scholarly journals Media virus of fear: the peculiarities of representation of COVID-19 pandemic by the Russian media during the first wave (January – June 2020)

2021 ◽  
pp. 73-86
Author(s):  
Dmitrii Nikolaevich Barinov
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Information Entropy ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Social Emotions ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Internet Resources ◽  
Russian Media ◽  
Coronavirus Infection

This article reviews the peculiarities of representation of COVID-19 pandemic by the Russian media. The theoretical-methodological framework is comprised of the philosophical and sociological concepts of fear, social emotions, social feeling, as well as information and mass communication theory. The empirical basis employs media content of the Internet resources, media discourse of news broadcast, and the nationwide sociological surveys. The article traces the dynamics of information materials related to coronavirus infection for the period from January to June 2020, which indicates the escalation of fearfulness of the media content. Such dynamics is compared to changes in in social emotions of the Russians, which reflect increase of anxiety and concerns, including the fear of getting infected with coronavirus. It is noted that the leading role in development of the fear of coronavirus is played by the traditional media, such as television. Characteristic is given to the information entropy in mass media, emerging as a result of the absence of accurate scientific records on the novel coronavirus infection. The author highlights the key contradictory theses of the Russian mass media related to coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic. It is underlined that information entropy is a psychotraumatic factor that promotes mass fears and anxieties, and simultaneously, distrust in the official information provided by media. The peculiarity of representation of COVID-19 pandemic in the Russian media is also viewed in the context of interaction between the traditional media and Internet resources. It is demonstrated  that the materials on coronavirus posted on the social media are used by the traditional media as a factor of increasing the validity of media content dedicated to coronavirus infection, and as proof of actual threat of the outbreak of coronavirus disease.

scholarly journals Influence of the Mass Media Content on Ukrainian Society

2014 ◽  
pp. 57-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maksym Khylko ◽  
Vitalii Kornieiev
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Online News ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Field Phase ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
Ukrainian Society

With aim to study the influence of the mass media content on Ukrainian society, the anonymous sociological survey was held, the field phase of which took place in December 2013 and January 2014. It was found that the greatest influence on Ukrainian society is made by such channels of mass communication as TV, online news resources and social networks. The study proved a low level of influence of books and printed press, less than those of advertising. We disclosed the main factors, which prevent a large part of the respondents from buying and reading more output of Ukrainian publishers, while the content of the latter is mainly consistent with the readers’ needs and interests. We developed a hypothesis on the survey results, that the readers comprehend worse the contents of electronic books received in illegal manner, than the content of legally purchased books.

Broadcasting versus Narrowcasting

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam J. Metzger
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
Production Distribution ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Contemporary Media

This chapter explores the question of the continuing relevance of “mass media” due to recent technological changes in the media landscape. The chapter traces the history of media content production, distribution, and consumption from broadcasting to narrowcasting, and considers recent trends toward “hyperpersonalization” afforded by digital networked media. The chapter examines what these changes mean for politics and for political communication theory, and concludes by posing some questions about the future of mass media that serve as a call for research into the changing nature, circumstances, and effects of mass communication in the contemporary media environment.

scholarly journals The Concept “Mass Media” in the Lithuanian Language: Problems and Searches for the Equivalent

Lituanistica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrius Gudauskas
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
General Terms ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Mass Media

