Understanding the Internet's Relevance to Media Ownership Policy: A Model of Too Many Choices

Abstract Does the Internet provide a failsafe against media consolidation in the wake of an easing of media ownership rules? This paper posits a model of news outlet selection on the Internet in which consumers experience cognitive costs that increase with the number of options faced. Consistent with psychological evidence, these costs may be reduced by constraining one's choice set to "safe bets" familiar from offline (e.g., CNN.com). It is shown that, as the number of outlets grows, dispersion of patronage across outlets inevitably declines. Consequently, independent Internet outlets may fail to mitigate lost outlet independence on other media.

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Impingement on the internet: evaluating the quality and readability of online subacromial impingement information

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine ◽

10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001203 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. e001203

Author(s):

Christopher Erian ◽

Michael Erian ◽

Sumit Raniga

Keyword(s):

Pearson Correlation ◽

Poor Quality ◽

Impingement Syndrome ◽

Subacromial Impingement Syndrome ◽

The Internet ◽

Online Information ◽

Subacromial Impingement ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Government Websites ◽

News Outlet

Patients increasingly access the internet to learn about their orthopaedic conditions. Despite this, online information may be unregulated, of questionable quality and difficulty to read.ObjectivesTherefore, this study aimed to evaluate the readability and quality of the online information concerning subacromial impingement syndrome.MethodsA search using Australia’s three most popular online search engines was undertaken using the search terms ‘subacromial impingement syndrome’ and ‘shoulder impingement’. The first 15 websites for each term were evaluated. Duplicates, advertisements and sponsored links were removed.The quality and readability of each website were calculated using the DISCERN and Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease (FKRE) tools, respectively. The differences in quality and readability between each website type (healthcare/academic, commercial, news outlet, charitable/not-for-profit, layperson, government) was assessed using analysis of variance. The correlation between quality and readability was assessed using the Pearson correlation coefficient.ResultsThe majority of 35 unique websites analysed were of ‘poor’/’fair’ quality (determined via the DISCERN instrument) and ‘difficult’ readability (per the FKRE tool), with no correlation established between the scores. There was no statistically significant difference in quality across website types, however layperson, news outlet and government websites were found to be significantly more readable than alternate website categories (p<0.05).ConclusionsWe determined that much of the online information concerning subacromial impingement syndrome may be difficult to read and/or of poor quality. By recognising the shortcomings of information accessed by patients online, it is hoped clinicians may be prompted to better educate their patients.

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Evaluating Design Alternatives Using Conjoint Experiments in Virtual Reality

Environment and Planning B Planning and Design ◽

10.1068/b12932 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 357-367 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Jan Dijkstra ◽

Jos van Leeuwen ◽

Harry Timmermans

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

The Internet ◽

Conjoint Measurement ◽

Design Alternatives ◽

Panoramic Views ◽

Choice Set

In this paper the authors describe the design of an experiment based on conjoint measurement that explores the possibility of using the Internet to evaluate design alternatives. These design alternatives are presented as panoramic views, and preferences are measured by asking subjects which alternative they prefer from a choice set of design alternatives. The approach is illustrated by using the design of office spaces as an example.

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What is killing newspapers in Lagos state: the internet or dwindling economy?

10.26772/cijds-2020-03-02-08 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 118-138

Author(s):

Sunday Ogbonna ◽

Keyword(s):

Political Economy ◽

Economic Recession ◽

Recent Time ◽

Daily Activities ◽

The Political ◽

The Internet ◽

Media Ownership ◽

Online Newspaper ◽

The Impact ◽

The Web

Newspapers in Switzerland and the Netherlands, have lost half of their classified adverts to the internet as reflected in an article titled: Who killed the Newspaper? in The Economist of April 24, 2006. However, in recent time, the Nigerian economy has faced a major decline that has affected the existence of newspapers. The marriage of newspapers to the web has not yet proved financially successful for the older medium (Baran, 2012). Thus, this paper examined the impact of economic recession and the internet on newspapers in Nigeria. Study adopted the survey research, sampling four hundred staff of selected newspapers and anchored on the political economy theory. Study found that seven out of ten staff of the four newspapers representing 77.4% said their daily activities are affected by the current economic recession; five out of ten staff of the four newspaper houses representing 47.3% strongly agreed that the internet has effect on the readership of printed newspaper, and four out of ten sampled representing 39.5% said that their management performed fairly during the period. It is therefore recommended that for newspaper houses to survive recession, they should relate with employees and motivate them to give their best. KEYWORDS: Print media/ownership, Political economy theory, Economic recession, Internet (Online) newspaper.

