scholarly journals Examining the framing patterns of environmental issues: Episodic and thematic analysis of Pakistani and British news stories

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-284
Author(s):  
Atiya Dar ◽  
Shahzad Ali ◽  
Muhammad Makkey Bhutta ◽  
Mohammad Irfan Ali
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Policy Formation ◽  
Total N ◽  
The Public ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Environmental News ◽  
Journalistic Practice

Practice and applicability of environmental journalism accelerate changes in environmental policy, foster environmental awareness amongst the public and encourage environmentalism in the society. Reporting news in episodic instead of thematic manner is imperative in altering the public narrative regarding environment as well as providing assistance for significant decision making, to concerned stakeholders for better policy formation. The comparative design of this study utilized quantitative content analysis to examines framing approach of Pakistani and British environmental news stories.  Using simple random sampling technique total (n=1139) environmental news stories analysed from all four newspapers since 2007 to 2016-time period. The findings indicate the contrast among four newspapers of two countries (Dawn & Nation) from Pakistani print media however (Guardian & Telegraph) from Great Britain identify the divergent framing characteristics of Pakistani and British environmental news stories with thematic and episodic preferences. Guardian and Telegraph framed thematic news stories focusing on structural attributions while Dawn and Nation news stories evoke individualistic attributions with episodic frames. In spite of media’s regular journalistic practice of featuring episodic news stories still communicators can shift their professional approach by learning the construction of persuasive thematic environmental news stories for bigger social change.

PRINCIPALS’ ADMINISTRATIVE EFFECTIVENESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EDO AND DELTA STATES

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Umemetu Momoh ◽  
Nkechi Obiweluozor
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Female Principals ◽  
The Public ◽  
Administrative Effectiveness ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Quality Assurance Standards

This study examined principals’ administrative effectiveness in the implementation of quality assurance standards in public secondary schools in Edo and Delta States. To guide the study, three hypotheses were raised. The study adopted the descriptive research design. The population of the study comprised all the principals and teachers in the public secondary schools in Edo and Delta States, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 240 principals and 720 teachers from the schools. Data was collected using ‘Administrative Effectiveness and Implementation of Quality Assurance Standards Questionnaire (AEIQASQ)’ to find out principals’ level of administrative effectiveness in the implementation of quality assurance standards using the Normative mean of 62.5 which was established from the instrument as the benchmark for effectiveness. The findings revealed that principals’ administrative effectiveness was high in the public secondary schools in Edo and Delta States. There was also a significant relationship between administrative effectiveness and implementation of quality assurance standards in the States based on principals’ gender and experience. It was therefore recommended that since principals in public schools are effective, Government should provide them with adequate funds and all necessary support to ensure that quality assurance standards are fully implemented in the schools. Also, experience and gender should be considered in appointing principals among other criteria as experienced female principals were found to be more effective.

scholarly journals A Sociological Approach to Institutional Communication: The Public Image in Organizational Administration in Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Sandro Serpa
Keyword(s):  
Public Image ◽  
The Public ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Disadvantaged Children ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Time Period ◽  
External Context ◽  
Institutional Communication ◽  
Organizational Administration

<p class="apa">Acknowledging that the external context visibly affects any organization, this investigation seeks to constitute a specific contribution to the study of the importance of public image in organizational administration. To that end, a collection and documentary analysis of news stories from the newspaper <em>O Fayalense</em> on the <em>Asylum for the Disadvantaged Children of Horta</em> [<em>Asilo de Infância Desvalida da Horta</em>], an institution located on Faial Island, Azores, Portugal, covering the time period of 1858 to 1895, is performed. In the presentation and discussion of the results, a comparison is made between two periods that involve a single president because they vary in the type of news stories published (at the level of sources and subjects). It is concluded that the news stories published cover three large types of references, which, given the period in question, vary substantially: factual information (on the celebrations occurring in the asylum, communications about donations received and appreciation of benefactors, or institutional information on the elections of the asylum directorate), praise (regarding the asylum’s mission, operation, or administration), and censures (including responses to external criticism, criticism of previous managements, and stories regarding the asylum’s precarious circumstances). The implication of the study is that the importance of a positive public image, especially a positive image that is supportive of the leadership, should not be overlooked for the organizational administration to have greater chances of success.</p>

scholarly journals Hubungan Motif dan Kepuasan Penggunaan Media Sosial Instagram di Mahasiswa Komunikasi Penyiaran Islam Angkatan 2014-2017

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-78
Author(s):  
Ngudi Ambar Sari ◽  
Bukhari Bukhari ◽  
Usman Usman ◽  
Prima Kurinati Hamzah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
The Public ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Active User ◽  
The Relationship

