scholarly journals Changing Public Discourse on the Environment: Danish Media Coverage of the Rio and Johannesburg UN Summits

2013 ◽  
pp. 30-54
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Public Discourse

Can E-safety Compromise Children’s Rights?

2018 ◽  
pp. 21-44
Author(s):  
Tijana Milosevic
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Research Findings

This chapter provides a more elaborate review and a critical examination of research findings about digital bullying, drawing from an interdisciplinary literature. In light of these findings, it critically analyzes media coverage of e-safety, online risks and harms, which digital bullying is an example of, as well as moral and technopanics –exaggerated concerns over youth use of technology and the consequences that emerge under such circumstances for various stakeholders. This chapter also builds the case for considering protection from digital bullying in the context of children’s rights. Wider social and cultural problems that remain less discussed in public discourse on digital bullying are given special attention to, building the case as to why it is important to address the culture of humiliation, focusing attention on dignity, rather than engaging in simplistic binaries of finger-pointing that are so often witnessed in the aftermaths of digital bullying cases.

scholarly journals AI in the headlines: the portrayal of the ethical issues of artificial intelligence in the media

AI & Society ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 927-936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Ouchchy ◽  
Allen Coin ◽  
Veljko Dubljević
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Public Debate ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Novel Technologies ◽  
Regulatory Frameworks ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media

Abstract As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies become increasingly prominent in our daily lives, media coverage of the ethical considerations of these technologies has followed suit. Since previous research has shown that media coverage can drive public discourse about novel technologies, studying how the ethical issues of AI are portrayed in the media may lead to greater insight into the potential ramifications of this public discourse, particularly with regard to development and regulation of AI. This paper expands upon previous research by systematically analyzing and categorizing the media portrayal of the ethical issues of AI to better understand how media coverage of these issues may shape public debate about AI. Our results suggest that the media has a fairly realistic and practical focus in its coverage of the ethics of AI, but that the coverage is still shallow. A multifaceted approach to handling the social, ethical and policy issues of AI technology is needed, including increasing the accessibility of correct information to the public in the form of fact sheets and ethical value statements on trusted webpages (e.g., government agencies), collaboration and inclusion of ethics and AI experts in both research and public debate, and consistent government policies or regulatory frameworks for AI technology.

How the public understands genetics: non-deterministic and non-discriminatory interpretations of the “blueprint” metaphor

1999 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celeste M. Condit
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Genetic Determinism ◽  
Popular Discourse ◽  
Small Minority ◽  
Public Opinions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Technological Intervention

Critics have worried that recent mass media coverage of genetics encourages genetic determinism and discriminatory attitudes in the public. They have identified the “blueprint” metaphor as one major component of public discourse that encourages such undesirable public opinions. To assess public interpretations of popular discourse about genetics, this audience study exposed 137 college students to sample genetics news articles and asked for their interpretations of the “blueprint” metaphor and of genetics in general. A larger group, the plurality, offered non-deterministic interpretations and perspectives on genetics. A small minority offered discriminatory interpretations, whereas a plurality offered explicit antidiscriminatory interpretations and opinions. Non-deterministic views were based on interpretations of the blueprint metaphor that understood genes as operating in a partial and probabilistic fashion, and that interpreted genes as malleable through individual will or technological intervention.

scholarly journals A Comparative Analysis of Visual Agenda-Setting in Reporting Islam

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 622-630
Author(s):  
Isyaku Hassan ◽  
Mohd Nazri Latiff Azmi
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Corporate Ownership ◽  
Visual Elements ◽  
Collective Effort ◽  
People’S Perception ◽  
The Media ◽  
Visual Bias

