scholarly journals Information Manipulation as a Category of Communication Recipient’s Information Discomfort

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1217-1222
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Media Education ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Behavioral Models ◽  
Specific Nature ◽  
Information Manipulation ◽  
Association Area

The research focuses on a level of consumers’ awareness regarding the specific nature of the manipulative influence of mass media upon their consciousness. A free-associative experiment allows determining how much “information manipulation” consumers understand it as a specific phenomenon of mass media. It is important to determine the comprehension of this notion to form the strategies for the preparation of professional journalists. The manipulative influence of mass media is determined by an assignment to influence on the consciousness of the information consumer to form views, concepts and/or behavioral models. While researching the level of awareness of mass media manipulative influence, individuals demonstrate an understanding that this influence is quite notable and is dangerous both for their personal information comfort and for social reality. Media education for media content consumers, which is topical nowadays, requires a preliminary understanding of all the mechanisms and consequences of manipulative influence by mass media, that is why the research focuses on the exploration of the association area for the concept of “manipulation”, “information manipulation”. The research demonstrates that manipulative technologies are often based on stereotypization and mythologization of reality as the methods of manipulative generalization.

Axe valorice ale competențelor media în cadrul învățării pe tot parcursul vieții

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-23
Author(s):  
Elena Tap ◽  
Svetlana Dermenji ◽  
Natalia Carabet ◽  
Ion Bulicanu
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
The Other ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Good Information ◽  
The Media

Currently, the concepts of media and mass-media are present in the new cultural and social reality. The need to distinguish between "inappropriate" media and media information, which tries to misinform us, to manipulate the other categories of "good" information, which respect the rules of information placement. In the interaction with media, mass-media (of any type, including digital ones) we need knowledge related to browsing through media information. It is necessary to practice critical thinking and understanding, how we use the various media, what are the rights and responsibilities in the media. To be able to create, use media content, for entertainment, information, socializing, etc.

Sociology of Mass and New Media through an Interactionist Lens

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie B. Wiest
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Media Influence ◽  
Presentation Of Self ◽  
Symbolic Interactionist

This chapter explores symbolic interactionist insights and perspectives on both mass media and new media, with a concentration on the ways in which different forms of media influence meaning-making through social interaction while also being influenced by those interpretive processes. It also examines the relations between various media and the construction and interpretation of social reality, the ways that media shape the development and presentation of self, and the uses and interpretations of media within and between communities. Although it clearly distinguishes between mass media and new media, the chapter also discusses the variety of ways in which they intersect throughout social life.

scholarly journals The Big Brother Naija TV Reality Show as Coordinate of Media Functions and Dysfunctions

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 61-72
Author(s):  
Bolu John Folayan ◽  
Olubunmi Ajibade ◽  
Olubunmi Dipo Adedoyin ◽  
Toyin Segun Onayinka ◽  
Toluwani Titilola Folayan
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Big Brother ◽  
Reality Show ◽  
South West ◽  
The Media ◽  
Basic Functions ◽  
The Mass Media

The mass media play at least five basic functions which include news dissemination, surveillance of the environment, correlation of the components of the society, entertainment and transmission of social heritage.  Sometimes, disruptions and impairments do occur in the performance of these roles and some of these basic functions become dysfunctions, which turn the media into purveyor of negative values. The present study investigates how popular the Nigerian TV reality show, Big Brother Naija (BBN), is perceived by its viewers. Three hundred heavy viewers of the programme were surveyed from Lagos and Ede, South-West Nigeria, and their opinions and attitudes were sought regarding; why they like or dislike the programme; the gratifications that those who like the programme derive and whether the BBN, as media content, is generally functional or dysfunctional to the society. Sixty-six per cent 66 (33.7%) of respondents like the programme because it entertains. Half of the respondents, 99(50.5%) dislike ‘immoral aspects’ of the programme. The viewers affirm that the eviction part of the programme was their highest form of gratification.  Most respondents, despite public outcry against the programme, consider the programme to be “functional”. Findings reinforce the postulation that TV viewers are not passive consumers of media contents.

scholarly journals Media economically oriented tecnologies in mass media activity

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Nikolaevna Kasperovich-Rynkevich
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Effective Mass ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
The Media ◽  
Industry Trends

This article explores cost-effective mass media technologies. The experience of the use of paid access to the media content of Belarus was studied, the author also made the forecast on its future functioning. The paper provides global media industry trends and focuses on the use of messagers to promote content and increase the target audience of mass media. The research used the methods of content analysis and a written survey. During the study the author revealed that the media economically oriented technologies help to make a profit through distribution of content and formation of a loyal mass media audience.

scholarly journals DICTION as a Tool for Studying the Mass Media

2014 ◽  
pp. 462-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Lance Holbert
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Systematic Assessment ◽  
Message Tailoring ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Mass Media

This chapter offers a systematic assessment of DICTION’s ability to address a wide range of media content. Each of the media-related works in this volume reflects a unique mix of communication inputs, and DICTION proves itself able to generate valid and reliable insights on a diverse range of material. In addition, the chapter focuses on a series of challenges (e.g., Message Tailoring, Hypertext, Interactivity) and opportunities (e.g., big data) for DICTION in relation to the study of media content. The program and the researchers who utilize it need to continue to evolve with the changing media landscape in order to generate practical knowledge that is relevant to improving communication.

scholarly journals Knowledge Configuration about Ciletuh UNESCO Global Geopark in Mass Media

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eli Jamilah Mihardja ◽  
Prima Mulyasari Agustini ◽  
Guson P Kuntarto
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Development Data ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
Sustainable Regional Development

This study intends to describe the discourse of the geopark in Indonesia in the Indonesian media. Media coverage is a form of knowledge in society, including about geopark in the context of sustainable regional development. Data was obtained based on analysis of media content (local and national) during 2019 and analyzed. by using sociology knowledge approach of discourse. As a result, the mass media, as a source of knowledge in society, should be able to play a greater role in providing understanding to audiences about the geopark and aspects of sustainable regional development.

Analyzing Blending Social and Mass Media Audiences through the Lens of Computer-Mediated Discourse

2015 ◽  
pp. 1281-1304
Author(s):  
Asta Zelenkauskaite
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Automated Analysis ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Media Audiences ◽  
Audience Analysis ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Mediated Discourse

In recent years, mass media content has undergone a blending process with social media. Large amounts of text-based social media content have not only shaped mass media products, but also provided new opportunities to access audience behaviors through these large-scale datasets. Yet, evaluating a plethora of audience contents strikes one as methodologically challenging endeavor. This study illustrates advantages and applications of a mixed-method approach that includes quantitative computer-mediated discourse analysis (CMDA) and automated analysis of content frequency. To evaluate these methodologies, audience comments consisting of Facebook comments and SMS mobile texting to Italian radio-TV station RTL 102.5 were analyzed. Blended media contents through computer-mediated discourse analysis expand horizons for theoretical and methodological audience analysis research in parallel to established audience analysis metrics.

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