scholarly journals Misinformation in the Information Space of Ukrainian Society during the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-244
Author(s):  
Iryna Denysenko ◽  
Olena Skalatska ◽  
Oleg Parkhitko
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Postmodern Theory ◽  
The Media ◽  
New Space ◽  
Fact Checking ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Ukrainian Society ◽  
Insight Into

The specificity of misinformation about Covid-19 which was outspread in the media landscape of Ukrainian society was demonstrated in the article. The authors relying on the basics of postmodern theory within interdisciplinary discourse trace the means of forming misinformation and its influence on changing worldview landmarks of humanity. The authors underline that information in the postmodern conception of Jean Baudrillard is also capable to destroy its own content, communication and social ground. Misinformation about Covid-19 is «a stage setting of communication» since it only creates insight into sense and is outspreaded with different channels (traditional and new media) with usage of photographic and video materials, emotional headlines and messages. Fake materials which have been outspreaded in online media and social networks are analyzed in the article. The authors found out that fake messages outspreaded in Ukrainian media refer to the following topic (the origin of Covid-19; frauds under the guise of doctors try to get the money of nationals; fictional money penalties for breaking the rules of quarantine; pseudomedical recommendations for taking some medicines and means of diagnosis Covid-19; statements of public authorities about strengthening the regime of quarantine; the speed of spreading Covid-19 in other countries; insufficient readiness of the Ukrainian society to Covid-19, etc.). It is stated that the quick expansion of misinformation was facilitated by the fact that the nationals of Ukraine took information without criticism, without fact-checking, since they moved to a new space of life of the individual and made «a stage setting of sense».

The Gatekeeping of iNews.id about News on Worship in Mosques Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic

MEDIASI ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-107
Author(s):  
Shania Shaufa ◽  
Thalitha Sacharissa Rosyidiani
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
System Level ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Individual

This article explains about online media iNews.id in implementing gatekeeping function. This study aims to find out how gatekeeping efforts iNews.id in the production process on the issue of preaching restrictions on worship in mosques during Ramadan in 2020. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the current media situation, especially in the midst of a crisis, encourages the public to become heavily dependent on media coverage. With a qualitative approach, researchers analyzed five levels of influence on the gatekeeping process in online media iNews.id. The results of this study show that factors that influence the way iNews.id in the production process of preaching restrictions on worship in mosques due to the Covid-19 pandemic are the individual level of media workers, the level of media routine, the organizational level, the extramedia level, and the social system level. The conclusions of this study state the most dominant levels is the organization level and the media routine level in the iNews.id.

scholarly journals Agama Dan Media: Teori Konspirasi Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Nikmah Lubis
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Health Experts

Virus corona muncul pertama kali di Wuhan China yang merupakan virus yang menginfeksi pernapasan atau disebut Covid-19. Penyebarannya yang begitu cepat sampai ke seluruh negara menimbulkan pengaruh terhadap beberapa sektor, seperti kesehatan, sosial, politik, ekonomi maupun agama. Penyebaran informasi yang cepat dan menyeluruh yang dilakukan oleh media, menjadi kesempatan sebagian orang untuk menyebar hoax, rumor dan konspirasi yang dilakukan untuk kepentingan pribadi dan golongan tertentu. Penyebaran tersebut tidak terlepas dari otoritas yang dimilikinya. Otoritas politik dan otoritas agama mengalami penurunan legitimasi sehingga media baru membuat fragmentasi otoritas tetapi ada ketimpangan pengetahuan antara pemerintah, ahli kesehatan, dan masyarakat biasa. Sehingga masyarakat bebas menggunakan media apapun untuk bersuara. Para otoritas agama juga ikut meramaikan media online dan media sosial dalam menyampaikan pendapatnya tentang Covid-19. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pengumpulan data sekunder yang bersumber dari artikel jurnal, media online. Hasilnya otoritas agama memiliki pengaruh kuat dalam menyampaikan informasi kepada khalayak. Walaupun sebagian informasi yang disampaikan bertentangan dengan otoritas lainnya seperti otoritas kesehatan dan politik (pemerintah)[The corona virus first appeared in Wuhan China, which is a virus that infects respiration or is called Covid-19. The spread is so fast that the whole country has an influence on several sectors, such as health, social, political, economic and religious. The rapid and comprehensive dissemination of information carried out by the media has become an opportunity for some people to spread hoaxes, rumors and conspiracies carried out for personal and certain group interests. The spread is inseparable from the authority it has. Political authority and religious authority have decreased legitimacy so that the new media create fragmentation of authority but there is a knowledge gap between the government, health experts, and ordinary people. So that people are free to use any media to speak out. Religious authorities have also participated in online media and social media in expressing their opinions about Covid-19. This study uses qualitative methods with secondary data sourced from journal articles, online media. The result is that religious authorities have a strong influence in conveying information to the public. Although some of the information contradicts other authorities such as health and political authorities (government)]

