scholarly journals High-quality journalism in the face of Donald Trump’s theory of electoral fraud: the information strategy of the media in the 2020 US presidential election

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Concha Pérez-Curiel ◽  
Ricardo Domínguez-García ◽  
Ana-María Velasco-Molpeceres
Keyword(s):  
First Century ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
Electoral Process ◽  
Electoral Fraud ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Comparative Content

The institutional political crisis is posited to be a great risk facing twenty-first-century societies. The instability of democracy, the increase in misinformation in electoral processes, and distrust by citizens are facts that are confirmed by studies such as The Economist Intelligence Unit (2018) or Freedom in the World (2018). In the context of the most recent US elections (3-Nov-2020), President Donald Trump initiated a dialog focused on an allegation of electoral fraud that mobilized the masses and culminated in an assault on the Capitol. In parallel, Twitter endorses the role of journalism (@ABC, @AP, @CBSNews, @CNN, @FoxNews, @NBCNews, and @Reuters) as a gatekeeper to lies on the Internet. The aim of this study is to determined how the media treated the electoral process on their Twitter accounts, analyze the strategies they followed to combat Trump’s fallacy, and verify the extent to which they contributed or not to the spread of the conspiracy theory. Using a general sample of tweets (n1 = 3,577), we applied a comparative content analysis methodology with a three-pronged approach (quantitative-qualitative-discursive) based on the use of keyword indicators (n2 = 34,430). The results confirm that the media offered verified content on the electoral process, using different sources and avoiding reproduction of Donald Trump’s delegitimization speech. In general, they engaged in a fight against the theory of electoral fraud, against disinformation, and against the polarization of citizens, which are factors that have marked a scenario of doubt about the future of democracy.

Enquête sur le rapport des journalistes à la démocratie : le rôle de médiateur en question

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 685-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Marie Gingras
Keyword(s):  
Political System ◽  
Active Role ◽  
The Political ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Liberal Societies ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Media ◽  
Selection Of

Résumé.Dans ce texte, nous tentons d'évaluer le rôle sociopolitique des journalistes en posant les éléments fondamentaux d'une conceptualisation du rôle des médias en démocratie et en analysant les résultats d'une recherche empirique sur l'engagement des journalistes envers la démocratie menée de l'été 2008 au printemps 2010. Notre étude prend appui sur la dichotomie entre un rôle actif des médias et un rôle instrumental face au système politique, dichotomie que nous faisons porter sur les journalistes. Nous prétendons que les médias et les journalistes jouent le rôle de « médiateurs » dans les sociétés libérales, c'est-à-dire d'agents individuels ou collectifs par qui transitent des messages explicites ou implicites; ces agents ajoutent une couche de sens par diverses méthodes dont la sélection des nouvelles, la hiérarchisation des sujets ou le cadrage de personnes ou d'événements.Abstract.This paper aims to assess the sociopolitical role of journalists through a conceptual approach linking media and democracy and through an analysis of the data resulting from an investigation of journalists' commitment to democracy that was conducted from the summer of 2008 to the spring of 2010. Our study is founded on the dichotomy between an active role for the media and an instrumental one in the face of the political system, and this dichotomy is applied to journalists. We believe that the media and journalists function as “mediators” in liberal societies, that is, as individual or collective agents through whom explicit or implicit messages pass; these agents add a layer of signification by diverse methods, among which are the selection of news, the categorization of issues or the framing of individuals or events.

scholarly journals TRANSLATION OF THE MENTALITY IN A TRANSITIVE SOCIETY

2020 ◽  
Vol 116 (5) ◽  
pp. 121-128
Author(s):  
Elena V. Kharitonova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Native Speaker ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Globalized World ◽  
Revolutionary Period

The article deals with the peculiarities of translating mentality through language in a transforming society. The article reveals the idea of a transitive society and the psychology of transitivity. It is shown that a transitive society influences social representations and values, determines attitudes and goals. Particular attention is paid to the interaction of language and mentality in the context of globalization, when there is an increase in changes in language, including in the Internet language. The language of the people is one of the main mechanisms for transmitting the mentality, through which a special national way of thinking is formed. Numerous studies have shown that the transitivity of society, accompanied by the influence of high technologies, informatization, and virtualization, has a transformative effect on the mentality as a whole. In the history of Russia, the fundamental transformations of society associated with the revolution of 1917 also determined changes in the language in the post-revolutionary period, which were manifested in the increase in the number of jargon, abbreviations of words, and the introduction of foreign borrowings into the language. In the works of scientists of those years, the peculiarities of the influence of foreign borrowings on people's consciousness and mentality in general were analyzed. V. M. Bekhterev, N. S. Trubetskoy, A. M. Selishchev, A. A. Potebnya and others paid attention to the study of these processes. Excessive changes in language can pose a threat to the national mentality due to their impact on traditional values, their destruction and the introduction of new values in a globalized world. The role of the media as a native speaker of a new language and as a tool for influencing mass consciousness is outlined. The most intensive manipulation of the masses through language influences increases in unstable, transitional periods of society development.