Instagram is one of the most popular social media for the public. One difference between Instagram and other social media, is that instamam is more likely to be used to find information and share information with users than to interact directly with fellow users. The purpose of this study is to find out and explain the motives and active user satisfaction in using Instagram social media and find out the relationship between the motives and satisfaction of Instagram social media usage. This study uses use and gratification theory which assumes that individuals have certain goals in using media. The method used in this research is quantitative research methods. The data collection tool is the questionnaire has been validated. The research sample was 70 people. The sampling technique is simple random sampling. The statistic test that the researchers used was the Partial Correlation Test (Pearson Product Moment). Data is processed using SPSS version 20. The results of this study indicate users want to get information and knowledge that is happening at the present time. Information satisfaction becomes the most obtained by Instagram social media users. Overall Instagram social media has given satisfaction to users and there is a significant relationship between motives and satisfaction.

scholarly journals Kontribusi Marketing Syariah dan Citra Lembaga Dalam Mempengaruhi Keputusan Nasabah Menabung

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Nur Anim Jauhariyah ◽  
Kiki Fitria ◽  
Mahmudah Mahmudah
Keyword(s):  
Survey Research ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Institutional Image ◽  
The Public ◽  
Simultaneous Influence

The purpose of this study 1) Knowing the influence of sharia marketing (X1) on customer decisions (Y) saving; 2) Determine the magnitude of the influence of the image of the institution (X2) on the customer's decision (Y) to save; 3) Knowing the simultaneous influence between sharia marketing (X1) and institutional image (X2) on Customer Decision (Y) saving. In this study using a quantitative approach to the type of survey research. Determination of the research sample using simple random sampling technique with 30 respondents. Research conclusions 1) Sharia marketing Bank Syariah Mandiri KC Genteng Banyuwangi Regency is one of the factors that influence customers' decision to save. The better the marketing of sharia is carried out, the more interested the public will be in saving at Syariah Syariah Bank KC Genteng Banyuwangi Regency; 2) the image of the institution of Bank Syariah Mandiri KC Genteng Banyuwangi Regency is one of the factors that influence the interests of customers to save. The better the image in the minds of the public, the more interested people will be saving at the Syariah Mandiri Bank KC Genteng Banyuwangi Regency; 3) sharia marketing (X1) and institutional image (X2) are the dominant variables on customer decisions (Y) saving at Bank Syariah Mandiri KC Genteng Banyuwangi Regency.

scholarly journals The Effect of Length of Service and Demographic Variables on Organisational Role Stress of Public Sector Bank Employees

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-27
Author(s):  
Vijay Prakash Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Role Stress ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Length Of Service ◽  
The Public ◽  
Organizational Role ◽  
Bank Employees ◽  
The Impact

The study explores the impact of length of service and demographic variables on the organizational role stress on the public sector bank employees. The questionnaire employed in this study is Organisational Role Stress (ORS) scale developed by Prof. Udai Pareek (1983) where the length of service, gender, age, education, number of family members and income are independent variables and Organisational Role Stress (ORS) is the dependent variable. The sample for the study consist of 415 public sector bank employees. Simple random sampling is used as a sampling technique. Data were analyzed using Multiple Regression. The results revealed that length of service, age, education, and income significantly impact the organizational role stress (ORS) on the public sector bank employees.

scholarly journals Compliance Issues with Public Procurement Regulations in Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Godwin Uzoma Chikwere ◽  
Simon S. K. Dzandu ◽  
Mawuko Dza
Keyword(s):  
Public Procurement ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
P Value ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Interference ◽  
The Law

This study examines compliance issues with public procurement regulations in Ghana. The simple random sampling technique was used to draw a sample size of 100 practitioners from public institutions in Ghana. The collected data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that although public procurement entities in Ghana have made some strides in improving compliance levels with the public procurement law, majority of public institutions disregard their management systems and contract management processes among others. The study indicates that familiarity (p-value = 0.020) though inversely related, incompetence (p-value =0.023), political interference (p-value =0.000) and poor monitoring (p-value =0.010) were significant factors in explaining non-compliance with the legal framework of public procurement in Ghana. The research further discovered that officials in charge of public procurement flout the rules and regulations with impunity. To address the issue of non-conformance by public officials, it is imperative for the Public Procurement Authority to desist from embarking on what could best be described as selective justice and apply the law equally on all non-conforming public institutions. The authority must also strengthen its monitoring systems to ensure that offenders are apprehended and adequately sanctioned according to the law.

scholarly journals ETHICAL FACTORS IN THE COVERAGE OF STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE NORTH EAST NIGERIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bifatife Olufemi Adeyese, ◽  
Ishola Kamorudeen Lamidi
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
The State ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Systematic Random Sampling ◽  
The Public ◽  
News Stories ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Government