The media set the agenda of public discourse and define people’s perception of the issues. Research shows that analysis of visual elements in the media coverage of Islam is under-represented. This study explores and compares visual agenda-setting of Islam in selected Nigerian and Malaysian newspapers. Punch and Vanguard were chosen from Nigeria while The Star and New Straits Times were chosen from Malaysia based on their online readership. The study focused on content analysis of 425 photos and 23 videos used in the selected newspapers. Sample was collected from November 2015 until September 2016. Only photos and videos used in articles directly related to Islam were collected from the respective websites of the newspapers. It was found that Nigerian newspapers used more violent photos in reporting Islam than Malaysian newspapers. Of all the photos used in the selected newspapers, 43 reflected violence blamed on Islam while 382 were non-violent. None of the videos reflected violence. Though the use of violent photos is minimal in the newspapers, their implication might be highly influential. Visual bias could be avoided through collective effort of journalists, editors, and corporate ownership of the media.

scholarly journals The takeover of science communication: how science lost its leading role in the public discourse on carbon capture and storage research in daily newspapers in Germany

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
Steel Production ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Daily Newspapers ◽  
And Storage

Abstract. CCS (carbon capture and storage) is an important issue within the context of climate-change mitigation options and has played a major role in the agendas of scientists, researchers, and engineers. While media representations of CCS in Germany from 2004 to 2014 demonstrated the significant mediatization of the topic, this cannot be ascribed to science. Instead, CCS media coverage in Germany has been dominated by other stakeholder groups. While CCS is linked to various industry sectors, such as cement and steel production, the German debate has dominantly focussed on the coal and energy branches. This study looks at the role of science and science public relations (PR) within the German public debate by analysing the media coverage of CCS in daily newspapers from 2004 to 2014. If science wishes to remain proactive within science communication, new approaches for future science PR have to be deduced to strengthen, once again, the role of science communication. Among these approaches, it is important to pursue a more differentiated understanding of target audiences and regional concerns. Science PR has to accept that science itself is no longer the only stakeholder and actor within science communication.

Publishing the Perished: The Visibility of Foreign Death in Australian Quality Newspapers

2007 ◽  
Vol 125 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Folker Hanusch
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Visual Representation ◽  
Western World ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
Foreign News ◽  
Written Word

The issue of media coverage of death has been under discussion by only a few scholars, and there have existed some disagreements as to just how present death is in public discourse in the Western world. This study adds to the literature on death by investigating the Australian media context. Specifically, it examines how journalists at two Australian quality newspapers, The Australian and the Sydney Morning Herald, cover death in their foreign news reporting. It finds that journalists express preferences for certain types of death, as well as for certain nationalities. Further, it sheds some light on just how visible death is in the news by arguing that, while present in the written word, the visual representation of death is still highly marginalised.

The Billion-Dollar Kyoto Botch-up: Climate Change Communication in New Zealand

2008 ◽  
Vol 127 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-151
Author(s):  
Chris Russill
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Kyoto Protocol ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Change Policy

New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions have increased significantly since 1990. This article examines how the fact of increasing emissions is discussed and given significance in New Zealand's national public discourse on climate change. Greenhouse gas emissions became a serious public concern on 17 June 2005, when the New Zealand government estimated a $307 million Kyoto Protocol liability in its 2005 financial statements. Conservative media coverage of this report emphasised governmental miscalculation, the financial liabilities generated by Kyoto Protocol regulations and a struggle between Climate Change Minister Peter Hodgson and industry voices over how to define the problem. This article links the arguments and discursive strategies used in the 17 June 2005 newspaper coverage of increasing greenhouse gas emissions to the institutional actors shaping New Zealand climate change policy. The increased effectiveness of industry challenges to government climate change policy is noted and discussed.

scholarly journals Measles, Mickey and the Media: News Coverage of the 2015 Disneyland Outbreak

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Josh Greenberg ◽  
Gabriela Capurro ◽  
Eve Dubé ◽  
S. Michelle Driedger
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Santé Publique ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
The Media ◽  
Professionnels De La Santé ◽  
Central Characters ◽  
Sante Publique

