Essays about: "news selection"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 38 essays containing the words news selection.

  1. 21. Capturing Curiosity : A Comparison of Machine Learning Algorithms for Classification of Curiosity in Text

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Adam Holmlund; [2016]
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    Abstract : The amount of text available to us on a daily basis, in the form of blogs, news articles, and social media updates, is larger then it has ever been. Being able to analyze large amounts of text and being able to determine its overall sentiment by using machinelearning algorithms has been a large area of research during the last few decades. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Predictability of Speculative Bubbles : An examination of the log-periodic power law model

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Marcus Gustavsson; Daniel Levén; [2015]
    Keywords : Econophysics; mathematical finance; LPPL; log-periodic power law model; JLS-model; power law; speculative bubbles; bubble forecasting; modeling asset price dynamics; financial bubbles; bubbles; crashes;

    Abstract : In this thesis we examine the ability of the log-periodic power law model to accurately predict the end of speculative bubbles on financial markets through modeling of asset price dynamics on a selection of historical bubbles. The methods we use are based on a nonlinear least squares estimation which yields predictions of when the bubble will change regime. READ MORE

  4. 23. “Misogyny in the world of online gaming? ” A critical discourse analysis about how female gamers are portrayed in the Swedish Media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Anna Pira; [2015]
    Keywords : female gamer; gaming; Dataspelsbranschen; misogyny; women; harassment; hatred; threats; critical discourse analysis; discourse; Fairclough; GamerGate.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper’s purpose is to investigate the discourse in the Swedish media about sexism in the gaming world. A social issue that is highlighted is the constitution of gender in relation to online games. The goal is to gain knowledge about how women are represented in news articles. READ MORE

  5. 24. The domestic is the elite : A quantitative content analysis on how news are valued in four national Costa Rican newspapers

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)

    Author : Liv Stjärnlöv; [2015]
    Keywords : Journalism; Costa Rica; news values; news prioritization; sensationalism; Judy McGregor; Henk Prakke; Galtung and Ruge; Håkan Hvitfelt; La Nacion; La Republica; Diario Extra; La Prensa Libre;

    Abstract : My study has questioned recognized factors of news valuation in the context of Costa Rican newspapers, with the aim at getting greater understanding in how news are valued in Costa Rican newspapers and what factors contribute to making an event the main article of an issue. My research therefore is a snapshot at how the news valuation process is conducted in Costa Rica at the moment. READ MORE

  6. 25. A comparison of the Mail & Guardian and the Guardian coverage of the 2014 Ebola outbreak

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Rose Mtei; [2015]
    Keywords : Global crisis reporting; global journalism; media systems;

    Abstract : The 2014 Ebola Outbreak which is still ongoing in Sierra Leone and Guinea, in West Africa, have caught the attention of media globally. By exploring the coverage of the outbreak within the concept of global crisis reporting and global journalism as news style, this study compares two newspapers, one based in South Africa (The Mail & Guardian) and the other one from the United Kingdom (The Guardian). READ MORE