scholarly journals A reflection on environmental awareness and the media in Fiji

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Sky Marsen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Effects ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
Cultural Effects ◽  
Nation States ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Media ◽  
Postcolonial History ◽  
The University

Issues of ‘failed’ nation-states, political meltdowns, coups and increasing militarisation have dogged the recent postcolonial history and environment of the Pacific. This, aside from the political and economic effects generally ascribed as the main societal impacts from such crises, has important social and cultural effects that are largely undocumented by academia as well as the media. The effects of political crisis on creativity through censorship, for example, are not adequately covered in current research and scholarship. The ‘Oceans and Nations: “Failed” States and the Environment in the Pacific’ symposium was organised concurrently with the Pacific Science Inter-Congress at the University of the South Pacific on 8-12 July 2013. This commentary and several other papers presented at this symposium are being published as part of this themed edition of Pacific Journalism Review. This article reflects on the role of the media in Fijians’ awareness, of environmental issues. It considers the question of whether local cultural and linguistic factors make the media a suitable source of information on the environment for Fijians, and proposes a method for future research that would help to answer this question.

scholarly journals Media, informacja a szczepienia przeciw COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2 (11)) ◽  
pp. 201-215
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Bałandynowicz-Panfil ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
Safe Level ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Media ◽  
Fourth Wave ◽  
Population Resilience

The fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is another significant confession for European societies. Despite extensive efforts, a safe level of population resilience has not been achieved in most countries. Previous actions and government programs aimed at persuading as many people as possible to accept vaccinations. Full availability of free vaccination has brought different levels of participation in fully vaccinated people across the European Union. This article presents the preliminary results of research on the role of the media in shaping pro-vaccination attitudes in Poland, based on a critical analysis of the literature on the subject, statistical data and an empirical research. The differences in attitudes towards vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in individual European Union countries have multifaceted conditions. These include factors of a social, political and cultural nature. Information plays an important role, shaping social attitudes in the discussed issue. One of the primary sources of this information is media – both traditional and digital. It is therefore worth defining the strength of media in the fight to build population resilience in the face of a pandemic.

scholarly journals 15 Jahre Panelstudie zur (Medien-)Sozialisation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Paus-Hasebrink ◽  
Philip Sinner
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Disadvantaged Children ◽  
Private Lives ◽  
Socially Disadvantaged ◽  
Professional Careers ◽  
The Face ◽  
Socially Disadvantaged Children ◽  
The Media

This book deals with the role of media in the period of transition from youth to adulthood. It thus continues the (media) socialisation study with socially disadvantaged children and their families, and follows on from the previous volumes in this series. What has happened to those children, who were five years old at the beginning of the study in 2005? How do young people position themselves in the face of new social challenges and new media offerings, in terms of not only their private lives, but also and in particular their professional careers? What courses of action and blueprints and capacity for action are now available to them as young adults? Furthermore, how are their closest attachment figures? On the basis of a 7th phase of research, which was conducted in 2020, this book deals with these questions.

scholarly journals Taming Labour in Neo-Liberal Ontario: Oppositional Political Communication in a Time of "Crisis"

2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsten Kozolanka
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
General Strategy ◽  
Media Content Analysis ◽  
Policy Success ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Analyse De Contenu

