Cable Television: Applied Anthropology in a New Town

1976 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-146
Author(s):  
Martin Topper ◽  
W. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Cable Television ◽  
Television News ◽  
Applied Anthropology ◽  
News Production ◽  
New Town

The article examines the role of the anthropologist in using cable television as a tool of applied anthropology in a new town. The purpose of the project was to give a group of people a new usage for a communications medium. The anthropologist's role was one of a highly specialized advisor and advocate and required knowledge of anthropology, communications, and television news production.

Journalism and Its Audience

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Wahl-Jorgensen ◽  
Allaina Kilby
Keyword(s):  
18Th Century ◽  
Television News ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Audience Engagement ◽  
News Production ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Digital News ◽  
News Organizations ◽  
Technological Developments

The relationship between journalism and its audience has undergone significant transformations from the earliest newspapers in the 18th century to 21st-century digital news. The role of the audience (and journalists’ conceptions of it) has been shaped by economic, social, and technological developments. Though the participation of the audience has always been important to news organizations, it has taken very different forms across times, genres, and platforms. Early newspapers drew on letters from their publics as vital sources of information and opinion, while radio established a more intimate relationship with its audience through its mode of address. Though television news genres may not have emphasized audience engagement, research on the medium was heavily invested in understanding how it affected its audience. The rise of the Internet as a platform for journalism has represented a significant turning point in several respects. First, it has challenged conventional hierarchies of news production and value by facilitating user-generated content and social media, enhancing opportunities for audience contributions. This presents new opportunities for engagement but also challenges journalists’ professional identities, compelling them to assert their authority and skill sets. Further, digital journalism has led to the rise of the quantified audience, leading to the increased role of metrics in driving the behavior of journalists. As the audience and its behavior are shifting, so are the practices of journalism. The two actors—journalists and audiences—remain interlocked in what may be a troubled marriage, but one which is structurally compelled to change and grow over time.

The Clinical Situation in Psychotherapy, Dependency Government, and Applied Anthropology

1959 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-134
Author(s):  
Laura Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Clinical Situation ◽  
Applied Anthropology ◽  
Adequate Treatment ◽  
Government Administration ◽  
Sick People ◽  
Witch Doctor ◽  
The Relationship

At a recent seminar where "Perspectives in Psychiatry" was the topic of discussion,1 I was struck by a parallel development in modern psychiatry, dependency government administration, and applied anthropology. The psychiatrists made several points, emphasizing a change which has occurred in the concepts of "patient" and of "therapist," as well as in the role of each in the clinical situation, and in the relationship between the two. From being regarded almost like lower animals unworthy of humane consideration, or as fallen souls possessed by demons, or as sinners being justly punished by the Lord, the mentally ill have gradually come to be viewed as persons. As such, they are treated as sick people who respond sensitively to their environments and, if given adequate treatment, have a good chance to recover.2 At the same time, the therapist's role has evolved from that of witch doctor or custodian to that of personal friend, adviser, and therapist. A new component has emerged in the situation—namely, the warm personal relationship between therapist and patient whereby not only the patient but also the doctor may gain in personal growth.

Online news creation, trust in the media, and political participation: Direct and moderating effects over time

Journalism ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 611-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Ardèvol-Abreu ◽  
Catherine M Hooker ◽  
Homero Gil de Zúñiga
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Online News ◽  
Citizen Journalism ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
News Production ◽  
The Media ◽  
Over Time

This article explores the role of trust in professional and alternative media as (a) antecedents of citizen news production, and (b) moderators of the effect of citizen news production on political participation. Using two-wave panel survey data collected in the United States between December 2013 and March 2014, results show that trust in citizen media predicts people’s tendency to create news. In turn, citizen news production is a positive predictor of both offline and online participation. More importantly, trust in the media moderates the effect of citizen news production over online political participation. Overall, this article highlights the importance of trust in the media with respect to citizen news production and how it matters for democracy. Thus, this study casts a much-needed light on how media trust and citizen journalism intertwine in explaining a more engaged and participatory citizenry.

A study on the role of an organization for management of Senri new town

2005 ◽  
Vol 40.3 (0) ◽  
pp. 751-756
Author(s):  
Shigeru Yamamoto ◽  
Kunihiro Narumi ◽  
Masanori Sawaki
Keyword(s):  
New Town

The portrayal of elderly men and women in Hungarian television news programmes

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Gábor Kovács ◽  
Petra Aczél ◽  
Tamás Bokor
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Television News ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Comparison Theory ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Qualitative Variables ◽  
Older Men And Women

Abstract Mass media research on the portrayal of older people has primarily focused on television series and advertisements. News programmes on television have received little attention. We argue that viewers perceive characters on the news as more direct and more accurate representations of social reality than fictional characters, and therefore portrayals on the news are more likely to be integrated in viewers’ stereotypes about elderly people or used as standards of comparison. In order to explore potential differences in the representation of senior men and women, we conducted a quantitative content analysis on a sample of 754 elderly people who appeared on the evening news programmes of four major Hungarian television channels with high viewership. Each character was coded in terms of 115 qualitative variables. Our results indicate that older men are portrayed significantly more often than women as affluent, elegant, knowledgeable, powerful and actively working. By contrast, women are more commonly shown as kind, family-oriented, in ordinary roles (e.g. as the ‘woman in the street’) and engaged in less-productive activities such as shopping. Based on previous research on the role of mass media in the socialisation process as well as social comparison theory, we discuss how these imbalances in the representation of older men and women may affect viewers of different age groups, genders and social status.