Background  Outbreaks of disease are common fodder for political debate and public discourse. In the past decade alone, health officials have faced a steady stream of serious public health threats, from H1N1 to Ebola and Zika, as well as large outbreaks of measles and other highly contagious illnesses. These incidents command intense media attention and focus public conversation around questions of risk and responsibility.Analysis  This article examines major frames in Canadian news coverage of the Disneyland measles outbreak in 2015 to show how public health events are translated into social problems that magnify moral and political concerns. It discusses how parents who reject or express worries about vaccination were portrayed, and traces which solutions were presented to address the problem of vaccine preventable illness. Conclusion and implications  Media coverage focused heavily on “anti-vaxxers” as central characters in the outbreak story. The coverage conformed largely to an established biomedical narrative, in which medical and health experts set the definitional parameters around the outbreak causes and consequences, and the preventive measures that should be taken to prevent future occurrences.Contexte  Immanquablement, les épidémies sont un sujet répandu dans les débats politiques et les discours publics. Dans la dernière décennie seulement, les professionnels de la santé ont dû gérer maintes menaces de santé publique, du H1N1 jusqu’à l’Ébola et le Zika, ainsi que des poussées importantes de rougeole et autres maladies contagieuses. Ces incidents ont grandement attiré l’attention des médias et soulèvent dans les conversations publiques des questions de risque et de responsabilité. Analyse  Cet article examine les cadres utilisés lors de la couverture médiatique canadienne d’une épidémie de rougeole à Disneyland en 2015 afin de montrer comment une telle couverture peut transformer des défis de santé publique en problèmes sociaux et soulever des questions morales et politiques particulières. L’article discute en outre de la manière dont les médias dépeignent les parents qui expriment leurs inquiétudes face à la vaccination ou qui la rejettent carrément, et examine les solutions proposées pour contrer les maladies évitables par vaccination. Conclusions et implications  Dans l’affaire Disneyland, les médias se sont concentrés sur les opposants à la vaccination. La couverture médiatique s’est largement conformée à une narration biomédicale conventionnelle dans laquelle les experts de la santé ont établi les paramètres définitionnels des causes et conséquences de l’épidémie ainsi que les mesures à prendre pour empêcher de futurs cas.

scholarly journals An analysis of Croatian political parties’ pre-election manifestos and healthcare policies

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
D Ivankovic ◽  
S Handanagic ◽  
A Dzakula
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Medical Equipment ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Hospital System ◽  
Policy Model ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Election Manifestos

Abstract Background Before the regular 2015 Parliamentary elections in Croatia, we identified and analysed topics and comprehensiveness of health policies (HPs) included in political parties’ pre-election manifestos. After the loss of government confidence, we did a follow up before the 2016 preliminary elections. Here, we present a comparison of the 2015 and 2016 results. Methods We used the Walt-Gilson policy model for the content analysis of pre-election HPs. Five evaluators independently reviewed manifestos for HPs through four dimensions: content, actors, processes and context. HPs proposed by at least two parties were included in the final analysis and by referring to any of four dimensions for specific HP, parties scored one point (maximum of four points per HP). Results Seven out of the eight parties addressed healthcare topics in their manifestos, six discussed healthcare workforce and financing, while five discussed hospital systems, primary care, medical equipment and (re)organization of the healthcare. Parties earned 41% of all points for describing content, 28% for processes, 17% for actors and 14% for context of proposed HPs. Compared to the 2015 results, most comprehensively approached HPs changed to more focus on workforce and medical equipment. Topics of access to healthcare and people with disability earned significantly less points than in 2015. Conclusions Parties’ manifestos in both 2015 and 2016 focused on topics mostly represented in the public discourse on healthcare and daily media coverage. Financing the 2015 elections, as a consequence of a large financial restructuring effort of the hospital system at the time. Health workforce topped the 2016 elections, due to large emigration of health care professionals after legislative changes and Croatia’s accession to the EU. Parties mostly focus on the content while they less frequently address the role of processes, actors, and the context needed for successful implementation of the recommended HPs.

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