scholarly journals Curación de contenidos científicos en tiempos de fake science y Covid-19: una aproximación entre las ciencias de la información y la comunicación

2020 ◽  
pp. 281-289
Author(s):  
Alexandre López-Borrull ◽  
Candela Ollé
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
One Step ◽  
The Media ◽  
False News ◽  
The Impact

Content curation as a method of tackling misinformation offers some obvious advantages when generating value-added content that can help to reduce the impact and damage that false news can cause. If this takes place with specialized, e.g., scientific, information, it has even greater value. In these times of infodemic as defined by the WHO as part of the health crisis, the need for accurate and timely information may be more important than ever. Research is presented on the type of processes and which actors can help in the verification and filtering of unwanted information. The role that the media, verifiers, and social networks have in this process has been studied. The results point to the need for an interdisciplinary approach to scientific disinformation. Likewise, it is considered appropriate to work not only with a verification viewpoint (which could be more or less covered by peer review), but also to understand that to reverse false content it is necessary to go one step further by selecting and creating high-quality content and trying to counter false information. Resumen La curación de contenidos como método de trabajo ante la desinformación presenta algunas ventajas evidentes cuando se generan contenidos de valor añadido que pueden ayudar a remitir el impacto y daño que una noticia falsa puede llevar a cabo. Si ello tiene lugar con una información especializada como la científica tiene un mayor valor. En estos momentos de infodemia como define la OMS parte de la crisis sanitaria, la necesidad de información veraz y oportunamente divulgada puede ser más importante que nunca. Se presenta la investigación sobre qué tipo de procesos y qué actores pueden ayudar en los procesos de verificación y filtro de información no deseada. Se ha estudiado el papel que los medios de comunicación, los verificadores y las redes sociales tienen en este proceso. Los resultados apuntan a que se vislumbra la necesidad de una aproximación interdisciplinar a la desinformación científica. Asimismo, se estima oportuno trabajar no solamente con una visión de verificación (que podría estar más o menos cubierta por el peer-review), sino por entender que para revertir contenido falso es necesario dar un paso más, seleccionar y crear contenidos de calidad y intentar contrarrestar la información falsa.

scholarly journals The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on digital globalization

2021 ◽  
Vol 129 ◽  
pp. 06008
Author(s):  
Maria Loredana Popescu ◽  
Svetlana Platagea Gombos ◽  
Sorin Burlacu ◽  
Amza Mair
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
The Impact

Research background: After more than a year of the Covid-19 pandemic, we can investigate whether it caused a shock to the global economy, pushing for deglobalization, or on the contrary, it was a challenge for digital globalization and digital transformation of economies. Through this research we join the research contributions that examine the process towards digital globalization that characterizes the world economy, its impact on businesses, consumers, and governments. We also discuss the challenges posed by the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic to globalization and perhaps the acceleration of the digital transformation of economies. Purpose of the article: The aim of this research is to highlight the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the age of digital globalization. Methods: Documentary analysis, as the main research method, is doubled by a case study that allows us to highlight the specific characteristics of digital globalization. Findings & Value added: The findings of the research allowed us to highlight the essential aspects of digital globalization that were perhaps exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, but which contribute greatly to understanding the phenomenon of globalization. Our research also reveals four lessons learned in the COVID-19 pandemic. We also present some considerations regarding the globalization after the health crisis.

scholarly journals Representation of the image of Russia and Central Europe in the British press. The impact of media on intercultural communication in global context

2021 ◽  
Vol 129 ◽  
pp. 10010
Author(s):  
Silvia Polakova ◽  
Jozef Bruk ◽  
Lenka Môcova
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Cognitive Approach ◽  
The Media ◽  
British Press ◽  
The Impact

Research background: Twenty-first century’s sees strong globalization trends in which mass media play crucial role in shaping public opinion which might saliently impact intercultural communication on the international level. Purpose of the article: This paper focuses on the representation of the image of Russia and Central and Eastern Europe in the British press and, besides, it sets out the role of stereotyping in intercultural communication. The article writers assume that the stereotypes play pivotal role in image shaping of a country in the media. Above all, the most efficient way to not stereotype is a straightforward communication of the participants alongside with the knowledge of the participant’s background, i. e. cultural knowledge. Drawing on the information from the British press, Russia, Central as well as Eastern Europe appears not solely as a geographical region. On the contrary, despite the fast economic, social and political development, its image abroad is still predominantly negative. Methods: The paper, in conjunction with the cultural linguistics and cognitive approach, reveals the range of metaphorical expressions, in particular cognitive aspect of metaphors used by British journalists, which, in turn form the image of Russia in the British press. Findings & Value added: The paper suggests that the analysis of the image of country in the mass media might apply to the investigation of images of other countries as well as to comparative studies.

