scholarly journals BARRIERS TO CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF FEMALE JOURNALISTS IN INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-158
Author(s):  
Andina Dian Dwifatma
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Double Burden ◽  
Female Journalists ◽  
Office Politics ◽  
Media Organizations ◽  
Managerial Level

than their female counterparts due to the heavy fieldwork and irregular working hours. Determining whether this assumption remains relevant, this study maps the proportion of female and male journalists in ten Indonesian mass media organizations while also exploring the factors that contribute to the condition.This research applies quantitative and qualitative mixed methods, involving journalists in 10 media (n = 811) at both the reporter and managerial levels, and a focused-group discussion (FGD) with 14 female editors. At the reporter level, there are 64% male and 36% female journalists. At the managerial level, the figures change to 77% (men) and 23% (women). The three factors that hinder the career of female journalists are a double burden (career and household), mental barriers, and ‘masculine’ office politics.

Female Journalists and Safety Challenges in Selected Media Organizations in Kano State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 366-393
Author(s):  
Hadiza Jummai Ibrahim ◽  
Binta Rabi'u Spikin
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Spiral Of Silence ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Soft News ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Female Journalists ◽  
Media Organizations

Journalism schools have being witnessing an increase in female enrollment in Nigeria, but this is not proportional to the number of women who work in media organizations. For the women who eventually get employed as journalists,they experience various safety challenges which affect their advancement and continued presence in journalism. This chapter looked at safety challenges faced by female journalists in selected media organizations in Kano state of Nigeria. The study was hinged on spiral of silence theory to show how female journalists keep mute about the challenges they experience and prefer to report the so-called soft news. The study used focus group discussion and in-depth interview as the research methodology. Four sessions were held with each group consisting of eight female journalists. Findings show that majority of the participants had experienced threats, attacks,harassments, marginalization, and discrimination. In addition, most media organizations do not have laid down safety policies except for a few safety measures when the need arises.

Life of the Bangladeshi construction workers: an insight observation from the reality of the quality of an isolated community

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Saidur Rahaman ◽  
Md. Mizanur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Group Discussion ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Human Needs

Purpose Construction workers contribute significantly to the economic development of a country, but the working conditions and the living standard for construction workers in Bangladesh are inhumane. This study aims to focus on the actual scenario of the quality of work-life (QWL) of the construction workers who work without meeting basic human needs. Design/methodology/approach In this study, researchers used a mixed-method approach. An inclusive one-to-one (F to F) interview has operated at the beginning of the research; later on, focus group discussion (FGD) and a structured questionnaire have been used to investigate the construction workers' QWL workers in Bangladesh. Findings The findings showed that construction workers are highly dissatisfied with their position, working hours and leaves, payment system, accommodation, food, sanitation and drinking water, education, leisure, entertainment and religious freedom, health safety and security. Consequently, that hinders the natural growth of the said sector where there is no initiative to implement these rights. Practical implications Based on this study's findings, the construction industry's higher authority can make some policies to make workers' lives a little happier. Besides, this study will play a vital role in improving academic literature regarding the workers' current condition in Bangladesh's construction industry. Originality/value To best the authors' observation, this is the first study in the Emerald Insight publishers on the overall inhuman quality of construction workers' work-life in Bangladesh.

scholarly journals ‘I decided to go back to work so I can afford to buy her formula’: a longitudinal mixed-methods study to explore how women in informal work balance the competing demands of infant feeding and working to provide for their family

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silondile Luthuli ◽  
Lyn Haskins ◽  
Sphindile Mapumulo ◽  
Nigel Rollins ◽  
Christiane Horwood
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Informal Economy ◽  
Child Support ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Antenatal Visit ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Informal Work ◽  
Informal Workers

Abstract Background In South Africa almost 2 million women work informally. Informal work is characterised by poor job security, low earnings, and unsafe working conditions, with high rates of poverty and food insecurity. The peripartum period is a vulnerable time for many working women. This study explored how mothers navigate the tension between the need to work and the need to take care of a newborn baby, and how this affects their feeding plans and practices. Methods A mixed methods longitudinal cohort method was employed. Informal workers were recruited in the last trimester of pregnancy during an antenatal visit at two clinics in Durban, South Africa. Data were collected using in-depth interviews and quantitative questionnaires at three time points: pre-delivery, post-delivery and after returning to work. Framework analysis was used to analyse qualitative data in NVIVO v12.4. Quantitative analysis used SPSSv26. Results Twenty-four participants were enrolled and followed-up for a period of up to 1 year. Informal occupations included domestic work, home-based work, informal trading, and hairdressing, and most women earned <R3000 (US$175) per month. Participants had good knowledge of the importance of breastfeeding for child health. Most women planned to take time off work after the birth of their babies, supporting themselves during this time with the child support grant (CSG) received for older children, their savings, and support from the baby’s father and other family members. However, financial pressures forced many mothers to return to work earlier than planned, resulting in changes to infant feeding practices. Several mothers tried expressing breastmilk, but only one was able to sustain this while away from the baby. Most participants introduced formula, other foods and fluids to their babies when they returned to work or stopped breastfeeding entirely, but some were able to change their work or adapt their working hours to accommodate breastfeeding. Conclusions Interventions are needed within the social and work environment to support mothers with breastfeeding while they continue earning an income in the informal economy. The extension of the CSG to the antenatal period could assist mothers to stay at home longer post-delivery to breastfeed their babies.

