scholarly journals Marathon Map and its Utilization in City Tourism

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Liu ◽  
Cheng Ye ◽  
Shuran Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Marathon Running ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Marathon Race ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
City Tourism ◽  
The City

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Marathon running has become an obsession in China, with 22 marathon races in 2011 increasing to 400 in 2017. Based on the Marathon annual report in 2017, marathon races will increase to above 1900 in 2020. More and more Chinese are traveling around the country to participate marathon races, which brings tremendous opportunities for the host cities, specifically for city tourism. A well-designed marathon map can not only help runners to learn detailed information for the races, but also help the tourists to learn natural and historical spots in the city. However, marathon maps and their designs are not examined in respect to cartography.</p><p>This study focused on full marathon race maps, collected 200 maps officially published by marathon organizers, inventoried the race information included in the maps, explored how many of these maps showing natural and historical scenic spots along the race, and analyzed common design elements of the maps using Quantitative Content Analysis (QCA), see table1. The goal of this study was to determine if the maps featured only the races or if they provided additional information to encourage tourist activities. A well designed marathon map can help both to the implementation of a race and to the creation of a sense of city.</p>

scholarly journals Beer-trail maps and the growth of experiential tourism

2017 ◽  
pp. 9-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison E. Feeney
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
North America ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Google Maps ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Travel Destination ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Regional Landscape ◽  
Food And Drink

A well-designed map can influence tourists’ activities, yet tourist maps and their designs remain under-examined in the cartographic literature. Today, many Americans are traveling to indulge in new food and drink experiences, which can potentially increase revenues in other related tourist amenities. Specifically, travel to craft breweries is increasing, and tourism agencies throughout North America promote beer trails. This study identified 100 beer trails promoted by official tourism agencies, inventoried how many of those trails’ marketing materials included a map, and evaluated those maps using Quantitative Content Analysis (QCA) for common design elements. The overall goal of the project was to determine if the maps featured only the breweries or if they promoted visiting additional experiential activities that contributed to the creation of a sense of place, and that in turn, may provide potential benefits to the travel destination. The results found that tourism agencies aggressively advertise local breweries, but the maps developed for beer trails significantly underutilize effective cartographic principles and do not promote other regional activities. Most trail maps were made with Google Maps, an effective tool for navigation, but one that often produced unbalanced layouts and did not use symbology to effectively emphasize tourist activities. Additionally, Google Maps tends to suggest travel on main roads or highways rather than smaller back roads that are more likely to host additional local activities. A limited number of maps were artistically designed to focus the viewer’s attention on the regional landscape and other available activities, but were designed in a highly generalized, cartoon-like style. Only two agencies mapped breweries along with suggested routes and additional activities using symbols, colors, fonts, and pictures appropriate for the age demographic of their market audience.

scholarly journals The inter-media agenda-setting in regional journalism: a study of two tv newscasts from Imperatriz, in Maranhão (Brazil)

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. a7en
Author(s):  
Sarah Dantas do Rego Silva ◽  
Camilla Quesada Tavares
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Media Agenda ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Setting Theory ◽  
The City ◽  
Research Show

This article aims to analyze the inter-media agenda-setting between the TV newscasts JMTV 1st edition, from TV Mirante corporation, and Na Hora D, from TV Difusora Sul corporation, both broadcasted in the city of Imperatriz, in Maranhão, Brazil. For this proposal, we discuss the agenda-setting theory, and the regional and local televised media perspective. Methodologically, the research uses a quantitative content analysis of a database 73 journalistic pieces from both TV Newscasts - 26 from JMTV, and 47 from Na Hora D – during the first week of August 2019. The main results of the research show that there is a limitation in the coverage of regionalism, and in the analyzed period there was an inter-media agenda-setting between these two TV Newscasts.

scholarly journals The construction of the Arab-Islamic issue in foreign news: Spanish newspaper coverage of the Egyptian revolution

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (s1) ◽  
pp. 765-787
Author(s):  
Alfonso Corral ◽  
Leen d’Haenens
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Newspaper Coverage ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Egyptian Revolution ◽  
Cultural Discourses ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Foreign News ◽  
International Event

AbstractThe aim of this article is to analyze how the Spanish newspapers covered an international event such as the Egyptian spring from 2011 to 2013. From the perspective of the representation of Arab-Islamic issues, this study carries out a quantitative content analysis on the four reference newspapers in Spain (ABC, El Mundo, El País, and La Vanguardia) to find out whether there was an Islamophobic or Islamophilic treatment during the Egyptian revolution. The results of the 3,045 articles analyzed show that Spanish newspapers were remarkably interested in Egyptian events and that cultural discourses were not relevant in the coverage. However, it is necessary to specify these outcomes by newspaper, because each paper proposed its own take on the matter based on information provided by press agencies.

scholarly journals Commenting, Sharing and Tweeting News

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne M. Almgren ◽  
Tobias Olsson
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
User Interaction ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Multiple Features ◽  
Online Newspapers ◽  
Local Newspapers ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Salient Features ◽  
Participatory Practices

Abstract Social plugins for sharing news through Facebook and Twitter have become increasingly salient features on news sites. Together with the user comment feature, social plugins are the most common way for users to contribute. The wide use of multiple features has opened new areas to comprehensively study users’ participatory practices. However, how do these opportunities to participate vary between the participatory spaces that news sites affiliated with local, national broadsheet and tabloid news constitute? How are these opportunities appropriated by users in terms of participatory practices such as commenting and sharing news through Facebook and Twitter? In addition, what differences are there between news sites in these respects? To answer these questions, a quantitative content analysis has been conducted on 3,444 articles from nine Swedish online newspapers. Local newspapers are more likely to allow users to comment on articles than are national newspapers. Tweeting news is appropriated only on news sites affiliated with evening tabloids and national morning newspapers. Sharing news through Facebook is 20 times more common than tweeting news or commenting. The majority of news items do not attract any user interaction.

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