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The Media in the Making of Indian Foreign Policy

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198743538.013.19 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Manoj Joshi

Keyword(s):

Foreign Policy ◽

Public Opinion ◽

Political Life ◽

The Internet ◽

Media Ownership ◽

Fourth Estate ◽

The Media ◽

The Government ◽

Policy Direction ◽

Indian Foreign Policy

The media has often been called the fourth estate, or the fourth branch of the government, for the role it plays in the societal and political life of a country. Through the medium of newspapers, TV, and now the Internet, it not just informs, but also influences public opinion and through that, the government, to adopt, reject, or modify a chosen policy direction. While there are other means through which people make informed choices on domestic policy, the media plays a significantly larger role when it comes to foreign policy. This chapter seeks to establish just what kind of a role the Indian media plays in the making of foreign policy, discussing also influences over its content, not least those relating to media ownership in India.

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Tweens and new media in Denmark and Hong Kong

Journal of Consumer Marketing ◽

10.1108/07363760710822927 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 24 (6) ◽

pp. 340-350 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Lars P. Andersen ◽

Birgitte Tufte ◽

Jeanette Rasmussen ◽

Kara Chan

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

New Media ◽

Interpersonal Communication ◽

Web Sites ◽

Cultural Dimensions ◽

The Internet ◽

Media Ownership ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Content Type ◽

Instrumental Values

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present a study that compares ownership and usage of new media among young “tween” consumers in Denmark and Hong Kong. Further, it shows the ways of finding new interesting web sites.Design/methodology/approachIn 2004‐2005 a survey was conducted in Denmark and Hong Kong of 434 fourth, fifth and sixth class students. Questionnaires were distributed in six elementary schools. Hypotheses about new media ownership and usage in the two societies are formulated based on the economic development and individualistic/collective cultural dimensions of the societies.FindingsHousehold ownership of new media, ownership of mobile phone and heavy use of the internet were found to be more prevalent among Danish tweens than among Hong Kong tweens. Danish tweens were more likely to use mobile phones and the internet for interpersonal communication and for enjoyment than Hong Kong tweens. Hong Kong tweens used the internet more for educational purposes than Danish tweens. The results seem to support that adoption and consumption of new media are motivated differently in cultures of individualism and collectivism, and consequently that the tween consumer segment is not as globally homogeneous as it is claimed to be.Research limitations/implicationsThe study was based on a convenience sample, thus it may be problematic to generalize from the findings.Practical implicationsThe study can serve as a guideline for marketing communication targeting tweens. The emphasis on the hedonic use and social function of new media may be suitable for a highly developed, individualistic society. In collective societies, marketers may need to put emphasis on the instrumental values of new media, such as improving academic performance.Originality/valueThis paper offers insights into designing communication strategies for Danish and Hong Kong tweens, particularly when incorporating new media. Findings are compared with existing preconceptions of the tween segment in the marketing literature.

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Displacement and Reinforcement Effects of the Internet and Other Media as Sources of Advertising Information

Journal of Advertising Research ◽

10.1017/s0021849904040073 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 126-142 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

JAMES C. TSAO ◽

STANLEY D. SIBLEY

Keyword(s):

The Internet ◽

Advertising Information

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A hitchhiker’s guide to microscopy and microanalysis using telecommunications, e-mail, and the Internet

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100169687 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 52 ◽

pp. 390-391 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nestor J. Zaluzec

Keyword(s):

The Internet ◽

Information Superhighway ◽

The World ◽

Exchange Information ◽

On Line ◽

Computer Based ◽

Software And Hardware ◽

Communication Software ◽

Basic Ideas ◽

E Mail

The Information SuperHighway, Email, The Internet, FTP, BBS, Modems, : all buzz words which are becoming more and more routine in our daily life. Confusing terminology? Hopefully it won't be in a few minutes, all you need is to have a handle on a few basic concepts and terms and you will be on-line with the rest of the "telecommunication experts". These terms all refer to some type or aspect of tools associated with a range of computer-based communication software and hardware. They are in fact far less complex than the instruments we use on a day to day basis as microscopist's and microanalyst's. The key is for each of us to know what each is and how to make use of the wealth of information which they can make available to us for the asking. Basically all of these items relate to mechanisms and protocols by which we as scientists can easily exchange information rapidly and efficiently to colleagues in the office down the hall, or half-way around the world using computers and various communications media. The purpose of this tutorial/paper is to outline and demonstrate the basic ideas of some of the major information systems available to all of us today. For the sake of simplicity we will break this presentation down into two distinct (but as we shall see later connected) areas: telecommunications over conventional phone lines, and telecommunications by computer networks. Live tutorial/demonstrations of both procedures will be presented in the Computer Workshop/Software Exchange during the course of the meeting.

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