scholarly journals Examining factors affecting the failure of Khofifah Indar Parawansa in East Java gubernatorial elections

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Wahidah Zein Br Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Political Aspect ◽  
Gubernatorial Elections ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Online Newspapers ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Female Candidates ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports

Statistics consistently show that women in executive political leadership positions are much lower than men at a global level. Institutional, socio-economic, and socio-cultural factors influence this condition. Some studies also identified that media considered as an essential factor for women’s involvement in politics. This paper examines factors contributing to the failure of Khofifah Indar Parawansa in East Java gubernatorial elections and whether or not gender is a matter in affecting the failure. This research analyzed kompas.com on how media reports the process of exploring this issue, how it frames the factors and the result of the 2008 and 2013. Seventy-nine news reports from online newspapers, 27 from the 2008 election and 52 from the 2013 election, were analyzed. Researchers traced these articles using thematic textual analysis to identify factors inhibiting Khofifah’s participation in the elections. The media reported that political, socio-economic, and socio-cultural aspects inhibited her success in the elections. Interestingly, the media emphasizes the political aspect as the most significant factor in her failures. It implies that the media provides balanced and fair information on female candidates.

ICERD in Malaysian online news reports: A cross-linguistic comparative corpus analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Siti Aeisha Joharry ◽  
Nor Diyana Saupi
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Online News ◽  
Corpus Analysis ◽  
Search Term ◽  
International Convention ◽  
Online Newspapers ◽  
News Reports ◽  
The Media ◽  
Online Sources

The International Convention for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), which was not ratified in Malaysia, created a heated public discourse in the media. This cross-linguistic comparative study investigates the representation of ICERD in Malaysian news reports of two online sources in Malaysia – the widely read English portal: The Star Online, and its Malay equivalent: Berita Harian. A corpus-assisted discourse analysis was conducted to examine how news on ‘ICERD’ were reported in both English and Malay online newspapers. Initial comparative analysis of both newspapers revealed that the search term co-occurs statistically more frequently with the verb ‘ratify’ and its equivalent: ‘meratifikasi’. Patterns indicate that ‘ICERD’ was mostly referring to the act of sanctioning the agreement –particularly to ‘not ratify’ or ‘tidak akan meratifikasi’, which is concurrent with the timeframe of events. Interestingly, different patterns can be found in Berita Harian (e.g. the expression of ‘thanks’ or gratitude of not ratifying ICERD) that are not as revealing in The Star Online reports. Some inconsistencies were also reported between the two newspapers, e.g. referring to different ministers’ speech about the initial plan to ratify ICERD alongside five (The Star Online) or six (Berita Harian) other treaties in the following year.  

Factors affecting the Use of E-Newspapers amongst Indian MBA Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anagha Shukre
Keyword(s):  
Print Media ◽  
Environment Friendly ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Online Newspapers ◽  
Mba Students ◽  
Industry Type ◽  
Knowledge Accessibility ◽  
The Media ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The Impact

With the impact of globalisation and upsurge in technology, almost every other industry type is finding its way to go online through its products, delivery processes or by identifying better ways to reach the consumers. The print media has found its own presence on the web by making newspapers available online. The present study attempts to identify factors affecting the students’ attitudes towards online newspapers. Using factor analysis, the study finds that the important factors driving the growth of e-newspapers include versatility, improvements over print media, abundant knowledge, accessibility and the media being environment-friendly. At the same time, the most important factor which hinders the usage of e-newspaper is the accessibility of internet.

scholarly journals News media influence on public trust in bike-sharing operators in Singapore

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard Wong ◽  
Lyon Tan ◽  
Rachel Wong ◽  
Su Lin Yeo
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Corporate Reputation ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Content Type ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Bike Sharing ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe overnight introduction of tens of thousands of dockless bike-share bicycles in Singapore with its indiscriminate parking drew the attention of the media, which generated extensive news reports on the activities carried out by bike-sharing operators. Given the meteoric rise and fall of the industry, this study examines the influence of agenda-setting of news reporting on the public’s perception of the industry and the impact on the firms’ corporate reputation.Design/methodology/approachUtilizing the Reputation Quotient Index, the study content analyzed 147 textual data of online reports which were crawled over two years between 2017 and 2018 from six mainstream news organizations.FindingsOur findings showed that the news reports carried more negative frames in the headlines and body content. It also found that only five out of six dimensions of the Index were emphasized with varying degrees of importance, indicating that the corporate reputation as determined by the media reports did not collectively represent the operators’ past actions and results with valued outcomes.Practical implicationsPractical implications discussed included the need to integrate corporate strategies into public relations programs and the importance of engaging the media to demonstrate congruence between business objectives and positive social impact on society.Originality/valueAlthough the study limited its data collection only to online media reports, it is one of the few research to provide empirical evidence concerning the media’s influence on the public’s perceptions and reputation of the nascent bike-sharing industry.

