scholarly journals On the Problem of Mediatization of Intra-Territorial Conflicts in China: A Historiographic Aspect

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 243-249
Author(s):  
Limei Yang ◽  
Olga Degtyareva
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Political Behaviour ◽  
Territorial Identity ◽  
Regional Conflict ◽  
Territorial Conflicts ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

This article explores the role of the media in covering the conflict potential of mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The aim of the study is to analyze the media’s influence on the transformation of public opinion on issues of ethnic or territorial identity. Based on Chinese and Western media coverage, the reasons for unbalanced coverage of intra-territorial conflicts as well as the impact of stereotypes on political behaviour are identified. On the basis of the analysis the role of specific media in neutralizing the intra-regional conflict potential is determined, as well as the peculiarities of the technology of public opinion molding on the part of mainland China.

scholarly journals Transnational Religious Tourism in Modern China and the Transformation of the Cult of Mazu

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 221
Author(s):  
Yanchao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Song Dynasty ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Modern China ◽  
Tourist Attraction ◽  
Religious Tourism ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Temple

This article explores transformations in the worship of popular goddess Mazu as a result of (religious) tourism. In particular, it focuses on the role of transnational tourism in the invention of tradition, folklorization, and commodification of the Mazu cult. Support from the central and local governments and the impact of economic globalization have transformed a traditional pilgrimage site that initially had a local and then national scope into a transnational tourist attraction. More specifically, the ancestral temple of Mazu at Meizhou Island, which was established as the uncontested origin of Mazu’s cult during the Song dynasty (960 to 1276), has been reconfigured architecturally and liturgically to function as both a sacred site and a tourist attraction. This reconfiguration has involved the reconstruction of traditional rituals and religious performances for religious tourism to promote the temple as the unadulterated expression of an intangible cultural heritage. The strategic combination of traditional rituals such as “dividing incense” and an innovative ceremony enjoining all devotees of “Mazu all over the world [to] return to mother’s home” to worship her have not only consolidated the goddess as a symbol of common cultural identity in mainland China, but also for the preservation of Chinese identity in diaspora. Indeed, Chinese migrants and their descendants are among the increasing numbers of pilgrims/tourists who come to Mazu’s ancestral temple seeking to reconnect with their heritage by partaking in authentic traditions. This article examines the spatial and ritual transformations that have re-signified this temple, and by extension, the cult of Mazu, as well as the media through which these transformations have spread transnationally. We will see that (transnational) religious tourism is a key medium.

Media attention and corporate disaster relief: evidence from China

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhe Ouyang ◽  
Jiuchang Wei ◽  
Yu Xiao ◽  
Fei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Yushu Earthquake ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Media Attention ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Chinese Search Engine

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of media attention on corporate disaster relief. Design/methodology/approach The authors used a matched sample research design, which is considered more appropriate than a random sample design for studying events that have low-occurrence rates in general. For each donor firm in the Yushu earthquake, the authors matched the firm with a non-donor firm in the same industry and with a firm size of within ±30 percent of the total assets in the year prior to the year of the occurrence of the Yushu earthquake. Then, using the Baidu engine, which is the most popular Chinese search engine, the authors captured the online media attention to the donor firms and their disaster relief. Findings The authors found that media attention drove corporate disaster relief. Research limitations/implications Although the authors highlighted the role of the media as an important stakeholder in influencing corporate disaster relief, the authors did not fully explore the media’s influence. Future research should delve more deeply into the impact of the tenor of media coverage on corporate disaster relief. Originality/value This study reveals that the media, a particularly powerful stakeholder, can be a corporate disaster relief driver in China.

scholarly journals Public Opinion, Journalism and the Question of Finland’s Membership of NATO

