scholarly journals Joining the clash or refusing to bash? Bystanders reactions to online celebrity bashing

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaëlle Ouvrein ◽  
Charlotte J.S. De Backer ◽  
Heidi Vandebosch
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Online News ◽  
Huge Number ◽  
Specific Context ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Negative News ◽  
Celebrity News

Researchers, in studies of online news-site commenting, have found a huge number of aggressive comments and have indicated that such comments should be interpreted within the discussion context that other bystanders, such as journalists and other readers, have created. In this study, we aimed to offer insights into bystanders’ reactions to negative news articles and other bystanders’ aggressive comments in the specific context of celebrity news. Therefore, we subjected Flemish celebrity-news articles (N = 69) and the Facebook reactions (N = 5,529) to those articles to a content analysis. First, using a quantitative content analysis, we coded each comment as having a negative, neutral, or positive tone. Next, we conducted a qualitative content analysis, which consisted of a vertical coding phase and a horizontal coding phase, so as to investigate the comments’ content in more depth and to determine which elements resulted in some comments’ negative and even aggressive tone. The results indicate that most readers’ reactions stayed on topic, thus merely contributing to the negative atmosphere that the journalist had already created. However, unlike the journalists, who tended to express their emotions rather subtly, the readers reacted using extreme aggressive language. Furthermore, although these aggressive reader reactions generally seemed to set an aggressive tone for future reactions, some readers broke this aggressive cycle and explicitly disapproved of the aggressive expressions.

Hypertextuality in net-native health news: A quantitative content analysis of hyperlinks and where they lead to

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce Stroobant ◽  
Karin Raeymaeckers
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Online News ◽  
Pharmaceutical Companies ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Health News ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
News Websites ◽  
Government Websites

By means of a quantitative content analysis of two Belgian net-native health news websites, this article investigates the reliability and usability of the hyperlinks in various forms of online news. Hyperlinks in our sample overwhelmingly redirect readers to government websites and websites that contain scientific information such as websites of universities, scientific research groups and peer-reviewed academic journals. Hyperlinks to information generally perceived as less reliable and possibly biased such as user-generated content or pharmaceutical companies are used rarely. This suggests that online health journalists strongly share the preferences of their offline colleagues. However, in terms of the potential of hypertext to tailor health news to the needs of the audience, for instance by including multimedia content or even simply by hyperlinking to webpages in the same language as the original, there are clear indications that Belgian online net-native health news falls short. The practical hindrances and hurdles identified in this content analysis constitute an invitation for online health journalists to consider the possibilities of hypertext in the light of how users might appreciate this practice.

scholarly journals Digital Collections and Web 2.0: Investigating Adoption & Participation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Parul Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
North American ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Digital Collections ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
The Web

<p>This study explores how cultural heritage institutions (CHIs) have adopted Web 2.0 principles and applications for their digital collections and how users are responding to the Web 2.0-enabled environment in digital collections. The research aims to contribute discussion on whether CHIs have adapted well to the “democratic” nature of Web 2.0. It also aims to contribute discussion on how CHIs can improve their digital collections to better engage with users online. The research used quantitative content analysis to compare the adoption of Web 2.0 applications and principles across archives, libraries and museums and between Australasian and North American CHIs. It also used quantitative content analysis to explore the types of participatory activities offered in Web 2.0-enabled digital collections and the extent to which users have taken advantage of these forms of participation. One particular form of participation, commenting, was investigated using qualitative content analysis, to gain an understanding of how users respond to digital content. The research suggests that libraries are currently leading the adoption of Web 2.0 principles and applications for digital collections. It also appears that Australasian CHIs have been more proactive, compared to their North American counterparts, in making available Web 2.0-enabled digital collections. The research found that CHIs supported a range of different activities in their digital collections but activities encouraging multivocality and user-driven ranking of content were the most popular among both digital collections and their users.</p>

scholarly journals Performing qualitative content analysis

Sociologija ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-123
Author(s):  
Zeljka Manic
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Inductive Approach ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Unique Definition ◽  
The Subject

Although content analysis has traditionally been considered a quantitative method, it has been advocated in the methodological literature for its use in qualitative form as early as the middle of the 20th century. Nevertheless, much less methodological knowledge is available on the characteristics of qualitative content analysis and its application than on quantitative content analysis. The subject of this paper is a presentation of performing qualitative content analysis. First, different views of the qualitative form of the method are given, since there is no unique definition. Then, the basic steps of qualitative content analysis are presented, that is, the stages of application of the procedure, on which there is also no agreement, but no essential differences. Particular attention has been paid to the deductive and inductive approach of determining the categories of classification. The application of qualitative content analysis is illustrated by a survey of nostalgia of Serbian immigrants living in the Nordic countries. Finally, concluding considerations on performing a qualitative content analysis are summarized and the challenges ahead.

scholarly journals “You Want Your Guests to Be Happy in This Business”: Hoteliers’ Decisions to Adopt Voluntary Smoke-Free Guest-Room Policies

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 1740-1746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. McDaniel ◽  
Ruth E. Malone
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
The United States ◽  
Online News ◽  
Hotel Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Quantitative Content