scholarly journals Reporting Strategy and Gender Perspective in Chinese Media Coverage of COVID-19 News

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-360
Author(s):  
Yi Yang ◽  
Xunqian Liu
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Chinese Women ◽  
Chinese Media ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
And Gender

This article examines the reporting strategy and gender perspective in Chinese media coverage of COVID-19 news. The article employs a mixed-method approach to analyze news reports, using quantitative statistics and qualitative semantic materials that complement each other. The study found that the media construct a stereotypical image of female healthcare workers absent from public participation. Media reports on the actual number of female healthcare workers involved in treating COVID-19 patients are lower than those about men. Reports focusing exclusively on female staff tend to focus on their private affairs, that is, on their non-professional identities and characteristics, and show an excessive gaze on the female body. To understand this phenomenon prevailing in Chinese media, it is necessary to highlight the predicament of Chinese women in society as well as acknowledge the work of contemporary Chinese feminism in raising awareness on Chinese women’s experiences.

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 Features of media coverage of air pollution problems in Russian cities

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-104
Author(s):  
Marina Gribok
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
News Reports ◽  
News Agencies ◽  
The Media ◽  
Harmful Substances ◽  
Media Reports

The aim of the research is to compare Russian cities with recorded cases of high air pollution in 2015–2018 based on the specifics of media coverage of this problem. The analysis of the topics of news reports about air pollution in the cities under study is carried out. The main types of events that have become informational reasons for the appearance of news related to the problem of air pollution are highlighted. The author collected statistical data on the number of media reports about air pollution in 58 cities of Russia, where during the study period cases of high air pollution were recorded (maximum single concentrations of harmful substances in more than 10 MPC). Lists of all cases are published by the Ministry of natural resources in annual reports. We used the website news.yandex.ru in order to collect data. It aggregates news reports from more than 7 000 sources — from local city media to leading Russian news agencies. Messages for the period from 2015 to 2019 were taken into account, where the name of each city was mentioned along with the phrase “air pollution”. Cities with the highest and lowest level of media attention to the problem of air pollution were identified. We compared the data collected with the population of cities, the number of recorded cases of severe air pollution, and the indicator of social danger of air pollution, which is calculated by multiplying the frequency of high air pollution cases and the number of inhabitants. It is suggested that there may be a relationship between the media coverage of air pollution and the indicator of social danger of pollution. Based on the assumption that this relationship exists, we have identified cities where the lack of media reports about air pollution is most evident.

Mediating the opponent’s news: A study of inter-media citations in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

2020 ◽  
pp. 175063522095365
Author(s):  
Yonatan Gonen ◽  
Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt ◽  
Zohar Kampf
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Information Source ◽  
The Other ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Media Source ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Texts ◽  
Media Reports

By using information sources from the opponent’s side, the media can introduce alternative viewpoints and broaden the discussion on the conflict. One important information source that has received little attention in research is the other side’s media reports. This study explores the practice of inter-media citations by analyzing Israeli and Palestinian news reports published over a span of 10 years. Based on a computerized quantitative analysis of 235,340 media texts, the authors show how the weaker (Palestinian) side relies more heavily on the media of the stronger side (Israel) than vice versa. During escalations or negotiations, the rate of use of inter-media citations is significantly higher than during routine periods. Furthermore, two main characteristics of a media source make it more likely to be cited: political agenda and accessibility. The authors discuss the factors shaping the phenomenon of inter-media citations and the implications of this practice for conflict coverage.