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juho Rahkonen
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Military Alliance ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Nato Enlargement ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The big question behind the research on media and democracy is: do media influence public opinion and the actual policy? The discussion about Finland’s NATO membership is a case in point. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, there has been a continuous public debate about whether Finland should join NATO. In the last 16 years, however, public opinion on NATO membership has not changed much. Despite the changes in world politics, such as NATO enlargement and new weapons technology, Finns still rely on military non-alliance and want to keep their own army strong. During the last ten years, there seems to be no correlation between media coverage and public opinion: pro-NATO media content has not been able to make Finns’ attitudes towards NATO more positive. The information provided by most of the Finnish newspapers is different from the way ordinary people see NATO. In the papers’ view, joining the alliance would be a natural step in Finland’s integration into Western democratic organizations. Ordinary people on the contrary consider NATO more as a (U.S. led) military alliance which is not something Finland should be a part of. Historical experiences also discourage military alignment. In the light of data drawn from newspaper articles and opinion polls, the article suggests that journalism has had only a slight effect on public opinion about Finland’s NATO membership. The NATO issue does not count for much in any measurements that have been made regarding the preferences of Finnish voters. As the NATO issue is not considered to be important, most people do not have enough motivation to learn about NATO. Thus, the journalistic interpretation of NATO has not reached the general public, leaving the impact of the media limited.

Media Coverage of Sanctuary Cities, 1980–2017

2019 ◽  
pp. 43-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loren Collingwood ◽  
Benjamin Gonzalez O’Brien
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Undocumented Immigrants ◽  
Crime Rates ◽  
The Media

The intended beneficiaries of sanctuary policies changed from refugees in the 1980s to undocumented immigrants in the 2000s. This chapter charts the shift in the tone and tenor of media coverage during that time. In the 1980s this coverage tended to emphasize how religion and morality influenced both the Sanctuary Movement and the cities that declared themselves “cities of refuge” in solidarity. By the 2000s, and particularly in the Trump era, the media have increasingly covered the partisan divides over the issue and debates over the role of these policies in increasing crime rates. This chapter also discusses the likely role this coverage has had on public opinion on the issue.

scholarly journals The role of journalism in combating fake news: the case of the last day of the 2019 election campaign in Portugal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago Lima Quintanilha ◽  
Gustavo Cardoso ◽  
Vania Baldi ◽  
Miguel Paisana
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
The United States ◽  
Parliamentary Election ◽  
Election Campaign ◽  
Fake News ◽  
The Media ◽  
Election Results ◽  
Zero Effect ◽  
The Impact

This article reflects on the role of journalism in the deconstruction of fake news propaganda that came out in the media on the last day of the 2019 parliamentary election campaign in Portugal. We collected news items carried by the Portuguese media and contextualised this media coverage with regard to the impact of disinformation on confidence in the news with the help of data collated as part of the Digital News Report project. We found that journalistic scrutiny, aided by the characteristics of the Portuguese media system, might have contributed to a zero effect of this fake news on the election results, unlike what happened in elections in other countries, such as the United States, United Kingdom and Brazil.

scholarly journals Who killed the TPP?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Tosatto
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Presidential Elections ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
The United States ◽  
Major Interest ◽  
The Impact

This paper investigates the conditions which led the United States to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade agreement. The funnel of causality framework is used to determine whichcauses were mostly predominant in leading to this foreign policy decision. The paper will examine the impact of societal sources, specifically public opinion, media coverage, Congressional approvalprocesses, and interest groups. The role of each group is analysed within the context of the 2016 Presidential elections. The paper concludes that public opinion, amplified by media, is the source ofCongress’ opposition, and having trumped major interest groups, public opinion has evidently contributed to US’ withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Impact of Media Coverage on COVID-19–Related Google Trends Data: Infodemiology Study

10.2196/19611 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. e19611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo Sousa-Pinto ◽  
Aram Anto ◽  
Wienia Czarlewski ◽  
Josep M Anto ◽  
João Almeida Fonseca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Google Trends ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

