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  1. 1. Information, news, and politics gathering through social media by Generation Z : A semi-structured interview study

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Emil Magnusson; [2023]
    Keywords : Social media; generation Z; information; news; politics; personalization; misinformation.;

    Abstract : Social media is replacing many of traditional media’s purposes, information gathering is one of them. In the digital culture today we use our phones, the internet, and social media in our daily lives, especially younger generations, and those generations could be relying their information gathering on social media. READ MORE

  3. 2. Public Diplomacy and Disinformation Campaigns In A Digital Age : A Study of How the Swedish Social Services Disinformation Campaigns and NATO Membership Application Impacted the Public Diplomacy of Sweden

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Adan Anwar; [2023]
    Keywords : Disinformation campaigns; Sweden; public diplomacy; social media; news outlets; digital age; political power;

    Abstract : This thesis highlighted how disinformation campaigns on social media platforms and news outlets were used as tools to influence Swedish public diplomacy. To accomplish this, it aimed to answer the following research question “How are disinformation campaigns, through social media platforms and news outlets, impacting Sweden’s public diplomacy?”. READ MORE

  4. 3. Layout Analysis on modern Newspapers using the Object Detection model Faster R-CNN

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Mikaela Funkquist; [2022]
    Keywords : Document Layout Analysis; Newspapers; Object Detection; Faster R-CNN; Deep Learning; Dokument Layout Analys; Tidningar; Objektdetektering; Faster R-CNN; Djupinlärning;

    Abstract : As society is becoming more and more digitized the amount of digital data is increasing rapidly. Newspapers are one example of this, that many Libraries around the world are storing as digital images. READ MORE

  5. 4. Power Structures in the Age of Sanatoria : A digital examination of historical patient experience in Mörsil, Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Elin Hansson; [2022]
    Keywords : Sanatoriums LCSH ; Patient satisfaction LCSH ; Tuberculosis patients’ writings LCSH ; Tuberculosis--History LCSH ; Archival Materials--Digitization LCSH .; Sanatorier; Patientupplevelse; Tuberkulos; Digitalisering.;

    Abstract : Introduction. This thesis examines historical patients’ experiences of staying in sanatoria in Mörsil, Sweden, with a special focus on power structures within the institution. READ MORE

  6. 5. Learning from the Past: The Case of the Weimar Republic : A Proposal for Historical Analysis, Revision and Digitization

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Giulia De Paduanis; [2022]
    Keywords : Weimar Republic; Newspapers; Digitization; Press; Textual Analysis; Historical Repetition; OCR Challenges;

    Abstract : In a world in which current events increasingly evoke episodes from the past and former crises, understanding history becomes fundamental in order to build an informed solution strategy. Nevertheless, one should also recognize to leave one’s contemporary judgment and knowledge in the present, while dissecting the past for valuable insights. READ MORE