The content analysis of Chinese media report on the issue of waste incineration power plants

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 456-466
Author(s):  
Xueli Chen ◽  
Vivian Valdmanis
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Waste Incineration ◽  
Popular Science ◽  
Chinese Media ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
News Reports ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the Chinese media’s performance on reporting the issue of waste incineration power plants. The authors analyze the role of media in supervising relevant agencies and meeting the public need for related information. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides a content analysis of media reports toward waste incineration projects that follow the anti-incinerator event that occurred in Panyu district of Guangzhou city in 2009. The sample of this paper is based on 469 news reports that were released on the state-level search engine “ChinaSo.com” from January 2010 to June 2016. Findings Chinese media did not continue to focus on waste incineration issues after the anti-incinerator event in the Panyu district and there were only a few news reports about this topic. News reports of the information disclosure category accounts for the largest proportion but lack a depth of explanation. The proportion of news reports of media supervision and popular science information categories is relatively small. Research limitations/implications This paper is a pilot study of the media’s reporting characteristics on waste incineration issues. There are some shortcomings in terms of sample selection and analysis, more in-depth assessment will be implemented and improved upon the future research. This study highlights the importance of media reports before or after relevant events in examining the media’s social function. Besides, this study provides a new analytical idea for assessing the functions of the media on social public issues through media reports and the conclusions of this study have certain practical significance for the media to improve report behaviors. Originality/value This paper selects media reports on waste incineration power plant after the anti-incinerator event in Panyu district as media industry could pay much attention to relevant topics before the beginning of conflict events and continue tracking reports even after the events subside. This paper points out that Chinese media might increase sustained attention to waste incineration issues, strengthen the depth of interpretation, increase the supervision of relevant agencies, and enhance the relevance of the news reports to the public.

Framing the Bicyclist: A Qualitative Study of Media Discourse about Fatal Bicycle Crashes

2019 ◽  
Vol 2673 (6) ◽  
pp. 628-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Scheffels ◽  
Julie Bond ◽  
Lorraine E. Monteagut
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Safety Education ◽  
Grammatical Structure ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Fatal Crash ◽  
Social Policy Reform ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis Software

This research examines the linguistic choices that frame relationships between bicyclists and other parties involved in fatal crash events. Textual data were collected from media reports of all bicyclist traffic fatalities that occurred from January 2009 through June 2018 in Hillsborough County, Florida, which has a disproportionately high number of bicyclist deaths compared with other areas of the U.S. The media reports were coded with a qualitative data analysis software and analyzed using critical discourse analysis (CDA), a rigorous qualitative method used to analyze oral and written communication developed by Fairclough. Through CDA, the study examines how linguistic choices produce meaning and reinforce the “common sense” or “taken-for-granted” lexicon of transportation. Results show the majority of news reports were episodic rather than thematic, focusing on the traffic event and the parties involved in the crash, particularly the bicyclist. Vocabulary, grammatical structure, and narrative framing of news reports largely functioned to remove blame from the motorist and to highlight the bicyclist’s actions. These linguistic strategies reflect the assumption that responsibility for safety rests on the bicyclist and detracts attention from potential social policy reform that would lead to fewer bicyclist fatalities. A minority of articles written with thematic frames focused on broader issues such as social capital, safety education, and advocacy. This interdisciplinary study is a unique contribution to transportation literature, employing a methodology typically reserved for communication scholars and linguists.

scholarly journals Obesity frames and counter-frames in British and German online newspapers

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 650-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrinka Atanasova ◽  
Nelya Koteyko
Keyword(s):  
Coming Out ◽  
Weight Bias ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Individual Responsibility ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Online Newspapers ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
The Media ◽  
Cross National

By featuring news articles highlighting certain aspects of obesity and backgrounding others, the media can frame these aspects as especially applicable to how obesity should be understood and addressed. Despite the highest rates in Europe, news reports from Britain and Germany have come under little scholarly scrutiny. In this article, we explore frames and their frequency of use in British and German online newspapers. Our findings reveal a dominant cross-national framing of obesity in terms of ‘self-control’, which places a more pronounced emphasis on individual responsibility than demonstrated by earlier studies and may contribute to a culture of weight bias and stigma. The results also reveal evidence for cross-national efforts to challenge this individualising framing with counter-frames of ‘acceptance’ and ‘coming out’. We argue that this is a positive development, which demonstrates the potential of media frames to function not only as possible contributors to weight bias and stigma but also as mechanisms for countering entrenched social conceptions of obesity.

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