When Cyberbullying Ends in Suicide

2018 ◽  
pp. 3-20
Author(s):  
Tijana Milosevic
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Mechanisms ◽  
Online Bullying ◽  
The Media ◽  
Significant Attention

This chapter serves as an introduction to the book and it starts with a very brief overview of several online bullying cases that resulted in suicides (which are elaborated on later in the book) and that garnered significant attention from the media internationally. The chapter explains the dynamic between the relevant stakeholders (regulators, industry, parents/caregivers, media, educators) that emerge in such cases, focusing briefly on the pressures that the companies where these incidents took place can face under such circumstances, which leads to the development of their self-regulatory mechanisms (cyberbullying policies, intervention and prevention mechanisms). This chapter also details the scope of the book and the questions it raises.

scholarly journals Dimension of Work Life Balance in Software Companies

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deivasigamani J. ◽  
Dr. Shankar
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Software Companies ◽  
The Media ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Significant Attention ◽  
Work And Life

Work-Life balance is a concept with several connotations and varied consequences within and among different stakeholders. Over the past two decades the issue work-family and work-life balance have received significant attention from employers, workers, politicians, academics and the media. Concerns about work-life balance have become salient for number of reasons. Demographic and social changes have resulted in more women entering the workforce, working mothers becoming the norm rather than the exception. In this view, the researcher has done a study to understand the employees work life balance with reference to software companies in Chennai.This study was conducted based on the objectives to know the work life balance of the employees in the software companies. There were 110 sample of respondents were chosen based on convenience sampling. Questionnaire was administered to collect the responses which have been formulated in such a way to meet the objectives of the study.The results of the study brought out various interesting findings. However, this study also had thrown few suggestions for managing the work and life in software companies.

scholarly journals Does online anonymity undermine the sense of personal responsibility?

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 572-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Jordan
Keyword(s):  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Online Bullying ◽  
Online Anonymity ◽  
Us Military ◽  
The Media ◽  
Share Information ◽  
Digital Or

This article begins by exploring the media visibility of anonymity online, in particular in relation to trolls and online bullying. It then explores anonymity in the case of Chelsea Manning who leaked US military secrets but only lost anonymity sometime after her leak was made public. This discussion explores issues of responsibility and the reasons for being anonymous. The article then briefly discusses anonymity based on the discussion of the Manning case in relation to the Snowden case, where Snowden refused anonymity, and the Pentagon Papers. The article concludes by pointing out that issues of responsibility in relation to anonymity remain similar whether digital or not, but that anonymity now exists in a context in which there is greater ability to share information between many more people, faster and with radically lowered costs of publishing than before.

Sporulation and peroxidase in Bipolaris maydis: effects of xylose and thiamine

1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (14) ◽  
pp. 1996-2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. O. Garraway ◽  
R. C. Evans
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Determination ◽  
Peroxidase Activity ◽  
Inverse Relationship ◽  
Agar Medium ◽  
Phenol Concentration ◽  
Regulatory Mechanisms ◽  
Mineral Salts ◽  
Bipolaris Maydis ◽  
The Media

Sporulation of the fungus Bipolaris maydis increased and peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7) activity decreased when xylose was added as a supplement to a basal glucose – mineral salts – agar medium containing either L-asparagine or NaNO3. With L-asparagine, thiamine–HCl (1.0 mg/ℓ) caused a significant decrease in sporulation and an increase in peroxidase activity. The magnitude of the decrease induced by thiamine–HCl in sporulation and increase in residue peroxidase activity appeared greater on a non-supplemented medium than on one supplemented with xylose. With NaNO3, the magnitude of the decrease in sporulation induced by 0.1 mg/ℓ thiamine–HCl appeared comparable whether or not the medium was supplemented with xylose, but the magnitude of the increase in residue peroxidase activity was greater without than with xylose. Quantitative determination of intracellular phenols as possible substrates for peroxidase revealed that there was no change in total phenol concentration regardless of the xylose and thiamine–HCl content of the media. The apparent inverse relationship between sporulation and peroxidase activity in B. maydis provides clues to the specific regulatory mechanisms involved in sporulation.

scholarly journals Live Virus Neutralisation of the 501Y.V1 and 501Y.V2 SARS-CoV-2 Variants following INO-4800 Vaccination of Ferrets