The article deals with the terms of communication science used in the Lithuanian language that specify the means whereby mass communication is carried out. Several different concepts are used in theoretical discourse in Lithuania: the means of mass communication, the media, the mass media (žiniasklaida), media, audiovisual media, and the like. The terms “the mass media” (žiniasklaida) and “the media” (medijos) used in the Lithuanian language are both translated into English as “media”, although these are different words and do not always mean identical things. The Lithuanian compound word (term) žiniasklaida is made of two independent words, žinios (news) and sklaida/skleidimas (dissemination). The Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language defines the word žiniasklaida as measures of periodical information – the press, radio, and television. In fact, when we speak about the radio, television, and printed newspapers in general terms, we often use this particular word of Lithuanian origin – žiniasklaida. Conceptual terms defining the means of communication discussed in the article have peculiar aspects and notional etymological nuances. These rather different terms entered the common usage at the end of the twentieth century and have been used ever since, that is, they are still used in the theoretical literature of communication sciences and in the public discourse of Lithuania of the early twenty-first century. The internationally and globally established scientific concepts “the mass media” and “the media” used to be translated into the Lithuanian language differently and therefore they were treated ambiguously, at times not accurately enough, and deviated from the postulates of the general communication theory. Lithuanian researchers who use the terms discussed in the present article were noticed to have had the universal concept of the mass communication theory, “the mass media”, in mind. The author also addresses the differentiated usage of different terms mentioned in the article in the Lithuanian language and different notional fields that they create. This is discussed when these terms are used synonymically and when they do not refer to identical things. In recent years, attempts to dissociate from the term žiniasklaida became noticeable in the works of Lithuanian researchers (Laima Nevickaitė, Žygintas Pečiulis). The semantic field of this term does not encompass all the existing means of communication as, for example, the terms “media” (medijos) or “the means of mass communication” can do, and this points to the conclusion that the Lithuanian neologism žiniasklaida should be avoided in research texts when we have the concept “the mass media” in mind. It is particularly pertinent in those cases when we refer to the overall communication process encompassing all possible means of communication and all possible effects on the perception of the audience, as well as the audience’s responses to the world we live in. The question of whether the term žiniasklaida could be used to define the conformity of the term “the mainstream media” should be discussed in future studies into the terminology of communication and information science. The author of the article proposes recommendations for correcting both the headline of the article Žiniasklaida in the Lithuanian version of the free online encyclopaedia Wikipedia and its content, whose current references to other languages are as follows: English – mass media, Russian – Sredstva massovoi informatsii (Средства массовой информации), German – Massenmedien, and so on. This would remove the discrepancy between the headlines and the content of encyclopaedic texts. Finally, due to the pluralistic and liberal usage of the terms “the mass media” and “the media”, which is becoming more and more firmly established, this analysis of these terms is relevant and useful in further developing a purposeful discourse of communication and information science and its popularisation.

scholarly journals Popularization of the scientific method of cognition as a mechanism for countering information manipulations in mass media

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-37
Author(s):  
Valeriy Aleksandrovich Polushkin
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Behavioral Model ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Russian Media

The subject of this research is the activity aimed at popularization of the scientific method of cognition as a mechanism for increasing the degree of information security of society and citizens in the conditions of transformation of media space under the influence of modern information technologies. The goal of this article is to reveal the potential of popularization of the scientific method of cognition as a mechanism for countering information manipulations, distortion of information, and distribution of quasi-scientific or pseudoscientific theories and concepts. The key problem of this research lies in determining possible restrictions of popularization of the scientific method of cognition to achieve the indicated goals, as well as in seeking ways to optimize the popularization of the scientific method of cognition for countering information manipulations and ensuring information security. The scientific novelty consists in substantiation of the effectiveness of using scientific and educational activity of the Russian media as an intelligent humanistic technology that may improve the culture of personal information security. Both education and the culture of thinking are viewed as intelligent technologies that to critically comprehend the interpretation of facts covered by mass media. Unlike other similar research on the topic, emphasis is placed on the potential of popularization of the scientific method of cognition, rather than scientific knowledge on particular questions. The conclusion is made that popularization of the scientific method of cognition influences the behavioral model of the participants of mass communication, providing them with scientific tools for independent problematization of data messages, determination of manipulations, and formation of objective rational position on the general issues of information agenda.

scholarly journals Žurnalistika 2.0. Evoliucijos revoliucija?

2014 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 100-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Žygintas Pečiulis
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
The Other ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Gradual Development ◽  
State Changes ◽  
The One ◽  
Established Order

Gyvename sudėtingoje skaitmeninėje tikrovėje, kurios pokyčių dydį ir pasekmes galės įvertinti tik ateities tyrėjai. Vos spėjame fiksuoti ir konstatuoti pokyčius, spėliojame rytdienos perspektyvas. Sunku apibendrinti, nes esame proceso dalis, tie patys informacijos kūrėjai ir vartotojai, sunkiai spėjantys reaguoti į tai, kas vyksta. Viena vertus, medijų ir žurnalistikos kaitoje galime įžvelgti evoliucijos, laipsniškos raidos bruožų. Kita vertus, neabejotini revoliuciniai procesai, griaunantys nusistovėjusią masinės komunikacijos ir informacijos sistemos tvarką. Mūsų siekis šiame tekste – fiksuoti šiandienos situaciją, apibendrinti pasaulio patirtį ir atkreipti dėmesį į tam tikras išryškėjusias tendencijas bei prieštaras, kai sėkmės sulaukia ir naujoviški skaitmeninės eros žurnalistikos projektai, ir konservatyvus tradicinės žiniasklaidos turinio ir formos išsaugojimas.Pagrindiniai žodžiai: medijos, žiniasklaida, žurnalistika, skaitmeninė era, daugiaterpė raiška, turinio industrializacija. Journalism 2.0. Revolution of evolution?Žygintas Pečiulis We live in a complicated digital reality whose outcomes and weight of changes can be estimated only by future researchers. We hardly trace and state changes, trying to guess the perspectives of tomorrow. As we are part of this process (creators and users of information), it is difficult to generalize and to respond to what is happening. On the one hand, we can see the attributes of evolution and gradual development in the changing media and journalism. On the other hand, unequivocal revolutionary processes demolish the established order of the mass media and information system. This study attempts to capture the current situation, to summarize the global experience, and to spotlight the main trends. We note the contradictions when the conservative retention of the traditional media content and form is similarly successful as the innovative digital era media projects.Keywords: media, mass media, journalism, digital era, multimodal expression, content industrialization.

