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  1. 1. The Duality of Transparency in Strategic Communication : Reputation Management during a Crisis in the Social Media Industry

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

    Author : Lukas Dick; Jan Wessel; [2023]
    Keywords : Reputation; Transparency; Crisis Management; Social Media; Strategic Communication; Experimental Vignette Methodology;

    Abstract : This master thesis investigates the potential downsides of transparency in crisis communication. Reputation and transparency studies focus primarily on external perspectives and academia lacks observations from internal perspectives. Crises like data breaches cause exponentially more damage each year and threaten intangible assets like reputation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Heroes, Villains & Victims : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Swedish News Media’s Representation of Frontex

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Eva Björling; [2022]
    Keywords : Frontex; Sweden; CDA; victim saviour dichotomy; humanitarian borderwork.;

    Abstract : This thesis explores in which ways the EUs border management agency Frontex was represented as a ‘humanitarian’ actor in the Swedish news media during Operation Triton 2014-2017 in the Central Mediterranean. It conducts a critical discourse analysis of Sweden’s largest newspaper Aftonbladet, using traditional and contemporary understandings of humanitarianism paired with saviour, villain, and victim narratives as a theoretical framework. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Struggle of Education in Hausaland, Nigeria - A document analysis of education’s effect on Hausa children’s social mobility

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Jacqueline Olsen; [2022]
    Keywords : Hausa children; education; social mobility; socio-economic inequalities; cultural practices; educational institutions and policies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Education is known to be the most prominent factor of social mobility, meanwhile, in Nigeria, the system fuels school dropouts. Thus, this thesis analyses the structures, norms and behavior behind policies and practices of education in Nigeria, and how they may affect Hausa children’s social mobility. READ MORE

  5. 4. Kanata: Sustainable tourism in Canada? Lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic in a historic perspective

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Lauren Reneaume; [2022]
    Keywords : Canadian tourism; Covid-19 pandemic; Indigenous tourism; Snowbirds; Nature tourism;

    Abstract : The thesis will be centred on the topic of tourism in Canada and the steps the tourism industry took in handling the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim of this thesis will be to examine how Canadian tourism has evolved through time and analyse the way Indigenous tourism has grown despite its limited support. READ MORE

  6. 5. Twitter & Migrant Lifeboat Rescue: Examination of social media and organizational response to a stormy newspaper article

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Darren Ingram; [2019]
    Keywords : AUDIENCE PERCEPTION; CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS; FAKE NEWS; NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT; TWITTER;

    Abstract : A prominent British newspaper and its website publishes an inflammatory article stating that a lifeboat charity has been cynically abused by migrant traffickers who are using it as a ‘free ferry service’ to get their cargo of human beings into the United Kingdom. What reaction is generated on the Twitter social media network? What narrative, language usage and sentiment is formed? How does the charity react?This thesis examines this case and discovers through word frequency and conversational analysis how one news story reverberated in 280 characters or less. READ MORE