scholarly journals Features of media coverage of air pollution problems in Russian cities

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-104
Author(s):  
Marina Gribok
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
News Reports ◽  
News Agencies ◽  
The Media ◽  
Harmful Substances ◽  
Media Reports

The aim of the research is to compare Russian cities with recorded cases of high air pollution in 2015–2018 based on the specifics of media coverage of this problem. The analysis of the topics of news reports about air pollution in the cities under study is carried out. The main types of events that have become informational reasons for the appearance of news related to the problem of air pollution are highlighted. The author collected statistical data on the number of media reports about air pollution in 58 cities of Russia, where during the study period cases of high air pollution were recorded (maximum single concentrations of harmful substances in more than 10 MPC). Lists of all cases are published by the Ministry of natural resources in annual reports. We used the website news.yandex.ru in order to collect data. It aggregates news reports from more than 7 000 sources — from local city media to leading Russian news agencies. Messages for the period from 2015 to 2019 were taken into account, where the name of each city was mentioned along with the phrase “air pollution”. Cities with the highest and lowest level of media attention to the problem of air pollution were identified. We compared the data collected with the population of cities, the number of recorded cases of severe air pollution, and the indicator of social danger of air pollution, which is calculated by multiplying the frequency of high air pollution cases and the number of inhabitants. It is suggested that there may be a relationship between the media coverage of air pollution and the indicator of social danger of pollution. Based on the assumption that this relationship exists, we have identified cities where the lack of media reports about air pollution is most evident.

scholarly journals Reporting Strategy and Gender Perspective in Chinese Media Coverage of COVID-19 News

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-360
Author(s):  
Yi Yang ◽  
Xunqian Liu
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Chinese Women ◽  
Chinese Media ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
And Gender

This article examines the reporting strategy and gender perspective in Chinese media coverage of COVID-19 news. The article employs a mixed-method approach to analyze news reports, using quantitative statistics and qualitative semantic materials that complement each other. The study found that the media construct a stereotypical image of female healthcare workers absent from public participation. Media reports on the actual number of female healthcare workers involved in treating COVID-19 patients are lower than those about men. Reports focusing exclusively on female staff tend to focus on their private affairs, that is, on their non-professional identities and characteristics, and show an excessive gaze on the female body. To understand this phenomenon prevailing in Chinese media, it is necessary to highlight the predicament of Chinese women in society as well as acknowledge the work of contemporary Chinese feminism in raising awareness on Chinese women’s experiences.

scholarly journals Personalized Cancer Medicine in the Media: Sensationalism or Realistic Reporting?

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 741
Author(s):  
Katherine Hicks-Courant ◽  
Jenny Shen ◽  
Angela Stroupe ◽  
Angel Cronin ◽  
Elizabeth F. Bair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personalized Medicine ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Federal Drug Administration ◽  
Personalized Cancer Medicine ◽  
The Media ◽  
Cancer Medicine ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Personalized Cancer ◽  
Standard Tests

Background: Given that media coverage can shape healthcare expectations, it is essential that we understand how the media frames “personalized medicine” (PM) in oncology, and whether information about unproven technologies is widely disseminated. Methods: We conducted a content analysis of 396 news reports related to cancer and PM published between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2011. Two coders independently coded all the reports using a pre-defined framework. Determination of coverage of “standard” and “non-standard” therapies and tests was made by comparing the media print/broadcast date to the date of Federal Drug Administration approval or incorporation into clinical guidelines. Results: Although the term “personalized medicine” appeared in all reports, it was clearly defined only 27% of the time. Stories more frequently reported PM benefits than challenges (96% vs. 48%, p < 0.001). Commonly reported benefits included improved treatment (89%), prediction of side effects (30%), disease risk prediction (33%), and lower cost (19%). Commonly reported challenges included high cost (28%), potential for discrimination (29%), and concerns over privacy and regulation (21%). Coverage of inherited DNA testing was more common than coverage of tumor testing (79% vs. 25%, p < 0.001). Media reports of standard tests and treatments were common; however, 8% included information about non-standard technologies, such as experimental medications and gene therapy. Conclusion: Confusion about personalized cancer medicine may be exacerbated by media reports that fail to clearly define the term. While most media stories reported on standard tests and treatments, an emphasis on the benefits of PM may lead to unrealistic expectations for cancer genomic care.

Reframing news by different agencies

Babel ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 847-866
Author(s):  
Weixin Zeng
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Chinese Mainland ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Trade Dispute ◽  
News Agency ◽  
China Trade ◽  
News Agencies ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Media ◽  
News Event

Abstract This study aims to investigate how news reports are reframed and how a stance is in turn mediated in the process of translation by news agencies in the Chinese mainland and Taiwan when they cover the same news event. A database is built from 50 reports on the US-China trade dispute, half from Reference News (RN), a news agency based in Chinese mainland and the other half from Liberty Times (LT), a media outlet in Chinese Taiwan, as well as their corresponding source texts from foreign news agencies. The results show that the reframing practices in the two agencies vary from each other in framing the US-China trade dispute and the image of China and America. The overall pattern of stance shift in the translation by RN is towards a pro-China/anti-US direction while in the translation by LT towards a more anti-China/pro-US direction. These might be caused by the political stance of the news agency, the media environment and the relationship with the United States.