Purpose: To explore why some hotels have implemented 100% smoke-free policies voluntarily, the perceived consequences of doing so, and media responses. Design: Qualitative study of hotel management and quantitative content analysis of media coverage of smoke-free hotels. Setting: Hotels and media based in the United States. Participants: Eleven representatives of 5 independent and 4 chain hotels. Other data included 265 news items about smoke-free hotels. Method: We conducted 30-minute semi-structured interviews with hotel representatives and analyzed the data using qualitative content analysis. We also searched 3 online news databases for news items about hotels in our study, and collaboratively coded retrieved items; we analyzed the content and slant of news items. Results: Business considerations, including guest requests, competitor action, and cost savings, were the primary motivations for implementing 100% smoke-free guest-room policies. Health concerns played a minimal role. Hotels received positive feedback from customers and employees. Media coverage was favorable, emphasizing positive aspects of going smoke-free; the overall slant of news items was positive or neutral. However, few hotels marketed the change. Conclusions: Since hotel customers and employees are likely to experience long periods of smoke exposure and smoke-free hotels appear to be so well received, it may be timely to pursue policies making all hotels smoke-free.

scholarly journals Process of developing education material on water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) and diarrhoea prevention and testing its acceptability among tribal mothers

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-35
Author(s):  
Angeline Jeyakumar ◽  
Swapnil Godbharle ◽  
Bibek Raj Giri ◽  
Zakir Hussain Mirzaie ◽  
Chandrashekhar Jori
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Fear Appeal ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Education Material ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Diarrhoea Prevention

Abstract The study aimed to develop education material on WaSH practices and assess its content and acceptability. Online survey of 19 posters identified two Marathi posters that were not context- or setting-specific. A three-phased evaluation study was conducted to assess (i) WaSH practices of mothers attending an ANC centre (n = 40) and (ii) performed a quantitative content analysis of education material developed on WaSH (n = 38). Focus group discussions (FGDs) were employed for qualitative content analysis (n = 10). (iii) Acceptability was derived from the scores of quantitative content analysis. Relevance of content and use of fear appeal emerged as significant characteristics using qualitative content analysis. In quantitative content analysis, the maximum score for the domains pertaining to relevance and comprehension was 5 each and for the layout was 3. The mean scores for posters 1 and 2 were 4.34 ± 0.9 and 4.00 ± 1.1 for relevance; and 4.89 ± 0.3 and 4.95 ± 0.2 for comprehension, respectively. Acceptability ranging between 68 and 100% in all three domains for both the posters indicated high acceptability. Maximum acceptability score was obtained for comprehension followed by relevance and layout for both the posters. Tribal populations can benefit from these communication aids that are context- and setting-specific. These can be adopted with relevant cultural modifications to suit similar settings.

14. Textual Analysis*

2020 ◽  
pp. 364-392
Author(s):  
Sandra Halperin ◽  
Oliver Heath
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Political Research ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
The Social

This chapter discusses the principles of textual analysis as a means of gathering information and evidence in political research. Textual analysis has generated strong interest as a research method not only in Politics and International Relations, but also throughout the social sciences. In political research, two forms of textual analysis have become particularly prominent: discourse analysis and content analysis. The chapter examines discourse analysis and content analysis and explains the use of documents, archival sources, and historical writing as data. It considers the distinction between discourse analysis and content analysis, as well as the differences between qualitative and quantitative content analysis. It also describes the procedures that are involved in both quantitative and qualitative content analysis.

scholarly journals Digital Collections and Web 2.0: Investigating Adoption & Participation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Parul Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
North American ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Digital Collections ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
The Web

<p>This study explores how cultural heritage institutions (CHIs) have adopted Web 2.0 principles and applications for their digital collections and how users are responding to the Web 2.0-enabled environment in digital collections. The research aims to contribute discussion on whether CHIs have adapted well to the “democratic” nature of Web 2.0. It also aims to contribute discussion on how CHIs can improve their digital collections to better engage with users online. The research used quantitative content analysis to compare the adoption of Web 2.0 applications and principles across archives, libraries and museums and between Australasian and North American CHIs. It also used quantitative content analysis to explore the types of participatory activities offered in Web 2.0-enabled digital collections and the extent to which users have taken advantage of these forms of participation. One particular form of participation, commenting, was investigated using qualitative content analysis, to gain an understanding of how users respond to digital content. The research suggests that libraries are currently leading the adoption of Web 2.0 principles and applications for digital collections. It also appears that Australasian CHIs have been more proactive, compared to their North American counterparts, in making available Web 2.0-enabled digital collections. The research found that CHIs supported a range of different activities in their digital collections but activities encouraging multivocality and user-driven ranking of content were the most popular among both digital collections and their users.</p>

Đặc điểm tin giả về dịch bệnh COVID- 19: kết quả phân tích nội dung tin giả phản ánh trên báo tuổi trẻ năm 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
pp. 123-131
Author(s):  
Thi Thu Huong Duong ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Communication Program

Objective: The paper focused on analyzing the content of the fake news on COVID-19 in the first wave of its appearing in Vietnam from Jan 2020 to May 2020. Methods: Quantitative content analysis and qualitative content analysis were applied for exploring the sample of the 68 pieces of news collected on the Youth newspaper (Tuoi tre) from Jan 2020 to May 2020 and only the reports/news on the cases and persons who had violated on communicating the fake news related to COVID-19 were selected for analysing. Findings: The result showed that fake news about COVID-19 appeared in all parts of the country and 26.5% of all collected fake news were reported in Ha Noi . The structure's forms of fake news were diverse but the most concentrated and common way to construct the fake news was the simplest way with just the basic untrue positive COVID- 19 cases (occupied for more than 51%). The proportion of female involving in delivering the fake news was about 2.5 times higher than male involving in it (63.2% compared to 26.5%). The result contributed partly to additional understanding on fake news which would provide some suggestions on the effective control of fake news and it should be included as a required part on communication program in in urgent medical situations or new epidemics in order to improve the effectiveness of disease control in the community. Key words: fake news, COVID-19, Youth newspaper, content analysis

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