scholarly journals Who Guides Vaccination in the Portuguese Press? An Analysis of Information Sources

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 2189
Author(s):  
Andrea Langbecker ◽  
Daniel Catalan-Matamoros
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Media Agenda ◽  
The Media ◽  
University Scientists

Sources of information are a key part of the news process as it guides certain topics, influencing the media agenda. The goal of this study is to examine the most frequent voices on vaccines in the Portuguese press. A total of 300 news items were analysed via content analysis using as sources two newspapers from 2012 to 2017. Of all the articles, 97.7% included a source (n = 670). The most frequent were “governmental organisations”, “professional associations” and the “media”. Less frequent sources were “university scientists”, “governmental scientific bodies”, “consumer groups”, “doctors”, “scientific companies”, “NGOs” and “scientific journals”. Most articles used only non-scientific sources (n = 156). A total of 94 articles used both categories and 43 used exclusively scientific sources. Our findings support the assertion that media can be an instrument to disseminate information on vaccines. Nevertheless, despite being present in most articles, the number of sources per article was low, therefore not presenting a diversity of opinions and there was a lack of scientific voices, thus suggesting lower quality of the information being offered to the audience.

Reader Interest in Environmental News

1988 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Atwater
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Hazardous Substances ◽  
Daily Newspapers ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
The Media ◽  
Environmental News

Treatment of environmental news was examined in concert with readers' perceptions of environmental topics. A content analysis of three midwest daily newspapers indicated a majority of environmental stories examined appeared within the first four pages of the newspapers. Disposal of wastes, quality of water and hazardous substances were perceived by readers as the most important environmental topics prominently reported by the media.

The Media Agenda: The Marginalization and Domestication of Europe

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Voltmer ◽  
Christiane Eilders
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
European Integration ◽  
General Public ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
European Level ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Media Agenda ◽  
National Quality ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Eu

This chapter investigates whether the assumption that the media contribute to the communication deficit of the EU is reflected in the empirical pattern of political coverage. In particular, it explores the extent to which German media take a Europeanized perspective on political affairs and whether or not they promote the politics of European integration. The study is based on a content analysis of the editorials of German national quality newspapers covering the period between 1994 and 1998. The findings show that the media under study devote only a very small portion of their attention to European issues, thus marginalizing Europe to an extent that is not warranted by the significance of the European level of governance. If the media do focus on European issues, they predominantly address them in terms of national politics, which is interpreted as a ‘domestication’ of Europe in public discourse. At the same time, the media unanimously support the idea of European integration. This pattern of communicating Europe reflects the élite consensus on European matters in Germany and may have contributed to the alienation of the general public from European politics.

scholarly journals Hubungan Antara Sumber Informasi, Uang Saku Dengan Perilaku Gaya Hidup Sehat Mahasiswi Tingkat Tiga Prodi DIII Kebidanan Universitas MH Thamrin Jakarta Timur

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Ella Nurlelawati ◽  
Kursih Sulastriningsih ◽  
Riza Umami
Keyword(s):  
Information Sources ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Information Source ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Lifestyle Behavior ◽  
Pocket Money ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
The Media

Globalization and technological development in each field also influence changes in behavior, people’s lifestyles, such as dietary habits, physical activity, smoking behavior, length of sleep, stress control clean and healthy living behavior. The study’s aims to determine the relationship between information sources, and pocket money with healthy lifestyle behaviors for third-level female students at the Diploma III of Midwifery study program at MH Thamrin University, East Jakarta 2016. Methods that is used is a cross- sectional design carried out for two months produced by Midwifery MH Thamrin University, East Jakarta. Information Source test results are information with healthy lifestyle behaviors indicate that information sourced from the media has healthier healthy lifestyle behaviors (79.7%). In proportion, pocket money with healthy lifestyle behavior shows that an allowance of more than one million five hundred thousand rupiahs has a healthy lifestyle behavior of 88.9% (56 respondents) compared to an allowance of less than one million five hundred thousand rupiahs of 66, 7% (20 respondents), p = 0.02, OR = 4.00 which means that respondents with an allowance of more than one million five hundred thousand rupiahs have a 4 times chance of having a healthy lifestyle compared to respondents with an allowance of less than one million five hundred thousand rupiah. Conclusion of the research are respondent with sources of information through the media have a one-time opportunity to have a healthy lifestyle an respondents with a monthly allowance of more than one million five hundred thousand rupiahs have a 4 times opportunity to have a healthy lifestyle Keywords: Healthy Lifestyle Behavior, Information Sources, Pocket Money

The democratic quality of political depictions in fictional TV entertainment. A comparative content analysis of the political drama Borgen and the journalistic magazine Berlin direkt

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cordula Nitsch ◽  
Olaf Jandura ◽  
Peter Bienhaus
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
News Media ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Democratic Quality ◽  
Berlin Direkt ◽  
Depiction Of Politics ◽  
Comparative Content ◽  
Political Reporting

