scholarly journals Artificial Intelligence and Its Reportage in Select Nigerian Newspapers: A Content Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-61
Author(s):  
Jammy Guanah ◽  
Ijeoma OBI ◽  
Alpha Chukwuemeka GINIKACHUKWU
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Research System ◽  
Not Given ◽  
The Public ◽  
Creative Research ◽  
The Media ◽  
Setting Theory ◽  
The Guardian

The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is gradually having effects in most facets of the society; and no area tends to be exempted from this AI bug. This research explored the discourses of the place of the media, especially newspapers, as the watchdogs of the society in this unfolding scenario. It was expected that the media should be at the forefront in letting citizens know its implications. The study set out to determine the volume of coverage given to news about Artificial Intelligence (AI) by The Punch, The Guardian, and Vanguard newspapers; to identify the story types through which AI stories were reported by the newspapers, and to examine if the newspapers gave prominence to AI stories. The study was anchored on the Agenda Setting Theory while Content Analysis was adopted as the research method for obtaining data from a population of 1,095 made up of the newspapers` editions from January to December 2019, and a sample size of 285 derived through the use of the Creative Research System Calculator. The study revealed that only 64 AI stories appeared in the selected newspapers throughout 2019. It also discovered that most of the stories were in photograph form, and that prominence was not given to AI stories by the newspapers. It was therefore concluded that since automation may be the future, newspapers must start to intensify in educating the public about AI through their coverage. The study recommended among other things that newspapers should give prominence to AI stories. Also, they should report AI stories with all story types, and place such stories in all the prime sections of the newspapers.

scholarly journals MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS COVERAGE OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY ISSUES: A STUDY OF DAILY TRUST AND THE NATION NEWSPAPERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faruk Nanoh Bello ◽  
Ogwuche Pius Owoicho
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Similar Pattern ◽  
Agricultural Biotechnology ◽  
Not Given ◽  
The Public ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Setting Theory ◽  
Adequate Coverage ◽  
Core Issues

Mainstream newspapers’ coverage of biotechnology issues has overtime attracted the attention of media scholars. This study examined select newspaper’s coverage of Agricultural Biotechnology issues in Nigeria. The study relied on quantitative content analysis of the news stories of 2 Nigerian newspapers (Daily Trust and The Nation newspapers). The study analysed contents of the select newspapers between the periods of September 2018 to March 2019. The study is anchored on the Agenda setting theory. Findings from the study showed that the two newspapers (Daily Trust and The Nation) have not given adequate coverage to the issues of Agricultural Biotechnology as they were episodic in their reportage of the issue. The newspapers were unable to do this because most of the reports on Agricultural Biotechnology are in the form of news writing, paying little attention to the analysis of risks or benefits that lies therein. It was also found that the selected newspapers accorded low prominence to the issues on Agricultural Biotechnology with the placement of a majority of such stories on the inside pages and far less on the front and back pages. In a nutshell, the study found out that the Newspapers studied have been unsuccessful in their role to communicate to the public on the benefits or otherwise of Agricultural Biotechnology. Thus, it was concluded that Daily Trust and The Nation newspapers adopted a similar pattern in the reportage of Agricultural Biotechnology issues during this period with the way they reported these issues in their respective pages. The study recommends that media; both print and broadcast, which have the capacity of shaping public debate and discourse among citizens should be analytic and should dedicate more space and time when reporting core issues on Agricultural Biotechnology in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Corporate Governance of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Interest

Information ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 275
Author(s):  
Peter Cihon ◽  
Jonas Schuett ◽  
Seth D. Baum
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Department Of Defense ◽  
The Public ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Media ◽  
The U.S

Corporations play a major role in artificial intelligence (AI) research, development, and deployment, with profound consequences for society. This paper surveys opportunities to improve how corporations govern their AI activities so as to better advance the public interest. The paper focuses on the roles of and opportunities for a wide range of actors inside the corporation—managers, workers, and investors—and outside the corporation—corporate partners and competitors, industry consortia, nonprofit organizations, the public, the media, and governments. Whereas prior work on multistakeholder AI governance has proposed dedicated institutions to bring together diverse actors and stakeholders, this paper explores the opportunities they have even in the absence of dedicated multistakeholder institutions. The paper illustrates these opportunities with many cases, including the participation of Google in the U.S. Department of Defense Project Maven; the publication of potentially harmful AI research by OpenAI, with input from the Partnership on AI; and the sale of facial recognition technology to law enforcement by corporations including Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft. These and other cases demonstrate the wide range of mechanisms to advance AI corporate governance in the public interest, especially when diverse actors work together.