Abstract: This paper examines the key legitimating role of communication and the media, and the role of taming-labour, in constructing the Ontario neo-liberal hegemonic project in 1995. Media-content analysis and examination of the communication strategies of the Ontario government in the 1996 public-service strike show that the government relied on constructing the perception of a hegemonic crisis and framing labour as oppositional to the public interest of resolving the crisis. The government’s general strategy of quick-attack communications offensives curtailed media and opposition scrutiny, increasing the likelihood of policy success and media dependence on its framing of issues. A strong challenge to the government led by labour and social justice groups failed in the face of state public relations, media silence, and internal dissension. Examination of a second strike in 2002 suggests that even without a crisis, the government continued its attack on labour. Résumé : Cet article examine le rôle clé de légitimation joué par les communications et les médias, ainsi que les efforts déployés pour calmer la main-d’œuvre, lors de l’exécution d’un projet hégémonique néo-libéral en Ontario en 1995. Une analyse de contenu médiatique et l’examen des stratégies communicationnelles du gouvernement ontarien lors de la grève du service public en 1996 montrent que le gouvernement a tenté de faire croire à une crise hégémonique et a suggéré que la main-d’œuvre s’opposait à l’intérêt public en entravant la résolution de la crise. La stratégie du gouvernement, qui consistait en de rapides attaques communicationnelles, a empêché l’opposition et les médias de faire leur travail, augmentant à la fois la dépendance que les médias avaient de la version gouvernementale des faits, et ainsi augmentant les chances de succès du gouvernement. Des groupes de main-d’œuvre et de justice sociale se sont fortement opposés au gouvernement, mais ont échoué face à la campagne de relations publiques de l’État, au silence des médias et à cause de différends internes. L’examen d’une seconde grève en 2002 suggère que, même sans crise, le gouvernement a continué à attaquer la main-d’œuvre syndiquée.

Social Media as a Public Space For Political Activism: The Use of Twitter During Gezi Park Protests

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Begüm Burak ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Time Span ◽  
Political Polarization ◽  
Peak Time ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
The Masses ◽  
The Arab Spring

Political polarization in Turkey has not only been visible during electoral processes but it has also been evident in non-electoral processes in online and offline protests. Gezi Park protests in 2013 denote to such processes. This study analyzes the use of Twitter during Gezi Park protests that had sparked mass protests and a big polarization. The role of Twitter had been influential in mobilizing the masses in the protests. During Gezi protests as seen in the Arab Spring, Twitter was used by the protesters in a dense way in the polarized political environment. Using the “mediated populism” as the theoretical framework, this study argues that social media has paved the way for the emergence of a citizen-centered public space in times of crisis and polarization during Gezi protests. The data that will be under analysis consist of the tweets posted on Twitter during the peak of Gezi protests. The date between May 25 and June 16, 2013 is taken as the time span that refers to the peak time of protests. By detecting top-mentioned tweets, this study aims to analyze how political activism had been expressed by the protesters. To achieve this aim, the randomly selected tweets posted in this time span were examined by conducting content analysis methodology.

scholarly journals COVID-19 magnifies the vulnerabilities: The Brazilian case

2021 ◽  
pp. 135822912110313
Author(s):  
Danielle Mendes Thame Denny ◽  
Clarice Seixas Duarte ◽  
Douglas de Castro ◽  
Luiz Ismael Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Public Health Systems ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
Vulnerability Theory ◽  
Brazilian Case

This paper discusses inequalities of the health system in Brazil and advocates that now, more than ever in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world needs to put in place a more collaborative and egalitarian way of financing health research and investments in public health systems. The role of the state and institutions in the design of public policies for the realization of social rights is debated in the face of the economic and political crisis. Here we draw upon Martha Fineman’s vulnerability theory and Thomas Pogge’s view on justice with regard to health.

scholarly journals TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION: TEACHER TRAINING AND THE CHALLENGE OF NEW INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT)

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
First Century ◽  
New Information ◽  
The Face ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education

In the face of the advance of new technologies that has been occurring and reaching all sectors of society, this article presents a discussion guided by scholars about the changes that are occurring in education. It is important to think of how you can use so many resources available today while providing power changes in the teaching-learning process which until then was seen as something static and conservative. The task of the teacher in the twenty-first century is no longer ready to take the knowledge to the student, but rather has the role of acting as a mediator and facilitator in the process of knowledge construction. The changes that are taking place have led educators to seek knowledge and expertise so that they can perform satisfactorily their role in society.

scholarly journals The Influence of Cultural Communication on Institutionalization: Libraries, Museums and Archives in Today's Media Space

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanna Myna
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Media Space ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Cultural Reality ◽  
The Impact

The study analyzes the impact of cultural communication on the institutionalization of changes in library, archival and museum affairs in a digital society. Cultural communication is shown as a process of interaction between the subjects of socio-cultural reality in order to transmit or exchange messages. It is emphasized that the media, as an attribute of modern communication, is one of the means of constructing socio-cultural reality. Institutionalization is defined as the process of identifying and consolidating certain norms, rules, statuses and roles and bringing them into a system that is able to adapt to new conditions, challenges, progress and act to meet societal needs. Innovative technologies in the activities of libraries, archives and museums are analyzed. The role of social networks in advertising and information representation of information institutions is considered. The positive and negative sides of mediatization processes are shown. It has been proved that the media carry out one of the most important tasks of preserving and transmitting cultural values to the masses, and the indicator of the maturity of society is the attitude to the monuments of history and culture

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