Behavioural Red Flags of Fraud: An Ex Post Assessment of Types and Frequencies

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 507-525
Author(s):  
Namrata Sandhu
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Red Flags ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Post Assessment

A number of researchers and professional fraud examiners have emphasized the need for early detection of frauds. Though there are many ways in which frauds can be detected, a particularly effective and inexpensive way is to identify fraudsters by scrutinizing personnel behaviour for peculiarities typical of fraudsters. Towards this end, the present study compiles a checklist of behavioural red flags of fraud based on data collected with the help of 41 semi-structured interviews. The interviewees constitute people who have personally investigated or closely observed a fraud in the last 3 years. A mixed methods triangulation approach is used to quantify the qualitative data collected from the interviews. Data analysis reveals 16 different behavioural red flags exhibited by fraudsters. An examination of frequencies indicates that strong ambition, extended working hours, social aloofness, dissatisfaction with current job and living standard disproportionate to current means are the most frequently displayed behavioural red flags of fraud. The study also shows that fraudsters exhibit three or four behavioural red flags in a majority of cases. Implications for anti-fraud practitioners are discussed.

scholarly journals Media Economics

Communication ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randal Beam
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Media Economics ◽  
Macroeconomic Theory ◽  
Economic Forces ◽  
Television Film ◽  
Media Organizations ◽  
Economic Perspectives ◽  
Political Economic

Scholarship on media economics applies economic principles and theories to the study of organizations and industries engaged in communication. The traditional mass media—newspapers, television, film, magazines, books, and radio—have been the focus of much of the scholarship that media economists have produced. But the field also encompasses telecommunications and digital communications, along with associated industries such as advertising. Scholarship draws from microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, and much of it is informed by political-economic perspectives. Often the goal of media economists is to explain how economic forces shape media content, such as news and entertainment. Research has identified the structure of markets and the conduct of media organizations as two important factors that influence content. Ownership of media organizations and government regulation are other important domains of study.

scholarly journals Analisis Penerapan Kurikulum Pendidikan Kesehatan Reproduksi Berbasis Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (04) ◽  
pp. 248-257
Author(s):  
Ami Kamila ◽  
Fatiah Handayani ◽  
Nurhayati Nurhayati
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Quasi Experiment

Kurangnya pengetahuan remaja terkait kesehatan reproduksi masih menjadi permasalahan saat ini. Kelompok remaja seharusnya bisa disiapkan agar mampu menghadapi tantangan saat ini dan masa mendatang. Pendidikan kesehatan reproduksi yang terintegrasi dengan sistem pembelajaran di sekolah akan mampu menjangkau remaja yang diharapkan mampu untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan kesehatan reproduksi dan menghindari perilaku berisiko. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis rancangan dan efektivitas penerapan kurikulum kesehatan reproduksi berbasis program pada siswa SMP. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian mixed methods dengan sequential explolatory designs untuk kualitatif dan Quasi experiment dengan one group pretest-posttest design untuk kuantitatif. Rancangan kurikulum disusun berdasarkan hasil analisis kebutuhan melalui Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Hasil FGD menunjukkan bahwa sekolah tidak memiliki rancangan pembelajaran khusus untuk pendidikan kesehatan reproduksi sebelumnya. Adapun yang sudah dilaksanakan merupakan program kesiswaan yang dikhususkan untuk siswi saja. Pendidik yang terlibat dalam program tersebut merupakan guru matematika dan biologi serta belum pernah mendapatkan pelatihan khusus terkait pembelajaran kesehatan reproduksi. Selama ini  pembelajaran dilakukan dengan diskusi tanpa media gambar, sedangkan referensi yang dipakai adalah modul kesehatan reproduksi. Hasil analisa kuantitatif menunjukkan penerapan kurikulum pendidikan kesehatan reproduksi efektif dan memiliki pengaruh yang positif untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan siswa (Pv=0,000).