Mental Illness and the Media: Part II. Content Analysis of Press Coverage of Mental Health Topics

1986 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 431-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Matas ◽  
N. El-Guebaly ◽  
D. Harper ◽  
M. Green ◽  
A. Peterkin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Public Image ◽  
Press Coverage ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Accuracy Check ◽  
The Media ◽  
Selection Of

The public image of psychiatry has been tarnished in recent years. In order to determine the extent to which press coverage has contributed to negative attitudes towards psychiatry, we conducted a content analysis of a random selection of newspaper articles which appeared over a twenty-year period in two different newspapers. We found that although there had been some minor, cosmetic changes over the years, such as more appropriate headlines and more direct quotes from psychiatric experts, on the whole, content and attitudes had changed very little. An accuracy check of media reporting of forensic cases over a 20-year period revealed that when reporters have access to written material, the accuracy levels are greatly improved.

scholarly journals Patching up the differences: An exploration into Whanganui gang identity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Feona Sayles
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Moral Panic ◽  
Gang Violence ◽  
Online Newspapers ◽  
The Public ◽  
District Council ◽  
Group Identities ◽  
The Media

<p>The District Council (Prohibition of Gang Insignia) Act 2009 (‘Gang Insignia Act 2009’) came into force in 2009 and prohibited the ‘display’ of ‘gang insignia’ within ‘specified areas’ of the Whanganui District. The purported aim of the legislation was to reduce intimidation of the public and confrontations between gangs. There was no requirement for intent on the part of the wearer of the insignia. This made the Whanganui gang insignia ban unique in terms of criminal law as it maintained that harm was inflicted due to group identity rather than specific conduct. This raises the question of how an identity can be constructed so that it is considered capable of causing criminal harm. To address this question, this research looked at the ways in which the media contributed to the construction of gang identity during the period of 2004 to 2013. This was achieved through (1) a content analysis of reports from three print newspapers and two online newspapers, (2) a content analysis of reader interactions with the reports, and (3) a textual analysis of two print newspapers. The research was guided by moral panic theory so looked for ways in which the events related to stages or elements of moral panic. The focus of the moral panic was also expanded so as to explore the overall context operating at the particular time. It was found that the events did correspond to a moral panic model and that whilst the panic was triggered by key occurrences of gang violence, the underlying motive for the panic could be attributed to racial tensions, penal populism, and the use of a terrorist frame. Whilst this research focuses on the construction of gang identity, the techniques used by the media can be applicable to other group identities.</p>

scholarly journals DISEMINASI INFORMASI LOCAL CONTENT MELALUI PELAYANAN BATUAN KARST DI DPK GUNUNG KIDUL

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Muhammad Erdiansyah Cholid Anjali ◽  
Zeni Istiqomah
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Local Content ◽  
The Media ◽  
Research Scientists ◽  
Research Studies

DPK Gunungkidul offers local content services in the form of Karst Rocks. Information about the topography of karst rocks needs to be preserved because it represents the Gunung Kidul Region. This study aims to determine how the Karst Rock services and how the information dissemination carried out by the Gunung Kidul DPK to the community. This research method uses a qualitative approach and descriptive methods. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews, and documentation analysis. The results showed that the Karst Rocks in the Gunung Kidul DPK were served closed and placed on special racks. The provision of Karst rocks is compiled from research studies in collaboration with external parties. DPK Gunung Kidul provides information to the public about Karst Rocks through information dissemination activities. The process of disseminating information begins with collecting information from the results of research (scientists/researchers) and channeled through the media directly or indirectly so that it can be accepted by users. This activity is carried out to improve the scientific repertoire for the community and form of preservation of karst rock information.

Agenda-Setting Theory

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxwell McCombs ◽  
Sebastián Valenzuela
Keyword(s):  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Issue Salience ◽  
The Public ◽  
Media Agenda ◽  
Core Concepts ◽  
The Media ◽  
Setting Theory ◽  
Attribute Priming ◽  
Attribute Agenda Setting

This chapter discusses contemporary directions of agenda-setting research. It reviews the basic concept of agenda setting, the transfer of salience from the media agenda to the public agenda as a key step in the formation of public opinion, the concept of need for orientation as a determinant of issue salience, the ways people learn the media agenda, attribute agenda setting, and the consequences of agenda setting that result from priming and attribute priming. Across the theoretical areas found in the agenda-setting tradition, future studies can contribute to the role of news in media effects by showing how agenda setting evolves in the new and expanding media landscape as well as continuing to refine agenda setting’s core concepts.

scholarly journals Population health AI researchers’ perceptions of the public portrayal of AI: A pilot study

2020 ◽  
pp. 096366252096549
Author(s):  
Gabrielle Samuel ◽  
Heilien Diedericks ◽  
Gemma Derrick
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Population Health ◽  
Scientific Practice ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Canadian Population ◽  
The Media ◽  
Epistemic Modesty ◽  
Artificial Intelligence Systems ◽  
Research And Policy