Access to the Living Room

2007 ◽  
pp. 179-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eggo Muller
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Interactive Television ◽  
Interactive Media ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
Living Room ◽  
Broadband Internet ◽  
The Media ◽  
Telecommunications Market ◽  
The Individual

Whereas the advent of interactive TV has been discussed as one of the key added values of digitization and convergence of “old” and “new media” for years, current marketing strategies of the big players in the Dutch telecommunications market avoid the term interactivity. Providers promise users “more fun” and increased ease of media consumption when connected digitally to the media world by offering broadband Internet, cable television, and telephone services in one package. They aim at another added quality of interactive media consumption: gaining access to the living room means gaining access to consumption patterns that can be traced back to the individual consumer. This article discusses media convergence and the current development of interactive television in the context of the reconfiguration of the relation between producers and consumers in the new online economy.

scholarly journals Local Newspaper Strategy to Survive in the Digital Era

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendra Alfani
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Social Media Networks ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Local Newspapers ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Times ◽  
Communication And Information Technology

The development of communication and information technology that gave birth to the digital era has made the competition for the mass media industry increasingly competitive. This condition requires conventional mass media, especially local newspapers to carry out special strategies focused on efforts to transform their activities in accordance with the demands of the times, so as not to get further behind with new media that use the internet and digital technology. The Daily OKU Ekspres and OKU Timur Pos, as conventional local newspapers, are confronted with this reality. Surrender or immediately develop a strategy for transformation and change, in order to remain able to compete in the media industry. This study uses a qualitative method, where data analysis is displayed descriptively. The results showed that the two newspapers systematically implemented four strategies to face competition with online media, namely; strengthen local content with investigative reports, media convergence, penetration in social media networks and carry out regular and incidental off-air activities. In the context of this strategy choice, the two newspapers are able to capitalize on the vulnerability of online media to strengthen their existence.

scholarly journals Features of Propaganda and Manipulation in the Modern Information Space of New Media

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Lazarevich Nazarov ◽  
Egor Vitalyevich Gorbunov ◽  
Nadezhda Sergeevna Kolegova
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Social Constructs ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Relevant Today ◽  
Effective System ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Individual

This article discusses propaganda and manipulation as social phenomena and explores the features of its manifestations in the new media. The phenomenon of propaganda has been a recurrent topic of debate in public spaces over the past decades; there are dozens of international studies on the problems of its harm and necessity. The information environment constantly raises questions about the objectivity and reliability of the data distributed by the media, and their impact on public opinion and sociopolitical events in the world. With the development of communication technologies and the advent of new media, propaganda and manipulation reach a new level, gaining tremendous opportunities for influencing the individual and society. However, there is still no effective system of interaction with similar phenomena. Under the influence of constant informational impact in society, the system of values is rapidly changing and there is a reassessment of the main social constructs. The state, the sphere of education and the social sphere are need of new approaches to interacting with information and a changing society. The aims of the study are to identify the views of Russian youth regarding the current government and its policies, as well as determine the level of radicalism and protest potential of youth. This research discusses some propaganda technologies, especially relevant today. Examples of positive and negative propaganda are highlighted. Their specificity is substantiated and specific examples of such an impact are given, which entail significant socio-political events. The results of an empirical study have revealed mechanisms of the media influence on the individuals. The study has fixed the problem of radical political views formation, under the influence of the information environment created by new media. The necessity of creating an effective system to counter these phenomena in all spheres of social activity is substantiated. The problems and the direction requiring further research are formulated. Keywords: propaganda, manipulation, new media, propaganda technologies, information environment, content, social networks, Internet

scholarly journals Framing the Refugee Crisis in Online Media: A Romanian Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicoleta Corbu ◽  
Raluca Buturoiu ◽  
Flavia Durach
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Online News ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Media ◽  
Tone Of Voice ◽  
The Individual

The European Union (EU) is under severe pressure, due to the multiple crises it has to manage. Among them, the refugee crisis is remarkable, since it is shaking both the individual member states and the EU as a whole. The media coverage of the refugee crisis is important because the media still are the main source of information concerning distant issues (the refugee crisis included), and as such it facilitates people’s access to social reality. Using the perspective of agenda-setting and the conceptual background of framing theory, we aim to (1) identify the most prominent frames online media employ with reference to the refugee crisis, and (2) reveal the tone of voice online media use when portraying issues related to this crisis. To achieve these two goals, we content analyzed 1493 online news articles, published between April 15, 2015 and February 29, 2016. Main findings show that online media outlets mainly refer to the refugee crisis in terms of responsibility and conflict, in this order of prominence. At the same time, online media portals prefer using a reasonably balanced viewpoint when portraying the refugees, and a slightly negative one in terms of attitudes towards the European Union.