scholarly journals The Media Coverage of the #Firstharassment Campaign and Its Perception by Facebook Female Users

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-123
Author(s):  
Cristiane Guilherme Bonfim ◽  
Márcia Vidal Nunes
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Feminist Issue ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
Digital Activism ◽  
The People ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Medios De Comunicacion

This article aims to reflect on the impact that the campaign #PrimeiroAssédio [first harassment], created by the NGO Think Olga, in 2015, had on the perception of Facebook female users on the subject of harassment, drawing from the perspective of Cultural Studies. This hashtag encouraged the sharing of content and placed the feminist issue of combating sexual harassment on the agenda. We have used Martín-Barbero’s (1997) concept of mediation to investigate the context in which users published posts on Facebook and have conducted interviews with women who have published comments in the campaign’s posts. In a context of prolific content generation and intense participation, with many people speaking to many people, many authors see the emergence of politically driven action on social media, the so-called “digital activism”, as being relative, holding little expectations of radical social change. Our interviewees’ answers indicate that, in terms of tangible changes, they found that they were able to engage in dialogue about the topic with the people who were closest to them.         Este artigo tem como objetivo refletir sobre o impacto da campanha #PrimeiroAssédio, criada pela ONG Think Olga, em 2015, na percepção de leitoras no Facebook sobre o tema assédio, sob a perspectiva dos Estudos Culturais. A hashtag incentivou compartilhamento de conteúdo e agendou veículos de mídia sobre assédio, uma pauta que é bandeira de movimentos feministas. O conceito de mediações de Martín-Barbero (1997) é usado para investigar o contexto de postagens no Facebook e entrevistas com mulheres que comentaram em posts da campanha. No cenário de geração de conteúdo em profusão e da participação de muitos falando para muitos, a atuação política nas redes sociais, o chamado ativismo digital, é perpassada com alguma relativização, sem expectativa de mudança radical. As respostas das entrevistadas sinalizam que campanhas como essa podem  alcançar repercussão fora das redes, mas indicam que a mudança gerada foi o diálogo mais frequente sobre o tema com o círculo de pessoas mais próximo.Este artículo objetiva hacer una reflexión sobre el impacto de la campaña #PrimeiroAssédio (#Primeracoso), creada por la Organización no Gubernamental Think Olga el 2015, en la percepción de lectoras en Facebook sobre el tema acoso, bajo la perspectiva de los Estudios Culturales. La etiqueta incentivó que el contenido fuera compartido y generó agenda setting de medios de comunicación sobre acoso, una pauta que es bandera de los movimientos feministas. El concepto de mediaciones de Martín-Barbero (1997) es usado para investigar el contexto de publicaciones en Facebook y entrevistas con mujeres que comentaron en posts de la campaña. En el escenario de geración de contenido en profusión y de participación de muchos comunicando para muchos, la actuación política en las redes sociales, el llamado activismo digital, se puede identificar alguna relativización, sin expectativa de cambio radical. Las respuestas de las entrevistadas señalan que campañas como esa pueden alcanzar repercusión más allá de las redes, pero apuntan que el cambio generado ha sido el diálogo más a menudo sobre el tema con el círculo de personas más cercanas.

scholarly journals The Representation of Roma in the Romanian Media During COVID-19: Performing Control Through Discursive-Performative Repertoires

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ionut Chiruta
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Critical Social Theory ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Discourses ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Town