Abstract The quality of political reporting in the news media is a focal point of communication research. Politics, however, is not only conveyed via traditional sources of information, but via fictional sources. In particular, political dramas (e. g., The West Wing, Borgen) enjoy great popularity and are often acknowledged for their realistic depiction of politics. Still, little is known about the democratic quality of such fictional depictions. This paper aims to fill the gap by contrasting the depiction of politics in the fictional TV series Borgen with political reporting in a traditional TV magazine (Berlin direkt). The comparative content analysis is based on ten issues that are covered in both formats and focuses on the quality criteria of relevance, pluralism, and democratic discourse norms. Findings show no significant differences between Borgen and Berlin direkt for any of the three criteria, clearly indicating that fictional TV series can offer the same content quality as political reporting.

scholarly journals Information Security Challenges in the Context of the Epidemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 22-31
Author(s):  
Konstantyn Marchenko ◽  
◽  
Oleh Oryshaka ◽  
Anzhelyka Marchenko ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Continuous Background ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Mind ◽  
The Impact

The article reviewed the informational causes of diseases and the peculiarities of the influence of the mass media on human consciousness during epidemics. The aim of the research is to study the patterns of the impact of information on the human condition during epidemics and to develop safety measures when interacting with information. The impact of information on people during epidemics is increasing. The media are the main sources of information for the general consumer. Analysis of the media supplied shows that the media is destructive. The pressure on the end-user can be indirectly described by the number of messages per topic relative to the size of the news sample. Everyone has their own unique information system, In case of manipulative manipulation of the consumer, the information is prepared in order to penetrate the mind. Malicious information introduced into the mind is a Trojan virus, a Trojan program designed to change the programs that operate in the information system of the addressee. An unprotected mind is both a portal for the introduction of artificial information and a key tool for the realization of the manipulator’s goals and plans. Information viruses affect the workings of human psychic programs, which are used to deliberately reprogram human behavior through suggestion, zombie. The content of the human information system affects both health and quality of life. As the administrator of your own information system, a person needs to install network filters with rules for distinguishing between data and programs, restrict access to incoming data and access to their software. Based on the proposed approach, the following recommendations can be made to the consumer of the information: to assume the role of administrator of their information system, to be responsible for its state of affairs; filter incoming information for usability, verify data before use; respect the principle of constructive information. Information should be useful, help to solve problems, empower people and defuse tensions; avoid redundancy, information overload when the quality of filtration and security is reduced; carry out continuous background scanning and regular cleansing of its information system, identifying redundant, false information and destructive behaviour programmes; use a channel with an individual unique frequency for information exchange.

The mediated discourse and voice of euthanasia: the Israeli media as a case study

2021 ◽  
pp. medhum-2020-012097
Author(s):  
Baruch Shomron
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
Social Debate ◽  
Civil Participation

Euthanasia is an important social and quality of life issue. However, it is highly controversial and thus continuously debated especially given its legitimacy and legality differ between countries. Little is known about the role media plays concerning this topic. To fill this gap, this study applies a mixed methods approach to a case study of Israeli media, including a quantitative content analysis of news articles (to measure the discourse of ‘civil participation’), a thematic analysis of news articles (to examine the ‘voice’) and a quantitative content analysis of Facebook comments (to measure ‘being heard’). Results indicate that while the media highly enables the media capability of ‘voice’ (both ‘voicing’ and ‘being heard’), it limits the media capability of ‘civil participation’ to a narrow array of discourse, hindering the social debate. These results reveal the role the media plays regarding euthanasia, integral to individuals’ quality of life through the realisation of their media capabilities, and in relation to the act of euthanasia itself.

Media with reputational concerns: yes men or watchdogs?

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Greg Chih-Hsin Sheen
Keyword(s):  
Information Sources ◽  
Political Process ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Public ◽  
Other Information ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
The Government ◽  
Reputational Concerns

AbstractDuring the political process, the electorate needs to determine the competence of the government by both observing its policy decisions and acquiring information from the media. However, media reports are often criticized for not being independent and truthful. This paper discusses whether the public can determine the quality of a government from media reports. In other words, are media outlets more likely to act as watchdogs or just as “yes men” to the government? This paper argues that, because of reputational concerns, the media usually avoid criticizing the government. The media only report truthfully when the expected competence of the government is sufficiently low and the probability for the voter to learn from other information sources is sufficiently high. Otherwise, media outlets—especially low-quality outlets—will pander to the government in their reporting. Policy bias or media capture is not required for the yes-man problem to prevail.

Candidate Choice in Political Advertising: What Determines Who Gets Attention?

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Lefevere ◽  
Régis Dandoy
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Political Advertisements ◽  
Media Agenda ◽  
The Media ◽  
Dominant Actor ◽  
Run Up ◽  
Regional Elections

In the run up to the elections, parties have several ways of communicating with voters. In this article, we focus on one piece of the puzzle: advertisements of political parties in the mass media. More specifically, we are interested in the choice of candidates within these advertisements. In countries where parties are the dominant actor, they are faced with a choice: not all candidates can be promoted in the campaign, as this would be too costly and inefficient. Thus, the first question we want to answer is which factors determine candidate choice in political advertisements? Secondly, does candidate choice in political advertisements have an effect on the subsequent coverage in media as well? Agenda setting research has shown that as far as issues are concerned, advertisements do set the media agenda. We use a content analysis of seven magazines and newspapers that was collected in the run up to the 2009 regional elections in Flanders, the largest region of Belgium. The results indicate that both internal party hierarchy, as well as external visibility of candidates determines candidate choice in political advertisements. Furthermore, the agenda setting effect of political advertisements is confirmed as well.

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