scholarly journals Sources: Becoming a Media Mentor: A Guide for Working with Children and Families

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 209
Author(s):  
Joshua Jordan
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Individual Child ◽  
Content Expert ◽  
Effective Media ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Individual

Librarians wishing to provide materials for youth and families increasingly find themselves in the role of media mentor. Media mentors don’t just know what books to suggest for children, they also know which learning apps, DVDs, databases, websites, programming, and other new media will be most beneficial for the child. The breadth of content available to families can often be overwhelming. Effective media mentors help families sift through the noise to find the highest-quality media—in whatever form it may take. In short, the media mentor is a content expert who relies on the context of the interaction and the individual child to help inform families’ healthy media decisions. Together these “3 Cs” guide the media mentor in theory and practice.

scholarly journals Pussy Riot’s humour and the social media: Self-irony, subversion, and solidarity

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Berenice Pahl
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Media Impact ◽  
Pussy Riot ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
Aesthetic Principle ◽  
The One ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Politically Active

This paper seeks to demonstrate that both the media impact and political success of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot rest on their use of new media, on the one hand, and on an aesthetic principle of humour, on the other, or, more specifically, on a kind of humour that is both self-reflexive and subversive. Pussy Riot operate through a style of guerrilla communication that re-signifies signs and symbols for their own purpose in a self-ironical, comical manner. I will indicate the contradictions and ambiguities of various interpretive frameworks – which not only create humour but are particularly motivating factors in the (personal) decision to become politically active. The speed with which one can communicate within social networks made it possible that infectious laughter about the absurdity of the events in Moscow was able to spread so rapidly. Reassurance and the community’s solidarity were closely connected to the fun and joy of the individual internet user.

scholarly journals Homosexuality Between Religious prohibition and Legal approval (comparative study)

2020 ◽  
pp. 530-559
Author(s):  
ملاك عبد اللطيف التميمي ◽  
سارة صباح الهنداوي ◽  
حنين محمد جواد
Keyword(s):  
Arab World ◽  
Gay Marriage ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Media System ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
The Media ◽  
Historical Basis ◽  
Technological Means ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Insight Into

The topic of homosexuality in addition to being one of the topics in which research studies are rare is one of the sensitive and recent important topics that must be alerted to its spread due to its seriousness that beats our standards today in our Arab world after entering technology in its broadest doors with weak media dominance over the media system and technological means of communication in addition to Sagging infrastructures concerned with educating the individual, especially the young man, and his insight into the importance of the teachings of his religion. Specialized statistics diagnosed the spread of this phenomenon in the Arab world, And their defiance of laws and laws that prohibit and criminalize this act, with the emergence of legal legislation in foreign countries that allow gay marriage and lift penalties for them and see these practices as legitimate exercise of freedom because the reasons for the deviation of their tendencies are biological, as they say, and therefore we will discuss this phenomenon through its concept by definition Historical basis, We will also discuss forensic criminalization by stating the religiously forbidden religious refusal of these relations, comparing this position with some legislation attempting to include it within the accepted legislative system, while we find other legislation that has not known the phenomenon nor criminalized by Iraqi punitive legislation, as we have tried to find this phenomenon an appropriate legal adaptation but we have not succeeded in Finding an adequate legal basis for this crime, so it would have been better if such texts were legislated, by adopting the comparative approach in the study.

scholarly journals Is “Letting the Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story” Enough? Journalists’ Perception on Fake News

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3 (41)) ◽  
pp. 63-79
Author(s):  
Elena-Alexandra DUMITRU ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
East European ◽  
Good Story ◽  
The Media ◽  
Fact Checking ◽  
The Way

While numerous scholars have studied the role media has in the fake news phenomenon, journalists’ perception on disinformation has been insufficiently approached, and only from a US and West-European point of view. Based on interviews with eight traditional media and new media professionals, this study seeks to add to the understanding of the way journalists from an East-European country see fake news in an environment influenced by time pressure and external immixture in the media. The findings show that even though all interviewed journalists place great value on fact-checking, they happened to publish information that later was demonstrated to not be trustworthy. While journalists perceive disinformation in a deeply negative manner, many of the things that add to the spread of fake news cannot be controlled by journalists as a part.

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