Social Character and Differential Preference for Mass Communication

1965 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold H. Kassarjian
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Social Character ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Differential Exposure ◽  
Basic Hypothesis ◽  
Character Types

The basic hypothesis of this study is that a meaningful typology of consumer behavior may be segmented along the lines of social character delineated by David Riesman. Under experimental conditions inner- and other-directed subjects indicated a differential preference for specially created advertisements developed to appeal to these two character types. Further, the study analyzed differential exposure to mass media and differential preference for mass media content.

scholarly journals Peran Iklan Layanan Masyarakat dalam Sosialisasi Program Busway oleh Pemprov Dki: Proses Sosialisasi Program Busway

Humaniora ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1446
Author(s):  
Didier Neonisa
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Mass Transportation ◽  
Socialization Process ◽  
Public Service Advertising ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right

This research is based on the increasing numbers for traffic level in Jakarta and also less facilitated mass transportation; therefore the district government of DKI Jakarta built another mass transportation (busway) as one solution for the problems. The local government of DKI Jakarta uses mass media, especially television, to socialize the busway transportation for community. The method in this research is descriptive qualitative along with interview and related documentation as data gathering technique. The research uses theories like mass communication theory, including mass media, television, and advertising. The research result is known that public service advertising has a big role for the government of DKI Jakarta as socialization media for busway transportation; however that does not followed by the right socialization process.  

scholarly journals Summary of the Book by D. MacQuail "Theory of Mass Communication" (Part 1)

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 524-534
Author(s):  
Vitaly Kosyakov ◽  
Elena Universalyuk
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
The World ◽  
Mass Communication Theory ◽  
Theoretical Issues

The article is the first part of the summary of the book by the world renowned historian and sociologist Denis MacQuail “Mass Communication Theory”. This widely known book has been republished six times and is still one of the main works in the field of the theory and practice of Mass Communication. It considers not only theoretical issues but also practical aspects of communication. The first article is dedicated to the structure and contents of the book, it also gives the key definitions and introduces the main theories which explain the aspects of interaction between Mass Communication, Mass Media and the society.

Broadcasting versus Narrowcasting

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam J. Metzger
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
Production Distribution ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Contemporary Media

This chapter explores the question of the continuing relevance of “mass media” due to recent technological changes in the media landscape. The chapter traces the history of media content production, distribution, and consumption from broadcasting to narrowcasting, and considers recent trends toward “hyperpersonalization” afforded by digital networked media. The chapter examines what these changes mean for politics and for political communication theory, and concludes by posing some questions about the future of mass media that serve as a call for research into the changing nature, circumstances, and effects of mass communication in the contemporary media environment.

Efek dari Pemberitaan CCTV Lalu Lintas Terhadap Sikap Disiplin Berlalu Lintas

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-137
Author(s):  
Redi Panuju ◽  
Shintya Oktaviany Aury
Keyword(s):  
Mass Communication ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Hypodermic Needle ◽  
Urban Village ◽  
Underlying Theory ◽  
Traffic Regulation ◽  
The Press ◽  
Traffic Violations ◽  
The Way

Abstract Dishub Surabaya and traffic Unit Polrestabes Surabaya partners  do speeding tickets through CCTV to reduce traffic violations in traffic and prevent accidents frequently happened. For the socialization of the press role is required so that residents will know  this new traffic regulation. The way of the spread CCTV by the way to traffic gridlock around the continuously to be done in make the community become disciplined in the traffic signs and regulations. The underlying theory is a theory of mass communication, theory of hypodermic needle theory, S-O-R theory, discipline theory, theories of adolescence. The methodology that was used this research is quantitative methods with type of correlational quantitative. In this research that are samples are teenagers klampis semalang 96 respondents. From the results of statistics done shows that significantly is the cctv news traffic to discipline attitude traffic in teenagers Klampis Semalang Urban village Klampis Ngasem in Sukolilo Surabaya city. Keywords : news, cctv traffic, discipline traffic

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