scholarly journals The matter of complex anti-matter: the portrayal and framing of physics in Dutch newspapers

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (07) ◽  
pp. A02
Author(s):  
Sanne Willemijn Kristensen ◽  
Julia Cramer ◽  
Alix McCollam ◽  
W. Gudrun Reijnierse ◽  
Ionica Smeets
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Physics Concepts ◽  
The Media ◽  
Astronomy And Astrophysics ◽  
Newspaper Articles

Physics is often perceived as difficult, but there has been little research on how physics is reported in the media. In this two-stage content analysis, we examine the portrayal of physics in five major Dutch newspapers. Results show that astronomy and astrophysics is the most prominent field. Furthermore, newspaper articles are triggered almost equally by scientific and non-scientific events. Finally, the majority of described physics concepts are framed as difficult, but journalists do provide explanations for them.

scholarly journals Chronic fatigue syndrome in the media: a content analysis of newspaper articles

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Kristen Knudsen ◽  
Anne Nagelgaard Omenås ◽  
Samuel B Harvey ◽  
Camilla Ms Løvvik ◽  
Linn V Lervik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
The Media ◽  
Newspaper Articles

Krantenberichtgeving over het rookverbod in de horeca

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gera E. Nagelhout ◽  
Bas van den Putte ◽  
Hein de Vries ◽  
Marc C. Willemsen
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Passive Smoking ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Newspaper Coverage ◽  
Smoking Ban ◽  
Economic Aspects ◽  
Hospitality Workers ◽  
Health Damage ◽  
The Media ◽  
Newspaper Articles

Newspaper coverage about the smoking ban in the hospitality industry: A content analysis. Newspaper coverage about the smoking ban in the hospitality industry: A content analysis. In the Netherlands relatively few people support the hospitality industry smoking ban. Possibly this is due to the way the media covered the smoking ban. A content analysis of 1,041 articles in six Dutch newspapers showed that when there were economic aspects of the ban in the newspaper articles, the articles were mostly negative towards the smoking ban (62% negative, 29% positive, 9% mixed or neutral). The same was true when the newspaper articles dealt with resistance against the ban (69% negative, 26% positive, 5% mixed). When there were health aspects in the articles, the articles were equally often positive as negative (42% positive, 43% negative, 15% mixed or neutral). Although the smoking ban was implemented to protect hospitality workers from the health damage of passive smoking, economic aspects (59%) and the resistance against the ban (46%) appeared more often in the newspapers than health aspects (22%).

Simplifying Reality: The Media’s Portrayal of the Private Prison Debate

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (9) ◽  
pp. 1242-1267
Author(s):  
Andrea N. Montes ◽  
Daniel P. Mears ◽  
Matthew Gricius ◽  
Justin Sanchez
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Private Prisons ◽  
News Stories ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Prison Privatization ◽  
Private Prison ◽  
The Media ◽  
Immigration And Customs Enforcement ◽  
Newspaper Articles

Although the media gives considerable attention to prison privatization, there have been few assessments of how newspapers portray the debate about it and how that portrayal aligns with what is known empirically about private prisons. This study addresses this gap in the literature by undertaking a content analysis of newspaper articles ( N = 131) about private prisons and private Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, respectively. The results show that few news stories discuss the broad range of factors that scholars highlight as important aspects of the privatization debate. It is also uncommon for news reports, especially those that discuss private immigration facilities, to refer to empirical research or its importance. The implications of this limited portrayal of private facilities are discussed.

scholarly journals Understanding Germany’s response to the 2015 refugee crisis

2019 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maysa Abbas Ayoub
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Initial Response ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Policy Actors ◽  
The Media ◽  
Newspaper Articles

Purpose This paper aims to understand the discrepancy between Germany’s immediate positive response to the so-called “Europe 2015's refugee crisis“ and the strict asylum legislation adopted in Germany in the following year. Design/methodology/approach The discrepancy is attributed to external and internal forces. The external force is Germany’s obligation to adhere to the Common European Asylum System. The internal force is the role of the different policy actors. The paper focuses on the role of the media as an example of a private policy actor. Through adopting the theory of the social construction of target populations, the paper studies how the media constructs “asylum seekers”, the target of the new asylum legislation. The role of the media is analyzed using the methodology of qualitative content analysis of a selected number of newspaper articles. Findings The majority of the studied articles problematized receiving and hosting refugees and focused on the reason behind migration differentiating between asylum seekers fleeing conflict areas and all others who might be abusing the asylum channel. The findings of the content analysis, as such, resonate with the amendments that focused on facilitating the integration of accepted “refugees” but restricted further entry. As such, it could be argued that these findings explain the influence of the media on the amendments and as such provide an explanation to the discrepancy between the initial response and the amendments. Research limitations/implications The analysis focused on one newspaper. The findings, as such, are not representative. The aim is only to provide an example of how the German media dealt with the refugee crisis and to suggest using the theory chosen by the paper to analyze the link between asylum legislation and the construction of asylum seekers. To understand how asylum legislation is influenced by how asylum seekers are constructed, more studies are needed. Such studies could analyze the role played by other media outputs and/or the role played by other policy actors in constructing the target of the policy. Originality/value The media’s response is based on analyzing a sample of newspaper articles published by a German newspaper following the so-called 2015 refugee crisis. Accordingly, the findings represent an original endeavor to understand how the media reacted to the crisis.

