Essays about: "Misinformation"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 67 essays containing the word Misinformation.

1. 41. Tools and Methods for Analysis of Stock Market Manipulation using Social Media : A Longitudinal Characterization of Time Series Dynamics

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Carl Terve; Mattias Erlingsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Social media; Reddit; Twitter; Seeking Alpha; Citron Research; Morningstar; ICT; clustering; stock market; manipulation; stocks; stock; short; trading; smoothening; computer science; information technology; data collection; API;

   Abstract : Social media has proven to affect the dynamics of the stock market directly. The potential influence of social media makes it an excellent tool for stock market manipulation, especially in the era of online misinformation. Therefore, the work in this thesis aims to provide a better understanding of company discussion on social media. READ MORE

3. 42. "Get a better attitude!" : An analysis of media use and support/hesitancy attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine.

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Fredrik Gustavsson; Anton Rinaldo; [2021]
   Keywords : COVID-19 vaccine; Crisis communication; Echo Chambers; Misinformation; Attitude;

   Abstract : This study examines the relationship between media use and support/hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between social media and traditional media use and support/hesitancy attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine. READ MORE

4. 43. What’s in the News? A Critical Discourse Analysis of Czech-Language News Stories About Covid-19 Mis- and Disinformation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för ABM, digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskap

   Author : Molly Zimmerman-Feeley; [2021]
   Keywords : Library; Information Literacy; Information; Misinformation; Disinformation; Critical Discourse Analysis; Trust; Authority; Czech Republic; Covid-19; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : The 2020 Covid-19 pandemic was accompanied by wide-ranging mis- and disinformation appearing largely on online platforms like social networking sites. The World Health Organization and the European Union urged citizens to be critical of sources and evaluate the information they were receiving about the pandemic. READ MORE

5. 44. Can generalised trust in news media change media exposure patterns?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/JMG - Inst f journalistik och masskomm

   Author : Grėtė Kaulinytė; [2020-10-12]
   Keywords : Trust in news media; media trust; media exposure; media exposure; intentional news avoidance; intentional news avoidance; online or social media; alternative political media; attitude-consistent media; counter-attitudinal media;

   Abstract : The question of how trust in news media relates to news media exposure patterns attracts considerable attention from both scholars and society in general. Many previous studies have found that trust in news media positively relates to mainstream media exposure and negatively relates to non-mainstream media exposure, including online and social media news. READ MORE

6. 45. Family planning as a solution for a sustainable future in Sub-Saharan Africa : The efforts of the global community: state and non-state actors

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Alva Ericson; [2020]
   Keywords : family planning; sustainable development; fertility decline; population growth;

   Abstract : In 2050, 9.7 billion is expected to live on Earth. Entering a new decade in 2020, the global agenda concerns sustainable development and how humans can live on Earth sustainable while continuing to develop. A solution to reach a sustainable future is through family planning. READ MORE