This article investigates the narratives employed by the Romanian media in covering the development of COVID-19 in Roma communities in Romania. This paper aims to contribute to academic literature on Romani studies, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, by adopting as its case study the town of Ţăndărei, a small town in the south of Romania, which in early 2020 was widely reported by Romanian media during both the pre- and post-quarantine period. The contributions rest on anchoring the study in post-foundational theory and media studies to understand the performativity of Roma identity and the discursive-performative practices of control employed by the Romania media in the first half of 2020. Aroused by the influx of ethnic Romani returning from Western Europe, the Romanian mainstream media expanded its coverage through sensationalist narratives and depictions of lawlessness and criminality. These branded the ethnic minority as a scapegoat for the spreading of the virus. Relying on critical social theory, this study attempts to understand how Roma have been portrayed during the Coronavirus crisis. Simultaneously, this paper resonates with current Roma theories about media discourses maintaining and reinforcing a sense of marginality for Roma communities. To understand the dynamics of Romanian media discourses, this study employs NVivo software tools and language-in-use discourse analysis to examine the headlines and sub headlines of approximately 300 articles that have covered COVID-19 developments in Roma communities between February and July 2020. The findings from the study indicate that the media first focused on exploiting the sensationalism of the episodes involving Roma. Second, the media employed a logic of polarization to assist the authorities in retaking control of the pandemic and health crisis from Romania. The impact of the current study underlines the need to pay close attention to the dynamics of crises when activating historical patterns of stigma vis-à-vis Roma communities in Eastern Europe.

scholarly journals Contribución de la comunicación institucional de la investigación a su impacto y visibilidad. Caso de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco-Javier Alonso-Flores ◽  
Daniela De-Filippo ◽  
Antonio-Eleazar Serrano-López ◽  
Carolina Moreno-Castro
Keyword(s):  
Science Communication ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Press Releases ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Carlos Iii ◽  
Medios De Comunicacion ◽  
Journal Impact

Institutional offices for the communication and dissemination of science are gaining in importance at Spanish universities, and their activities can contribute to increasing the visibility and reputation of researchers. The objective of this study is to analyze the relations between the institutional communication of research results to the public and the impact and academic visibility of scientific papers. For this purpose, science communication and dissemination undertaken through press releases on R+D+i results from the Science Culture and Innovation Unit (SCIU) at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) were selected as a case study. This SCIU was chosen because it has published yearly reports for more than a decade on the impact in the media of its press releases. Press dossiers of the last five years available (2014-2018) were examined, and a database was created of the citations received by texts published in scientific journals indexed in the Web of Science as well as their mentions on social networks through the company Altmetric.com. After that, this information was statistically analyzed. The main results show that the journal impact index is important for obtaining academic citations or appearing in Twitter conversations. However, the influence of the journal impact factor turns out to be lower when it comes to popularizing scientific publications in the media. Furthermore, the statistical evidence points to the fact that scientific publications disseminated through the SCIU receive proportionally more citations than research that has not been disseminated through the institutional channel. Resumen Las oficinas de comunicación y divulgación pública de la ciencia están ganando importancia en las universidades españolas y las actividades que realizan pueden contribuir al incremento de la visibilidad y reputación del personal de investigación. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar las relaciones entre la comunicación institucional pública de los resultados de investigación y el impacto y visibilidad académica de las publicaciones científicas. Para ello, se ha seleccionado como estudio de caso la comunicación y diseminación que realiza la Unidad de Cultura Científica y de Innovación (UCC+i) de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Se ha escogido esta UCC+i porque publica anualmente, desde hace más de una década, informes sobre el impacto que generan en medios de comunicación las notas de prensa que difunden. Se han examinado los dosieres de los últimos cinco años (2014-2018) y se ha creado una base de datos que incluye las citas recibidas por los documentos difundidos en revistas científicas indexadas en la Web of Science y las menciones en redes sociales utilizando Altmetric.com. Posteriormente se ha realizado un análisis estadístico de la información obtenida. Los principales resultados muestran que el factor de impacto de las revistas es importante para conseguir citaciones académicas o para figurar en la conversación que se genera en Twitter. Sin embargo, la influencia del factor de impacto de la revista resulta menor a la hora de conseguir que la publicación científica obtenga popularidad en medios de comunicación. Además, las pruebas estadísticas muestran que las publicaciones científicas divulgadas a través de la UCC+i obtienen proporcionalmente más citas que las que no han sido divulgados por vía institucional.

scholarly journals Análisis de la publicidad institucional sobre el sida del Gobierno de España desde la era socialista de Zapatero a la popular de Mariano Rajoy = Analysis of the institutional advertising on AIDS of the Government of Spain from the socialist era of Zapatero to the conservative of Mariano Rajoy

2019 ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Paloma López Villafranca
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Popular Party ◽  
The Impact