The new town of Angra (Terceira, the Azores): confirming a contested urban planning history using reverse historical analysis and flood modelling tools

Urban History ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Antonieta Leite ◽  
João Leitão
Keyword(s):  
Fifteenth Century ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Planning History ◽  
Urban Centre ◽  
Urban Flood ◽  
Flood Modelling ◽  
New Town ◽  
Modelling Methods

Abstract The Portuguese discovered the uninhabited Azores archipelago in 1427 and started to settle it during the fifteenth century. Angra, located on Terceira Island, soon became the most important Azorean city, leading to rapid urban development. This article investigates the overlooked role of streams in the rise of Angra as a pivotal Atlantic urban centre. Through the intersection of historical and flood modelling methods, it makes a unique contribution to our understanding of Angra's urban morphologic development, highlighting the potential of applying urban flood modelling to analysis of the rise of coastal urban settlement.

News media and perceptions of police: a state-of-the-art-review

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Graziano
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Television News ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Causal Pathways ◽  
Meta Review ◽  
Perceptions Of Police

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic review of the literature examining the role of news media consumption and awareness in shaping public attitudes about police.Design/methodology/approachA comprehensive, systematic search of multiple academic databases (e.g. EBSCO Host) was undertaken, supplemented by the use of Google Scholar to search among journals indicated as having cited the articles found in the databases.FindingsA total of 42 studies were identified that met the selection criteria for this meta-review and examined exposure to high-profile incidents involving police, awareness of negative news coverage of police, and/or consumption of specific news mediums (e.g. newspapers). Overall, research supports a relationship between negative perceptions of police and both exposure to high-profile incidents and awareness of negative coverage. Some support for the influence of consuming television news on attitudes exists, but more research is needed on the role of different news sources in shaping perceptions. Future research should also include determining causal pathways and how news about police is selected.Originality/valueThis is the first meta-review of the research examining how news media and attitudes about police are related. This study will provide a useful resource for those researchers wishing to continue to examine different aspects of news media consumption as a predictor of perceptions.

Newsworthiness and story prominence: How the presence of news factors relates to upfront position and length of news stories

Journalism ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 146488491989931
Author(s):  
Mark Boukes ◽  
Natalie P Jones ◽  
Rens Vliegenthart
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Television News ◽  
Front Page ◽  
Scale Analysis ◽  
News Production ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Large Scale Analysis ◽  
News Outlet

The presence of news factors in journalistic products has been abundantly researched, but investigations into their actual impact on the news production process are scarce. This study provides a large-scale analysis of why news factors matter: Whether, how, and which news factors affect the prominence of news items and does this differ per outlet type? A manual content analysis of print, online, and television news demonstrates that a larger total number of news factors in a story positively predict an item’s length and likelihood of front-page publication or likelihood of being a newscast’s opening item. News factors ‘conflict’ and ‘eliteness’ have the strongest impact, mixed evidence was found for ‘proximity’ and ‘personification’, whereas relationships with ‘negativity’, ‘influence and relevance’, and ‘continuity’ were mostly insignificant. Fewer differences than expected emerged between outlet types (popular vs quality press). Especially for television news, outlet type (public vs commercial broadcaster) hardly mattered.

Crystallising the official narrative: News discourses about the killings from the Philippine government’s campaign against illegal drugs

Journalism ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 146488491986782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryll Ruth R Soriano ◽  
Clarissa C David ◽  
Jenna Mae Atun
Keyword(s):  
Zero Tolerance ◽  
Television News ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
The Public ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Zero Tolerance Policy ◽  
The Media ◽  
State Responses ◽  
Selection Of

News media’s construction of crime and drugs can shape and change public perceptions and influence popular acceptance of policy and state responses. In this way, media, through selection of sources and framing of narratives, act as important agents of social control, either independently or indirectly by state actors. This article examines how the Philippine government’s anti-drug campaign, and the thousands of deaths resulting from them, has been depicted by the media to the public. We conducted a discourse analysis of television news stories to extract dominant frames and narratives, finding a pattern of over-privileging of State authority as a source, resulting in a monolithic message of justifying the killing of suspects. Furthermore, the ‘event-focused’ slant, which dominates the character of reports by media, inevitably solidifies the narrative that the deaths are a necessary consequence of a national public safety campaign. By relying almost exclusively on this narrative, to the exclusion of alternative frames, the media amplifies and crystallises the state’s narrative. As we critically examine how drugs, drug use and the zero-tolerance policy are positioned through discourse in news texts, the article raises important implications to the ethics and role of journalism in politics and provides explanations relating to crime-reporting norms, values and media organisation realities in the country.

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