scholarly journals The Added Value of An Open Narrative in Verbal Autopsies – A Mixed-Methods Evaluation from Malawi

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Loh ◽  
Edward Fottrell ◽  
James Beard ◽  
Naor Bar-Zeev ◽  
Tambosi Phiri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Data Quality ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Added Value ◽  
World Health ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Additional Time

Abstract Background: The World Health Organization’s standardised verbal autopsy (VA) instrument consists of closed questions, ascertaining signs and symptoms of illness preceding death, and an optional open narrative. As VA analyses increasingly use automated algorithms, the inclusion of narratives should be justified. We evaluated the role of open narratives on VA processes, data quality and respondent emotion.Methods: A mixed-methods analysis was conducted using VA process data for deaths of children aged 0–59 months between April 2013 and November 2016 in Mchinji district, Malawi. Deaths were randomised at the point of interview to receive closed questions only or an open narrative followed by closed questions. Upon concluding the VA, interviewers self-completed questions relating to respondent emotions. Logistic regression was conducted to determine associations with visible emotions during VAs. A group discussion with the interviewers was conducted at the project end, to understand field experiences and explore future recommendations. Qualitative data were coded using deductive themes.Results: A total of 2509 VAs were included, with 49.8% (n = 1341) allocated to open narratives. Narratives lasted a median of 7 minutes (range: 1–113 minutes). Interviewers reported improved respondent rapport and felt narratives improved data quality, although there was no difference in the proportion of deaths with an indeterminate cause (5.3% vs. 6.1%). The majority of respondents did not display visible emotions during VA (81%). Those with a narrative had higher, but not statistically significant, odds of displaying emotion (aOR: 1.20; 95% CI: 0.98, 1.47). Factors associated with visible emotions were: infant deaths compared to neonates; deaths at a health centre or en-route to hospital versus home; and higher socio-economic status. Non-parental respondents and increased time between death and interview were associated with lower odds of emotion.Conclusion: Conducting an open narrative at the start of the VA to build rapport, something valued by the interviewers, may outweigh the additional time taken and slight increase in respondents becoming emotional. However, undue burdens associated with narratives may be further justified if the quality and utility of information from the narrative was promoted through standardised recommendations.

scholarly journals PENGARUH IKLAN DI MEDIA SOSIAL INSTAGRAM TERHADAP MINAT BELI MASYARAKAT PADA E-COMMERCE

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erick Hartawan ◽  
Delfin Liu ◽  
Marc Richardo Handoko ◽  
Geraldo Evan ◽  
Handyanto Widjojo
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Image Information ◽  
Research Findings

 Abstract: In line with the development of Instagram usage as social media, many companies advertise their offerings through Instagram to build consumers’ purchase intention through e-commerce. This research aims to explore and identify the factors on Instagram ads that significantly influence purchase intention on e-commerce. Mixed-methods are conducted through interviews, focus group discussion, literature review, and survey. The findings show that promotion, image, and information on Instagram significantly influence purchase intention through e-commerce. The e-commerce companies could benefit from the research findings to optimize their marketing communicationand increase the e-commerce transaction.    Abstrak: Dengan semakin berkembangnya penggunaan Instagram sebagai media sosial, maka banyak perusahaan yang memasang iklan pada Instagram untuk membangun keinginan membeli konsumen. Penelitian ini bertujuan menggali faktor-faktor pada iklan di Instagram yang mempengaruhi minat membeli melalui e-commerce. Pendekatan mixed-methods dilakukan melalui wawancara, focus group discussion, tinjauan pustaka, dan survey. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan pengaruh faktor promosi, gambar dan informasi pada iklan di Instagram terhadap intensi pembelian melalui e-commerce. Perusahaan e-commerce dapat meningkatkan transaksi e-commerce dengan mengoptimalkan faktor-faktor tersebut dalam strategi komunikasi pemasarannyaKeywords: Instagram, e-commerce, promotion, image, information   Kata Kunci: Instagram, e-commerce, promosi, gambar, informasi

scholarly journals Existence of Female Journalists Wearing Jilbab in the Television Media Jakarta

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-82
Author(s):  
Qisthy Rabathy ◽  
Elly Komala ◽  
Yanti Susila Trisnawati ◽  
Nik Fadlah
Keyword(s):  
Working Hours ◽  
The Public ◽  
Female Journalists ◽  
Television Media

Female who wear jilbab is now choosing journalists as a job. Journalists are a job which exists in the middle of the community who is assigned to provide information or news to the public. This is a very heavy profession and not everyone can do this profession. Uncertain journalist working hours added with various difficulties and obstacles in this profession make this profession identified as a male profession. This becomes a challenge for journalists wearing jilbab who choose this job as their profession

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