Resumen: Introducción: En el presente estudio realizamos un análisis sobre las campañas de VIH-sida que ha realizado el Ministerio de Sanidad España desde la era socialista, año 2005-2011, a la etapa del Partido Popular, 20112017. Objetivos: Comparar la inversión en materia de publicidad institucional a lo largo de más de una década y los mensajes lanzados para informar y prevenir sobre el virus de inmunodeficiencia humana por los ejecutivos del Partido Popular y del Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE). Metodología: Análisis de contenido de las campañas realizadas en el periodo señalado, centrándonos en el presupuesto asignado, análisis de la pieza central de la campaña, así como en otras variables como medios y soportes empleados, la pertenencia a un plan de comunicación, público objetivo, duración y repercusión en la sociedad. Resultados: Apreciamos además del descenso en la inversión, un cambio en el enfoque de las campañas según la línea ideológica del ejecutivo y una evolución en los soportes con la incorporación de redes sociales y otras tecnologías. Conclusiones: Las mayores inversiones en publicidad institucional destinadas a la prevención del virus se producen durante el mandato socialista, los sujetos a los que se dirigen estas campañas varían según la línea ideológica del ejecutivo y los mensajes se recrudecen en función del impacto en la sociedad.Palabras claves: sida; Gobierno de España; campañas de comunicación; análisis de contenido; enfoque ideológico.Abstract: Introduction: In the present article, we analyze the HIV-AIDS campaigns carried out by the Spanish Ministry of Health from the socialist era, in 2005-2011 to the Popular Party stage, 2011-2017. Objectives: To compare the investment in institutional advertising to over more than a decade and the messages to inform and prevent the AIDS by the Popular Party and PSOE. Methodology: Content analysis of the campaigns carried out in this period, focuse on the budget allocated, analysis of the centerpiece of the campaign, as well as on other variables such as means and supports employees, belonging to a plan of communication, target audience, duration and impact on society. Results: We also appreciate the decrease in investment, a change in the focus of the campaigns according to the ideological line of the executive and an evolution in the media with the incorporation of social networks and other technologies. Conclusion: The largest investments in institutional advertising occur during the socialist mandate, the subjects to whom these campaigns are directed vary according to the ideological line of the executive and the messages are intensified according to the impact on society.Keywords: AIDS; Government of Spain; communication campaigns; content analysis; ideological approach.

COVID-19 and the Media in Nigeria

Glimpse ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-98
Author(s):  
Obiageli Pauline Ohiagu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
The Other ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

This chapter provides a Nigerian perspective to the global COVID-19 public health crisis that began in 2019. Two approaches were used to explain the impact of COVID-19 on the media in Nigeria and the effect of the latter on the spread/containment of the virus. The pandemic directly limited the operations of the media in many ways: socially, economically, and otherwise. On the other hand, both mainstream and social media was instrumental in curtailing the spread of COVID-19 through information, education, and infotainment.

Fuentes informativas en tiempos de Covid-19: Cómo los medios en Chile narraron la pandemia a través de sus redes sociales

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Mellado ◽  
Luis Cárcamo-Ulloa ◽  
Amaranta Alfaro ◽  
Daria Inai ◽  
José Isbej
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Political Sources ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Media ◽  
Ma Process ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Over Time

This study analyzes the use of social media sources by nine news outlets in Chile in regard to Covid-19. We identified the most frequently used types of sources, their evolution over time, and the differences between the various social media platforms used by the Chilean media during the pandemic. Specifically, we extracted 838,618 messages published by Chilean media on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter between January and December 2020. An initial machine learning (MA) process was applied to automatically identify 168,250 messages that included keywords that link their content to Covid-19. Based on a list of 2,130 entities, another MA process was used to apply a set of rules based on the appearance of declarative verbs or common expressions used by the media when citing a source, and the use of colons or quotation marks to detect the presence of different types of sources in the news content. The results reveal that Chilean media outlets’ use of different voices on social media broadly favored political sources followed by health, citizen, academic-scientific, and economic ones. Although the hierarchy of the most important sources used to narrate the public health crisis tended to remain stable, there were nuances over time, and its variation depended on key historic milestones. An analysis of the use of sources by each platform revealed that Twitter was the least pluralist, giving space to a more restricted group of voices and intensifying the presence of political sources over the others, particularly citizen sources. Finally, our study revealed significant differences across media types in the use of political, health, and citizen sources, with television showing a greater presence than in other types of media. Resumen Se analiza el uso de fuentes en redes sociales de nueve medios de información de referencia en Chile frente al Covid-19. Se identificaron los tipos de fuentes más utilizados, su evolución en el tiempo, así como las diferencias encontradas entre distintas plataformas de redes sociales de los medios chilenos. Específicamente, se extrajeron 838.618 publicaciones de medios nacionales desde Facebook, Instagram y Twitter entre enero y diciembre de 2020. A ese corpus se aplicó un primer proceso de machine learning (MA) para filtrar automáticamente 168.250 publicaciones que incluían palabras claves que identifican su contenido con el Covid-19. A partir de una lista de 2.130 entidades, se utilizó otro proceso de MA para aplicar un conjunto de reglas basadas en la presencia de verbos declarativos o de expresiones comunes usadas por los medios cuando se cita a una entidad, así como el uso de dos puntos o de comillas, con el objeto de detectar distintos tipos de fuentes en el contenido informativo. Los resultados muestran que el uso que los medios chilenos dieron a distintas voces en sus redes sociales favoreció ampliamente a las fuentes políticas, seguidas por las fuentes de salud, y más desde lejos por las ciudadanas, académico-científicas y económicas. Aunque la jerarquía de las fuentes que se usó para narrar la crisis sanitaria tendió a mantenerse estable, tuvo matices a lo largo del tiempo y su variación dependió de los hitos que marcaron la historia del país. Al analizar el uso de fuentes según plataforma, se observa a Twitter como menos pluralista, dando espacio a un grupo más restringido de voces e intensificando la presencia de las fuentes políticas por sobre las demás; en especial, por sobre las ciudadanas. Finalmente, nuestro estudio reveló diferencias significativas en las fuentes utilizadas por publicaciones de origen televisivo, particularmente en el uso de fuentes políticas, de salud y ciudadanas, las cuales tuvieron una presencia mayor que en los demás tipos de medios