This article reports how 18 UK and Canadian population health artificial intelligence researchers in Higher Education Institutions perceive the use of artificial intelligence systems in their research, and how this compares with their perceptions about the media portrayal of artificial intelligence systems. This is triangulated with a small scoping analysis of how UK and Canadian news articles portray artificial intelligence systems associated with health research and care. Interviewees had concerns about what they perceived as sensationalist reporting of artificial intelligence systems – a finding reflected in the media analysis. In line with Pickersgill’s concept of ‘epistemic modesty’, they considered artificial intelligence systems better perceived as non-exceptionalist methodological tools that were uncertain and unexciting. Adopting ‘epistemic modesty’ was sometimes hindered by stakeholders to whom the research is disseminated, who may be less interested in hearing about the uncertainties of scientific practice, having implications on both research and policy.

scholarly journals Economic Interests of Media in the Coverage of the News Value of Sex on the Harian Rakyat Aceh

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamdani M. Syam ◽  
Nur Anisah ◽  
Rahmat Saleh ◽  
Abdul Rani Usman ◽  
Dini Khairani
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Economic Interest ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Press ◽  
News Value ◽  
The Media ◽  
Spss Software

In addition to having the freedom to spread news to the public, the press also have the freedom to search and process news. In exercising that freedom, journalists always consider that news must be interesting so that people want to read it. The media coverage of sex, including stories on rape, sexual harassment, adultery, cheating, and sordid topics, is a news value that has a high rating for people. Sometimes in the economic interests of the media, journalists violate the norms and ethics of the news. This study is aimed to examine through content analysis the coverage of sex in the Harian Rakyat Aceh newspaper, which from January to April 26 featured 54 articles related to sex. This study examined this coverage in the context of Indonesia’s implementation of the journalistic code of ethics. Indonesian journalists are prohibited from mixing facts and opinions and from reporting sadistic and obscene news. Using the Holsti formula, inter-coder reliability resulted in a CR of 0.99, showing strong reliability. After data collection, coding sheets were analyzed using SPSS software to determine the results of each category. This study found that the news value of the 54 articles in the Harian Rakyat Aceh newspaper is considered to have violated the journalistic code of ethics. Thus, it can be assumed that there is an economic interest in the media’s reporting of sex in that newspaper.

scholarly journals NARASI VISUAL CERITA FABEL DALAM KARYA SENI LUKIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-142
Author(s):  
Ariesa Pandanwangi ◽  
Belinda Sukapura Dewi ◽  
Shopia Himatul Alya
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Visual Narrative ◽  
West Java ◽  
The Public ◽  
Creative Cities ◽  
Works Of Art ◽  
Object Composition ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Bandung is one of the creative cities in Java, especially West Java. Proven Bandung has a lot of local wisdom dug up from legendary stories, animal fable stories, culinary riches, and many more which later became interesting ideas into the concept of creating art. This local wealth is an important claim by artists who actively work. This research will reveal the expression of artists in paintings. They express their expression by bringing up the fable story of the archipelago. Archipelago fable story is processed, dug up and used as a source of inspiration to create works of art. The problems in this study are (1) What is the concept of a painting that was conceived from the fable story of the archipelago. (2) What is the visualization of the archipelago fable painting created by female artists ?. This research method is descriptive qualitative by examining the aesthetic aspects which include elements of the object, composition, color, harmonization. The media used in this painting is fabric. Samples of paintings, taken from works created by women from an exhibition held in Bandung. The coloring process with the colet technique. The color used is the dye for the fabric. The findings in the research are the concept of the work carried by artists visualizing animal stories that can be used as good moral examples. This exhibition is important because in addition to visual narration there is also a message delivered to the public. Whereas visually, many female artists use realistic objects, center composition, contrasting and attractive colors. The results of this study the concept of fable stories are brought back into an attractive visual narrative with colors that are presented in contrast with many techniques in coloring.

scholarly journals THE RIGHTS OF NATIONAL MINORITIES TO INFORMATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-53
Author(s):  
Aid Mršić ◽  
◽  
Larisa Softić-Gasal ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Pressure ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Trends ◽  
National Minorities ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Guardian

The public service, which should be the guardian of the identity of national minorities, fell under the political pressure. In this way, it came out of the scope of its actions. Leading people in independent media believe that the role of the public service is crucial in protecting national minorities.But the media can not do it alone. First of all, the state must regulate, and respect what it has brought. With strong strategies and the inclusion of national minorities in all social trends, it is possible to achieve, not fully, but partially, the equality of all those who liveon the territory of BiH.On the other hand, the public service must respect what the state says. The Communications Regulatory Agency is obliged to impose rules in an adequate manner and at the same time to monitor how much the media (public service) meets its obligations.

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