiments scrutinize the extent to which journalists consider a protest newsworthy (presence) and the likelihood that a protest is featured on a newspaper’s front page (prominence). Our results show that in terms of media presence, high turnout is key. Highly unified protesters, in contrast, are considered less newsworthy. Regarding prominence, strongly committed demonstrators more easily make it to the frontpage. Individual characteristics of journalists have no direct effect on news judgment. Journalists’ editorial status and ideological (outlet) placement only moderate the effect of some of the protest features, although in terms of front-page placement a more potent adversary versus ally effect is distinguished.

An experimental study revisiting the link between media attention and breast cancer concern: exploring the role of cognitive fusion

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Aldo Aguirre-Camacho ◽  
Joshua A. Rash ◽  
Beatriz Hidalgo ◽  
Amanda Wurz ◽  
Sheila N. Garland
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Cognitive Fusion ◽  
Media Attention

scholarly journals Newspaper attention and policy activities in Spain

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Chaqués Bonafont ◽  
Frank R. Baumgartner
Keyword(s):  
Policy Process ◽  
Front Page ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Daily Newspapers ◽  
Media Attention ◽  
Comprehensive Database ◽  
Media System ◽  
The Media ◽  
Over Time

AbstractSpain's newspapers are characterised by strong partisan identities. We demonstrate that the two leading newspapers nonetheless show powerful similarities in the topics of their coverage over time. The media system is strongly related to the policy process and it shows similar levels of skew (attention focuses on just a few topics) and friction (attention lurches rapidly from topic to topic) as others have shown for policy processes more generally. Further, media attention is significantly related to parliamentary activities. Oral questions in parliament track closely with media attention over time. Our assessment is based on a comprehensive database of all front-page stories (over 95,000 stories) in El País and El Mundo, Spain's largest daily newspapers, and all 7,446 oral questions from 1996 to 2009. The paper shows that explanations of friction and skew in governmental activities should incorporate media dynamics as well. Political leaders are clearly sensitive to media salience.

scholarly journals The comparison of causal relationships of job stress between Thai immigrant employees with and without rearing their aging parents

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chonticha Kaewanuchit ◽  
Yothin Sawangdee
Keyword(s):  
Job Stress ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Causal Relationships ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Aging Parents ◽  
Regression Weight

Purpose The occupational stress is a disadvantage resulting in mental health illnesses that have been found when looking at those migrants who were young adults and migrated to work in the urban areas, leaving behind their aging parents to live alone at home. The purpose of this paper is to compare the causal relationships of job stress between Thai immigrant employees with and without rearing aging parents. Design/methodology/approach The research was a cross-sectional survey. The sample for this study included 600 Thai immigrant employees (300 cases per group) in 2016. Measures included individual characteristics, working conditions, and a Thai Job Content Questionnaire (Thai-JCQ) on related job stress. The model was verified using a path model by Mplus software. Findings The distance traveled between the house and the workplace, wages, working conditions had a direct effect on job stress. Working conditions among Thai immigrants employees with rearing aging parents had the most direct effect on job stress with a standardized regression weight of 0.552 (p-value <0.05) as well as working conditions among their without rearing aging parents had the most direct effect on job stress with a standardized regression weight of −0.292. Originality/value This research demonstrated that working conditions were an important factor.

scholarly journals Moderating effect of the extension fit and involvement in the relationship between the parent heritage brand attitude and extension loyalty. Application to the monumental complex of the Alhambra and the Generalife

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021-02-25 (OLF) ◽  
Author(s):  
M.ª Belén Prados Peña ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Product Category ◽  
Brand Extension ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Parent Brand ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: This work proposes a model of formation of brand extension loyalty of a heritage brand parent based on the attitude towards the heritage brand parent, taking into account the mediating effect of the brand parent image and the moderating effects of the fit between the heritage parent brand and the brand extension as well as the involvement towards the product category. Methodology: An experimental study has been carried out with 328 tourists visiting the heritage destination and manipulating two levels of adjustment. A moderate mediation regression model was established using the PROCESS 3.4 software. Conclusions: The effect of the attitude towards the heritage brand on the loyalty towards the extension occurs through the image of the heritage brand. This effect is enhanced in low setting and high involvement conditions. The involvement moderates the direct effect regardless of the degree of brand extension fit. Implications: Implications are provided for the management of companies that use a heritage brand to compete in the market as well as for managers of cultural heritage.

scholarly journals A Diary Study on Work-Related Perseverative Cognition and Employees’ Need for Recovery The Role of Emotional Support from Family and Neuroticism

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Annie Foucreault ◽  
Julie Ménard ◽  
Celestine Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Physical Activation ◽  
Need For Recovery ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Perseverative Cognition