This study examines the extent to which the Nigerian journalists comply with ethical values in the course of their reportage. Two national dailies – The Nation and Daily Trust newspapers were selected for content analysis, using systematic random sampling technique to pick 26 editions per newspaper. A period of six months from 14 December 2014 to 14 June, 2015, covering the 4th phase of the state of emergency was chosen. Tables, figures, and sample percentage counts were employed in making the research data easily understandable. The findings revealed that though the newspapers appeared to be ethically compliant in their reportage, none of the two newspapers was neutral in its reportage of the state of emergency rule. Majority of their stories were considered unpleasant and capable of aggravating the crisis in the troubled states. The hypothesis were tested, one showed that there is a significant difference between the number of news stories and the number of ethical breaches in the selected newspapers; hypothesis two showed a significant difference between ethically breaching and ethically standard reports/content of the selected newspapers; hypothesis three showed a significant difference between the ethical breaching of Daily Trust and those of The Nation –X2 = 0.09; P<0.05, df1. The study therefore, recommends that journalists should always have a healthy regard for the public interest, desist from slavish adulation and join hands with the government in bringing about lasting peace to the troubled states and desist from publishing inflammatory stories.

scholarly journals PENGARUH IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN PEMERINTAH DAERAH TERHADAP EFEKTIVITAS PERUBAHAN JARINGAN TRAYEK ANGKUTAN UMUM DI KABUPATEN CIANJUR

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-142
Author(s):  
Ayu Ayda Lestari ◽  
Toto Kushartono ◽  
Arlan Siddha
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
The Public ◽  
Route Network ◽  
Transportation Service ◽  
Local Government Policy

The title of this research is : "The Effect of Local Government Policy Implementation on the Effectiveness of Changes in the Public Transportation Route Network in Cianjur Regency". The background of this research is the ineffective implementation of local government policy. This research used an explanation survey with a quantitative approach. This research was conducted at the Cianjur Regency Transportation Service Office, Rawabango Terminal, Pasirhayam Terminal, Main Market, Jalan Siliwangi, Jalan Dr. Muwardi. Collecting data in this research is through survey, observation, and documentation. The sampling technique used is probability sampling with simple random sampling. The theory of this research is policy implementation from Mazmanian and Sabartier and for the theory of effectiveness by Siagian. The results of the research showed that there is no affect of the implementation of local government policy on the effectiveness of changes in the network of public transport routes in Cianjur Regency. Marked by the characteristics of the problem can not be identified, then the carrying capacity of regulations and non-regulations that can affect the process of implementation can not be implemented properly.

scholarly journals JOB SATISFACTION AND QUALIFICATION AS A DETERMINANT OF TEACHERS’ JOB MOBILITY IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN OYO STATE

2020 ◽  
pp. 20-24
Author(s):  
Onipede, A.A. Ph.D ◽  
Adeyi, M.O. Ph.D
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Job Mobility ◽  
The State ◽  
The Public

This study investigated job satisfaction and qualification as a determinant of teachers’ job mobility in primary schools in Oyo State. The study employed the descriptive research design of the survey type. The population consisted of all teachers from the public primary schools in the state. The sample for this study was 300 teachers which were selected from 20 public primary schools using multi-stage sampling procedure. The first stage involved the use of simple random sampling technique to select 10 Local Government Areas from the thirty- three Local Government Areas of the State. The second stage involved the selection of 20 public primary schools using purposive random sampling technique. Also, 15 teachers were selected from each of the public primary schools using simple random sampling technique at the third stage to make the total of 300 teachers as a sample for the study. A self-structured questionnaire tagged Teachers’ Questionnaire on Job Mobility, Satisfaction and Qualification (TQJMSQ) was used to elicit relevant data for the study. The face and content validity of the instrument was ensured. A reliability co-efficient of 0.69 was obtained for TQJMSQ using Pearson Product Moment correlation analysis. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Research questions were answered using simple percentage, mean score and standard deviation while the hypothesis was analysed using t-test, ANOVA and Scheffe posthoc test at 0.05 level of significant. The study shows that job satisfaction and teachers’ qualifications determines job mobility in primary schools in Oyo State. The researchers recommended that government and other school owners should encourage teachers on the job by giving them necessary remuneration and teachers should be encouraged to update themselves to acquire higher qualifications so that they can be fixed to relevant position. KEYWORDS: Job Satisfaction, Qualification, determinant, teachers, job mobility, primary schools.

EFFECTIVENESS OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORKERS IN DELTASTATE, NIGERIA

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph U. AGBAMU ◽  
David O. EDONO
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
The Public ◽  
Agricultural Extension Service ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Adoption Level

This study has assessed the effectiveness of agricultural extension workers through the use of six indicators. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 180 farmers and 60 extension workers from 12 Local Government Areas of Delta State. Interview schedule and questionnaire were used to collect data from respondents. On average, farmers have 7 – 12 contacts per year with agricultural extension workers. Age, extent of contact with extension workers, and education level make a significant contribution to farmers' perception on the quality of agricultural extension workers. This study found no significant relationship between adoption level and extent of contact with extension workers. Agricultural message situation is good in terms of purpose, content and treatment but the provision of logistics for field work of extension workers is not sufficient. The study reveals that agricultural extension service in Delta State is not effective. There is no significant difference in the agricultural extension workers' effectiveness in the three agricultural zones of Delta State. For a better coverage of extension cells, more extension workers should be recruited. The Delta State Government should exhibit renewed vigor in properly funding the public agricultural extension service to ensure improved effectiveness.

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