scholarly journals Celebrities in Czech politics in 1996–2013

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iva Petrovová ◽  
Otto Eibl
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Social Context ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Celebrity Politics ◽  
The Media ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Newspaper Articles ◽  
Chamber Of Deputies

The paper deals with the phenomenon of celebrity politics in the Czech Republic, particularly the involvement of celebrities in Czech politics between 1996 and 2013. The authors draw from the celebrity politics’ typologies of Paul ‘t Hart and Karen Tindall, and John Street. Employing a content analysis of newspaper articles from the journals MF Dnes and Blesk during the periods preceding the elections of the Chamber of Deputies, the authors shed light on celebrity involvement in Czech politics. Specifically, they trace three categories mentioned in the media: the celebrity expression of political topics in general, celebrity political endorsement and the candidacy of celebrities. Building upon the collected data, the authors interpret the results within the political and social context of the parliamentary period and indicate more general patterns of celebrity involvement in Czech politics.

IMAGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MORDOVIA IN THE MEDIA VOLGA FEDERAL DISTRICT (BASED ON CONTENT ANALYSIS OF NEWS PUBLICATIONS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 44-52
Author(s):  
LARISA ZAITSEVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Information Content ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Information Space ◽  
Political News ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Number Of Publications

The territorial image is formed both purposefully by the subjects of image-making, and spontaneously-based on the influence of information content published in various media. The purpose of the research is to analyze the image of the Republic of Mordovia in the information space of the Volga Federal district. The image of the territory formed by external target audiences by means of news materials is studied using the method of case study and content analysis of publications: “Volga news”, “Federal Press” news of the PFD, “Pravda PFD”. The authors conclude that modern reality is perceived through the prism of the information field created by mass media. The media creates images filled with certain data, facts, colored by emotions, on the basis of which representations, opinions, judgments, and assessments are subsequently formed. The media play a significant role in shaping the territorial image, especially for external target audiences who are not familiar with the region and do not have their own assessment knowledge and experience. Most of the information content about the Republic in the studied media is related to the main thematic blocks: politics, economy, social sphere, culture (art, sports). Moreover, if in the publications “Volga news” and “Pravda PFD” mention of the region prevails in the economic block, then in the publications “Federal Press” and “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” - in the political one. The Volga news publication significantly dominates the rest in terms of the number of publications about Mordovia. The content of publications is mostly positive and neutral related to the issues of economic development of the territory and the preparation and holding of the world football championship. Pravda PFD mentions the Republic in the context of news from neighboring territories, most of the publications date back to 2018, but here the context is related to the Republic's positions among the regions of the PFD in various ratings. The publication “Federal-Press” forms a generally reflective image of the territory, focusing on the negative aspects of regional life. “Nezavisimaya Gazeta”, giving priority to political news, maintains a neutral and reflective context of publications, paying attention to the key problems of the territory. Thus, the desired image of the region is counter-dictated to the image broadcast by the media through various information channels, so it is necessary to constantly monitor the information space and timely correction of the broadcast materials.

Freedom of speech is not freedom from ethics: the 2019 Israel Folau media controversy as a case study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1329878X2199289
Author(s):  
Jay Daniel Thompson ◽  
Denis Muller
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Freedom Of Speech ◽  
Rugby Player ◽  
Ethical Principles ◽  
Framing Analysis ◽  
The Media ◽  
The One

This article examines how freedom of speech is framed in the media controversy surrounding the Australian rugby player Israel Folau’s April 2019 Instagram post. A content analysis and framing analysis of newspaper reportage reveals that the controversy has been largely discussed in terms of whether or not Folau’s speech was being curtailed and whether this curtailing indicates a broader, ideologically motivated censoriousness. This discussion is problematic in that it says little about the actual substance of Folau’s post. This article argues that debates surrounding freedom of speech such as the one involving Folau could and should be enriched by an engagement with ethical principles. This engagement is premised on a commitment to the free exchange of views, while acknowledging that ‘speech’ is not always inherently beneficial for democracy, nor worth defending.

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