scholarly journals Examining factors affecting the failure of Khofifah Indar Parawansa in East Java gubernatorial elections

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Wahidah Zein Br Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Political Aspect ◽  
Gubernatorial Elections ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Online Newspapers ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Female Candidates ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports

Statistics consistently show that women in executive political leadership positions are much lower than men at a global level. Institutional, socio-economic, and socio-cultural factors influence this condition. Some studies also identified that media considered as an essential factor for women’s involvement in politics. This paper examines factors contributing to the failure of Khofifah Indar Parawansa in East Java gubernatorial elections and whether or not gender is a matter in affecting the failure. This research analyzed kompas.com on how media reports the process of exploring this issue, how it frames the factors and the result of the 2008 and 2013. Seventy-nine news reports from online newspapers, 27 from the 2008 election and 52 from the 2013 election, were analyzed. Researchers traced these articles using thematic textual analysis to identify factors inhibiting Khofifah’s participation in the elections. The media reported that political, socio-economic, and socio-cultural aspects inhibited her success in the elections. Interestingly, the media emphasizes the political aspect as the most significant factor in her failures. It implies that the media provides balanced and fair information on female candidates.

scholarly journals SOCIO-CULTURAL VARIABLES AND MEDIA COVERAGE OF GIRL CHILD MARRIAGES

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Godswill Okiyi ◽  
Chinwe Odionye ◽  
Adenike Okeya
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Spiral Of Silence ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Girl Child ◽  
News Reports ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Work

Girl-child marriages have been an ongoing practice in many traditional and modern societies. It is a common practice which exists in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Presently, girl child marriages predominate in developing countries, most of which have not accepted or domesticated the Child Rights Acts which aims to legalize the protection of children from different kinds of abuses. The media are expected to play roles of advocacy by setting agenda on such issues as child marriages by providing adequate coverage through news reports, editorials, interviews, features and other kinds of contents. This paper is a systematic critical analysis which relied on secondary data to examine issues explored. The study is underpinned by the mutedgroup and spiral of silence theories. While the latter examined communication patterns and social representation of non-dominant cultural groups like women and other minorities, the spiral of silence theory posits that the mass media work simultaneously with majority public opinion to silence minority beliefs or cultural issues. Literature revealed that the media do not significantly report social problems of child abuse and violence. Reportage of other sections of societies occupies more prominent media space. However, as part of roles of the media, they are to sensitize and create awareness of issues related to rights and protection of children.

scholarly journals Results of work of the Institute of Journalism of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University during 2016–2017 academic year

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Halyna Horbenko
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Social Events ◽  
The Media ◽  
Academic Year

The article is prepared on the basis of the annual reports of the Director of the Institute of Journalism. The dynamics of the educational institution’s development is defined on the base of analysis of all directions of its activity. The place and role of the educational institution in the context of social events are studied through the prism of the media coverage of its activity. The advantages, possibilities, problems and prospects of the Institute of Journalism of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University are considered

scholarly journals Figure Caption Correction: Characteristics of Articles About Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Japanese Newspapers: Time-Series Analysis Study (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nao Ueda ◽  
Ryoki Yokouchi ◽  
Taro Onoda ◽  
Atsushi Ogihara
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Time Series Analysis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Cancer Vaccination ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports

UNSTRUCTURED Media coverage and reports have a major influence on individual vaccination and other health-related activities. People use the media to seek information and knowledge on health-related behaviors. They obtain health-related information from media such as television and newspapers, and they trust such information. While several studies have examined the relation between media coverage and individual health, there is a lack of studies that have analyzed media reports of health information. In particular, we have found no analyses related to cervical cancer (human papillomavirus [HPV]) vaccine. This study aimed to identify mentions of cervical cancer vaccine in Japan’s printed news media and to determine their characteristics. We used the archival databases of 2 Japanese newspapers, Yomiuri Shimbun (Yomidasu Rekishikan) and Asahi Shimbun (Kikuzo II Visual), for text mining. First, we created a database by extracting articles published between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2014, that matched the terms “cervical cancer” AND “vaccination” in a keyword search. Then, we tallied the extracted articles based on the month of publication and number of characters in order to conduct a time-series analysis. We extracted a total of 219 articles. Of these, 154 (70.3%) were positive and 51 (23.3%) were negative toward HPV vaccination. Of the 51 negative articles, 4 (7.8%) were published before June 2013, when routine vaccination was temporarily discontinued due to concerns regarding side effects, and 47 (92.2%) were published since then. The negative reports commonly cited side effects, although prior to June 2013, these issues were hardly mentioned. Although foreign media reports mentioned side effects before routine vaccination was temporarily discontinued, fewer articles mentioned side effects than recommendations for vaccination. Furthermore, on June 13, 2013, the World Health Organization’s advisory body Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety issued a statement regarding the safety of HPV vaccines, but hardly any articles reported this statement. Rather, several articles were published about the side effects after June 2013. Since we consider media coverage to be a factor affecting human health behavior, the media should extensively report on the cost of not receiving cervical cancer vaccination, global trends concerning cervical cancer vaccination, and statements released by various agencies on the subject.