scholarly journals Science journalism and digital storytelling

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (04) ◽  
pp. C01 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nico Pitrelli
Keyword(s):  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Science Journalism ◽  
News Production ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Media Ecosystem ◽  
The Media ◽  
Networking Technologies ◽  
The Impact

Among the most interesting aspects of the changes in the media ecosystem a leading role is played by the impact of digital and networking technologies on the ways news reports are built. In this Jcom commentary, the issues of the relationship between digital storytelling and professional news production will focus on science journalism. The commentary will deal with theoretical reflections and practical examples of innovative experiences in which different narration methods were exploited for scientific information.

scholarly journals La gestión comunicativa en redes sociales digitales de la emergencia del Ébola en España = The communicative management in social media of the emergence of Ebola in Spain

2019 ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Salvador Percastre-Mendizábal ◽  
Carles Pont-Sorribes ◽  
Guillem Suau-Gomila
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Assistant ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Party Government ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Digital Environments ◽  
The Media ◽  
Popular Party ◽  
The Sacrifice ◽  
Medios De Comunicacion

Resumen: La crisis del Ébola en España fue una crisis sanitaria que tuvo lugar en 2014. Esta crisis tuvo consecuencias políticas como la dimisión de la exministra de sanidad del Gobierno del Partido Popular, Ana Mato, sociales como grandes movilizaciones en diferentes territorios del país, y humanitarias como la discusión en relación con el contagio del misionero español Manuel García y el de la auxiliar de enfermería Teresa Romero; e incluso se produjeron debates éticos en entorno al sacrificio de la mascota de Teresa Romero, Excalibur. La investigación tiene por objetivo analizar en qué medida y de qué forma las administraciones y los medios de comunicación utilizaron Twitter para comunicarse con la ciudadanía. Teóricamente se fundamenta en el campo sociológico del riesgo y en el ámbito de la comunicación y el periodismo en entornos digitales. La metodología es de tipo mixta y se concluye que los medios de comunicación convencionales siguen siendo fundamentales para comunicar las emergencias.Palabras clave: Ébola en España; Twitter; emergencias; administraciones públicas; medios de comunicación; ciudadanía.Abstract: The Ebola crisis in Spain was a health crisis that took place in 2014. This crisis had political consequences such as the resignation of the former health minister of the Popular Party Government, Ana Mato, social as large mobilizations in different territories of the country, and humanitarian as the discussion regarding the contagion of the Spanish missionary Manuel García and that of the nursing assistant Teresa Romero; and there were even ethical debates surrounding the sacrifice of Teresa Romero’s mascot, Excalibur. The research aims to analyze to what extent and in what way administrations and the media used Twitter to communicate with citizens. Theoretically, it is based on the sociological field of risk and on the field of communication and journalism in digital environments. The methodology is mixed, and the research concluded that traditional media are still fundamental to communicate emergencies.Keywords: Ebola in Spain; Twitter; emergencies; public administrations; the media; citizenship.

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