<p>Daily Work-related Perseverative Cognition (WPC) increases employees’ need for recovery by maintaining physical activation of work-related stressors, thus depleting employees’ resources further. The aim of this study was to highlight factors that influence the WPC/need for recovery relationship on a daily basis. It is hypothesized that daily satisfaction with emotional support from family would have both a direct and a moderating effect on the relationship between employees’ daily WPC and need for recovery. Since individuals higher in neuroticism tend to report more distress symptoms and perseverative cognition, it was expected that neuroticism would: (1) have a direct effect on WPC and need for recovery, (2) accentuate the WPC/need for recovery relationship and (3) reduce the buffering effect of emotional support from family on need for recovery. A sample of 31 employees completed diaries for five consecutive days before sleep (122 data points). Results from hierarchical linear modeling analyses revealed that daily family support had no direct effect on daily need for recovery. However, daily family support buffered the WPC/need for recovery relationship but only among individuals low in neuroticism. For those high in neuroticism, daily family support was not associated with a reduction of daily need for recovery from work after resources had been depleted due to WPC. These findings suggest that individual characteristics (neuroticism) should be considered in order to interpret the effect of key resources (family support) on recovery. The discussion highlights how organizations can foster family support and offer alternative strategies for those higher in neuroticism.</p>

News story aggregation and perceived credibility

2021 ◽  
pp. 073953292110134
Author(s):  
Stan Diel ◽  
Chris Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
News Story ◽  
News Content ◽  
Perceived Credibility ◽  
News Organizations

The practice of aggregating news content—repurposing content created by other news organizations—raises questions about credibility. This experimental study suggests that news organizations can boost credibility of aggregated content by more clearly identifying originating sources than by increasing or decreasing the use of aggregation. Relationships between levels of aggregation and credibility showed little or no significance, while relationships between credibility and receivers’ confidence in identifying originating sources were significant.

Protests on the Front Page: Media Salience, Institutional Dynamics, and Coverage of Collective Action in the New York Times, 1960-1995

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Rafail ◽  
Edward T. Walker ◽  
John D. McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Front Page ◽  
The New York Times ◽  
Institutional Dynamics ◽  
Page Placement ◽  
Over Time

Past research has illuminated consistent patterns in the type of protests that receive media attention. Still, we know relatively little about the differential prominence editors assign to events deemed worthy of coverage. We argue that while media routines shape whether events are covered, mass media organizations, social institutions, and systemic changes are important factors in determinations of prominence. To examine patterns of prominence, this study analyzes the factors influencing page placement patterns of protests covered in the New York Times, 1960-1995. We find that (1) protests are less likely to appear prominently over time, but this effect is conditioned by the paper’s editorial and publishing regime; (2) regime effects were especially consequential for civil rights and peace protests; (3) effects of event size and violence weakened over time; and (4) events embedded within larger cycles of protest coverage during less constricted news cycles were more likely to be featured prominently.

Appropriateness of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre-adapted Refugee Health Assessment Tool

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
Eluby Sarah Patrick Napwanga ◽  
Sheenagh McShane ◽  
Lucio Naccarella
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Asylum Seeker ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Refugee Health ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
The Individual ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Healthcare Assessment

People seeking asylum (PSA) are recommended to undertake a comprehensive risk-based health assessment within 1 month of arrival in Australia. The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) offers health services to PSA in Victoria, through the ASRC nurse-led clinic. A healthcare assessment is conducted by nurses using a Refugee Health Assessment (RHA) tool. A process evaluation was conducted to assess if the adapted 2016 version of the RHA tool was able to appropriately identify, describe and prioritise the needs of PSA. Twelve ASRC nurses who conducted assessments were interviewed. All interviews were audio recorded, transcribed and analysed. The adapted RHA tool was considered as appropriate for identifying, describing and prioritising the needs of PSA. Three key interconnected themes emerged influencing the appropriateness of the tool: the tool; users’ experiences; and the individual characteristics of the PSA undergoing the assessment. Key tool limitations included: the structure not being user-friendly; variability in users’ sensitivity to using the tool; and the limited feedback from PSA on the adapted RHA tool. Given the high number of people seeking asylum in Australia and the complexity of their healthcare needs, this research provides preliminary guidance on ways to improve the appropriateness of the ASRC-adapted RHA tool.

The Experimental Study on Frost Resistance of Gravel Concrete

2013 ◽  
Vol 680 ◽  
pp. 239-242
Author(s):  
Xiao Lian Gai
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Frost Resistance ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Ordinary Concrete ◽  
The Road ◽  
Test Pieces ◽  
The One

As one of the most important road performances of concrete, the frost-resistance has a direct effect on the working life of the road. The performance can be improved by adding admixture. The research is based on the interior experiments. The frost-resistance experiment is carried out through the different proportion to compare the concrete test-pieces of different cement dosage. Thus, they can analyze the changes of the frost-resistance between ordinary concrete and the one which added air-entraining agent. As a result, it can be known how the air-entraining agent affects the frost-resistance of the concrete.

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