scholarly journals Czesi we Wrocławiu podczas Euro 2012. Przyczynek do analizy polsko-czeskich relacji społecznych

2014 ◽  
pp. 67-81
Author(s):  
Marcin Dębicki
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
National Cultures ◽  
The Media

Czechs in Wrocław during Euro 2012. A contribution to the analysis of the Polish-Czech social relationsThe aim of the article is to analyse the Polish-Czech relations on a social platform, seen through the prism of the football event—Euro 2012. The text opens with a glance at a broader context of these relations generated by mutual stereotypes and the media coverage of certain peculiarities of both national cultures. Then it goes on to giving quite detailed a record of the atmosphere created by the Polish and Czechs fans during the tournament, which was written into the conception of pop nationalism. The whole picture is enriched with an attempt to refer the situation observed in Wrocław to the attitudes Poles generally have to Czechs, expressed by means of statistical data as well as features of character traditionally ascribed to this nation in Poland. Czesi we Wrocławiu podczas Euro 2012. Przyczynek do analizy polsko-czeskich relacji społecznychCelem artykułu jest przeprowadzenie analizy relacji polsko-czeskich na płaszczyźnie społecznej, widzianych przez pryzmat wydarzenia piłkarskiego – Euro 2012. Tekst otwiera spojrzenie na szerszy kontekst owych relacji, tworzony przez wzajemne stereotypy oraz przekazy medialne dotyczące niektórych osobliwości obu kultur narodowych. Następnie przedstawiono dosyć szczegółowy zapis atmosfery stworzonej przez polskich i czeskich kibiców podczas rzeczonego turnieju, co zostało wpisane w pojęcie banalnego nacjonalizmu. Cały obraz jest wzbogacony o próbę odniesienia sytuacji zaobserwowanej we Wrocławiu do postaw, jakie Polacy, ogólnie rzecz biorąc, posiadają wobec Czechów. Nastawienia te wyrażono za pomocą danych statystycznych, jak również cech charakteru tradycyjnie przypisywanych temu narodowi w Polsce.

scholarly journals Nigeria media framing of coronavirus pandemic and audience response

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 192-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekwutosi Sanita Nwakpu ◽  
Valentine Okwudilichukwu Ezema ◽  
Jude Nwakpoke Ogbodo
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Media Framing ◽  
Audience Response ◽  
The Sun ◽  
News Reports ◽  
The Media ◽  
Precautionary Measures ◽  
The Masses ◽  
The Guardian

Background: Part of the role of the media is to report any issue affecting the society to the masses. Coronavirus has become an issue of transnational concern. The importance of the media in the coverage of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nigeria and its implications among Nigerian populace cannot be overestimated. This study evaluates how Nigerian media depict the coronavirus pandemic and how the depictions shape people’s perception and response to the pandemic. Methods: The study employed a quantitative design (newspaper content analysis and questionnaire). The content analysis examines the nature of media coverage of coronavirus in Nigeria and China using four major national newspapers (The Sun, The Vanguard, The Guardian and The Punch). The period of study ranged from January 2020 to March 2020. A total of 1070newspaper items on coronavirus outbreak were identified across the four newspapers and content-analysed. Results: The finding shows that the coverage of the pandemic was dominated by straight news reports accounting for 763 or (71.3%) of all analysed items. This was followed by opinions 169(15.8%), features 120 (11.2%) and editorials 18 (1.7%) respectively. The Punch 309 (28.9%)reported the outbreak more frequently than The Sun 266 (24.9%), The Guardian 258 (24.1%), and Vanguard 237 (22.1%). Finding further suggests that the framing pattern adopted by the newspapers helped Nigerians to take precautionary measures. Conclusion: Continuous reportage of COVID-19 has proved effective in creating awareness about safety and preventive measures thereby helping to ‘flatten the curve’ and contain the spread of the virus. However, the newspapers should avoid creating fear/panic in reporting the pandemic.

Barbaric Women: Race and the Colonization of Gender in Interwar Egypt

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Nefertiti Takla
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Close Reading ◽  
Egyptian Revolution ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Conflicting Evidence ◽  
Race And Sexuality ◽  
Egyptian Women ◽  
The Media ◽  
Gender System ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This article analyzes the sensationalized media coverage of a serial murder case during the Egyptian revolution of the early interwar era. Despite conflicting evidence, the media blamed the murders on two sisters from southern Egypt named Raya and Sakina. Through a close reading of Egyptian editorials and news reports, I argue that middle-class nationalists constructed Raya and Sakina as barbaric women who threatened to pull the nation back in time in order to legitimize their claim to power. Borrowing from Ann Stoler's analysis of the relationship between race and sexuality and Maria Lugones's concept of the modern/colonial gender system, this article maintains that race was as central to nationalist conceptions of female barbarism as gender, sexuality, and class. The enduring depiction of Raya and Sakina as the quintessential barbaric Egyptian women symbolizes the way in which the modern woman was constructed at the intersection of race and sexuality.

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