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shane Riddell ◽  
Sarah Goldie ◽  
Alexander J. McAuley ◽  
Michael J. Kuiper ◽  
Peter A. Durr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Influenza Pandemic ◽  
Neutralising Antibodies ◽  
Live Virus ◽  
Nucleic Acid Vaccines ◽  
The Media ◽  
Induced Immunity ◽  
Virus Isolates ◽  
Significant Attention

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant global morbidity and mortality on a scale similar to the influenza pandemic of 1918. Over the course of the last few months, a number of SARS-CoV-2 variants have been identified against which vaccine-induced immune responses may be less effective. These “variants-of-concern” have garnered significant attention in the media, with discussion around their impact on the future of the pandemic and the ability of leading COVID-19 vaccines to protect against them effectively. To address concerns about emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants affecting vaccine-induced immunity, we investigated the neutralisation of representative ‘G614’, ‘501Y.V1’ and ‘501Y.V2’ virus isolates using sera from ferrets that had received prime-boost doses of the DNA vaccine, INO-4800. Neutralisation titres against G614 and 501Y.V1 were comparable, but titres against the 501Y.V2 variant were approximately 4-fold lower, similar to results reported with other nucleic acid vaccines and supported by in silico biomolecular modelling. The results confirm that the vaccine-induced neutralising antibodies generated by INO-4800 remain effective against current variants-of-concern, albeit with lower neutralisation titres against 501Y.V2 similar to other leading nucleic acid-based vaccines.

scholarly journals Gender Discrimination in the Media of Eastern Europe: A Historical and Comparative Aspect

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Khamedova ◽  
◽  
Oksana Zhuravska ◽  
Olena Rosinska ◽  
Vitaliy Gandziuk
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Gender Balance ◽  
Comparative Aspect ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Subject ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Gender Asymmetry ◽  
Significant Attention

The research analyzes a topical issue of gender balance in media in its historical cutoff. The authors consider imbalance regarding the gender of the key figures in publications as one of indicators of latent discrimination. The subject of the content-analysis is Globus, an illustrated magazine published in Kyiv in 1923-1935. This progressive periodical paid significant attention to the issue of female emancipation; that is why its research is also demonstrative for studying the diachrony of a gender stereotypization phenomenon. The purpose of the content analysis was to determine the qualitative indicators with respect to distribution between verbal and visual women’s and men’s images in this magazine as a material indicator of worldview stereotypization. As the research results show, Globus had extremely low rate concerning the women’s representation in text materials (15%) and illustrations (18%). Correspondingly, the ratio of women’s and men’s images in total amounts to 1:5. Moreover, a tendency to gender asymmetry in 1930’s only increased, since the quantity of men’s representations in the magazine of 1932 reached almost 90% and women’s ones decreased respectively. Thus, the comparison of women’s and men’s images already amounted to 1:7, i.d. gender disproportion grew up. The data received have been compared with the monitoring results of current media content related to the compliance with gender balance; that allowed specification and analysis of main tendencies in representation of women and men in the media discourse in the beginning of XX and XXI centuries.

Revisiting the Gatekeeping Model

2011 ◽  
pp. 216-231
Author(s):  
Vassiliki Cossiavelou ◽  
Philemon Bantimaroudis
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Strategic Alliances ◽  
Resources Allocation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Wireless Technologies ◽  
The Media ◽  
Content Processing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Significant Attention

Mediation in news industries has received significant attention by researchers for more than half a century. Gatekeepers decide which information should be delivered to different audiences. The Shoemaker/Reese Gatekeeping Model identifies five different filters of content processing: individual influences, professional routines, the organization, extra-media influences and ideology. Journalism practices, intra-organization and extra-media-related procedures and strategic alliances, including culture and ideology, add more complexity in the contemporary globalized media landscape. Gatekeeping is being processed through out all the above mentioned pillars. ICT technologies related to the media have influenced the interactivity among the pillars and wireless technologies have influenced the digital media landscape. The European Union has experienced dramatic changes in its regulation environment and spectrum resources allocation. In this paper, the authors examine the impact of wireless technology on gatekeeping practices in the context of EU news markets.