Background The influence of media coverage on web-based searches may hinder the role of Google Trends (GT) in monitoring coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Objective The aim of this study was to assess whether COVID-19–related GT data, particularly those related to ageusia and anosmia, were primarily related to media coverage or to epidemic trends. Methods We retrieved GT query data for searches on coronavirus, cough, anosmia, and ageusia and plotted them over a period of 5 years. In addition, we analyzed the trends of those queries for 17 countries throughout the year 2020 with a particular focus on the rises and peaks of the searches. For anosmia and ageusia, we assessed whether the respective GT data correlated with COVID-19 cases and deaths both throughout 2020 and specifically before March 16, 2020 (ie, the date when the media started reporting that these symptoms can be associated with COVID-19). Results Over the last five years, peaks for coronavirus searches in GT were only observed during the winter of 2020. Rises and peaks in coronavirus searches appeared at similar times in the 17 different assessed countries irrespective of their epidemic situations. In 15 of these countries, rises in anosmia and ageusia searches occurred in the same week or 1 week after they were identified in the media as symptoms of COVID-19. When data prior to March 16, 2020 were analyzed, anosmia and ageusia GT data were found to have variable correlations with COVID-19 cases and deaths in the different countries. Conclusions Our results indicate that COVID-19–related GT data are more closely related to media coverage than to epidemic trends.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Impact of Media Coverage on COVID-19–Related Google Trends Data: Infodemiology Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo Sousa-Pinto ◽  
Aram Anto ◽  
Wienia Czarlewski ◽  
Josep M Anto ◽  
João Almeida Fonseca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Google Trends ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND The influence of media coverage on web-based searches may hinder the role of Google Trends (GT) in monitoring coronavirus disease (COVID-19). OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess whether COVID-19–related GT data, particularly those related to ageusia and anosmia, were primarily related to media coverage or to epidemic trends. METHODS We retrieved GT query data for searches on <i>coronavirus</i>, <i>cough</i>, <i>anosmia</i>, and <i>ageusia</i> and plotted them over a period of 5 years. In addition, we analyzed the trends of those queries for 17 countries throughout the year 2020 with a particular focus on the rises and peaks of the searches. For <i>anosmia</i> and <i>ageusia</i>, we assessed whether the respective GT data correlated with COVID-19 cases and deaths both throughout 2020 and specifically before March 16, 2020 (ie, the date when the media started reporting that these symptoms can be associated with COVID-19). RESULTS Over the last five years, peaks for <i>coronavirus</i> searches in GT were only observed during the winter of 2020. Rises and peaks in <i>coronavirus</i> searches appeared at similar times in the 17 different assessed countries irrespective of their epidemic situations. In 15 of these countries, rises in <i>anosmia</i> and <i>ageusia</i> searches occurred in the same week or 1 week after they were identified in the media as symptoms of COVID-19. When data prior to March 16, 2020 were analyzed, <i>anosmia</i> and <i>ageusia</i> GT data were found to have variable correlations with COVID-19 cases and deaths in the different countries. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that COVID-19–related GT data are more closely related to media coverage than to epidemic trends.

Media, Participation, and Public Opinion toward the Movement

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis L. F Lee ◽  
Joseph M Chan
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
The Public ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Media System ◽  
Tear Gas ◽  
The Media ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The Impact

This chapter discusses the role of the media in the formation and mobilization of the protest campaign under the concept of the partially censored public monitor. Embedded in the dominant political economic structure, the mainstream media were on the whole negative toward the Umbrella Movement. However, (self)-censorship was only partial, and the media system continued to play the role of the public monitor. The media played an important role in generating mediated instant grievances among the public when the police fired tear gas into the protesting crowd at the beginning of the occupation. They also helped monitor police violence throughout the protest campaign. Digital media strengthened the public monitor function of the media system as a whole by facilitating wider flows of media materials. As a result, the impact of the media on public opinion toward the Umbrella Movement was mixed and contradictory.

Does The Betting Industry Price Gender? Evidence from Professional Tennis

2021 ◽  
pp. 152700252110710
Author(s):  
Joxe Maria Barrutiabengoa ◽  
Pilar Corredor ◽  
Luis Muga
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Sports Betting ◽  
Separate Analysis ◽  
Media Attention ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Pricing Process ◽  
Professional Tennis ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

This research addresses the importance of gender in the pricing process of the sports betting industry. Specifically, we investigate the impact of gender in the prices that bookmakers offer for tennis matches. Despite widespread evidence of gender bias both in the practice of the sport and its media coverage, tennis is one of the sports that has done most to achieve equality. The analysis of 51,881 tennis matches reveals that betting firms quote higher prices for women's matches than for men's, even when considering uncertainty due to the surprise factor and the media attention. The separate analysis of two bookmakers strengthens the evidence for the role of media attention as a source of gender-related information asymmetry.

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