Use of mock media in emergency management exercises: the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program experience

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Ken Lerner, JD ◽  
Michael Meshenberg, MCP
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Media Messages ◽  
Us Government ◽  
The Media ◽  
Significant Attention

Disasters of any kind attract significant attention from news media, and media play an important role in disaster response. In a US government program for hazardous materials preparedness, risk communication functions were incorporated into planning and are demonstrated during response exercises. To provide the best training and most realistic play, exercise controllers play the role of news media reporters—mock media—during these exercises. They attend news conferences, interview exercise players in the field, and make calls to participants. They produce news stories including television reports, newspaper articles, radio spots, blog entries, and social media messages. This allows exercise players to experience how their actions and statements would be represented in the media, more effectively mimicking the environment of a real event.

Revisiting the Gatekeeping Model

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 37-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vassiliki Cossiavelou ◽  
Philemon Bantimaroudis
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Strategic Alliances ◽  
Resources Allocation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Wireless Technology ◽  
The Media ◽  
Content Processing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Significant Attention

Mediation in news industries has received significant attention by researchers for more than half a century. Gatekeepers decide which information should be delivered to different audiences. The Shoemaker/ReeseGatekeeping Model identifies five different filters of content processing: individual influences, professional routines, the organization, extra-media influences and ideology. Journalism practices, intra-organization and extra-media-related procedures and strategic alliances, including culture and ideology, add more complexity in the contemporary globalized media landscape. Gatekeeping is being processed through out all the above mentioned pillars. ICT technologies related to the media have influenced the interactivity among the pillars and wireless technologies have influenced the digital media landscape. The European Union has experienced dramatic changes in its regulation environment and spectrum resources allocation. In this article, the authors examine the impact of wireless technology on gatekeeping practices in the context of EU news markets.

scholarly journals The Image of Syrian Refugees in the Lebanese Press: Case of Al-Akhbar Newspaper

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 8-26
Author(s):  
Hatem El Zein
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Media Representation ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Negative Images ◽  
Positive Representation ◽  
The Media ◽  
Political Turmoil ◽  
Journalistic Practice ◽  
Significant Attention

This paper investigates how Syrian refugees are portrayed in the Lebanese press, namely in Al-Akhbar Newspaper. Although there are existing studies that focus on the media representation of Syrian refugees, they allot significant attention to negative images of Syrian refugees presented by a number of Lebanese media outlets. In addition, there is a dearth of studies that scrutinise positive representation of Syrian refugees in the Lebanese press. Owing to these problems, this paper bridges the gap in the current literature through paying further attention to the positive media representation of Syrian refugees in the Lebanese press taking the case of Al-Akhbar Newspaper. In answering the question: how Al-Akhbar depicts Syrian refugees who fled to Lebanon, this paper analyses samples of articles published in Al-Akhbar to highlight the discourse of this Newspaper relating to Syrian refugees. The paper draws on qualitative analysis to arrive at its conclusion. The findings of the paper are significant because they reveal journalistic practices and agenda towards one of the serious issues in Lebanon which suffers from political turmoil and severe economic crisis. As this paper distinguishes between what it calls antagonist and protagonist discourses in reporting Syrian refugees in the Lebanese press, it recommends paying further attention to the protagonist discourse because it reflects good journalistic practice.

Revisiting the Gatekeeping Model

2010 ◽  
pp. 892-908
Author(s):  
Vassiliki Cossiavelou ◽  
Philemon Bantimaroudis
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Strategic Alliances ◽  
Resources Allocation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Wireless Technologies ◽  
The Media ◽  
Content Processing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Significant Attention

Mediation in news industries has received significant attention by researchers for more than half a century. Gatekeepers decide which information should be delivered to different audiences. The Shoemaker/ReeseGatekeeping Model identifies five different filters of content processing: individual influences, professional routines, the organization, extra-media influences and ideology. Journalism practices, intra-organization and extra-media-related procedures and strategic alliances, including culture and ideology, add more complexity in the contemporary globalized media landscape. Gatekeeping is being processed through out all the above mentioned pillars. ICT technologies related to the media have influenced the interactivity among the pillars and wireless technologies have influenced the digital media landscape. The European Union has experienced dramatic changes in its regulation environment and spectrum resources allocation. In this article, the authors examine the impact of wireless technology on gatekeeping practices in the context of EU news markets.

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