Essays about: "Science Journalism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Science Journalism.

  1. 1. Disinformation - An existential threat to European democracy?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Helena Nyqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Disinformation; Securitisation; Policy discourse; European Union; Digital Services Act; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In recent years the unprecedented spread of disinformation on online platforms, along with declining trust in government, journalism, and institutions, has consequently led the EU to regard disinformation as an urgent threat to democracy. To address the threat the EU decided in 2022 on the groundbreaking Digital Services Act (DSA) legislation, targeting digital platforms. READ MORE

  3. 2. Facing SLAPP in Indonesia: A Human Rights Approach to Judicial Measures Silencing Journalists

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Jonatan Klefbom; [2022]
    Keywords : Freedom of expression; Freedom of the press; International Human Rights Law; Journalists; SLAPP; Indonesia.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The UN Human Rights Council has several times addressed the expanding issue of judicial harassments against journalists around the world. In a functioning democracy, it is important to protect the freedom of expression and the freedom of the press. READ MORE

  4. 3. Climate Change Framed : How the Topical, Spatial and Temporal Dimensions of Climate Change Framing Have Developed in Time

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Alexander Viehmeier; [2022]
    Keywords : climate change; global warming; framing; frame changing; news; journalism; content analysis;

    Abstract : The framing of news stories is found to be changing throughout time. This thesis advances a quantitative, longitudinal content analysis to examine the news coverage on climate change in five different countries over a period of ten years. READ MORE

  5. 4. Data Fusion and Text Mining for Supporting Journalistic Work

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)

    Author : Vermes Zsombor; [2022]
    Keywords : text mining; data fusion; algorithmic journalism; computational journalism; keyword extraction; named entity recognition; sentiment analysis; fake news classification;

    Abstract : During the past several decades, journalists have been struggling with the ever growing amount of data on the internet. Investigating the validity of the sources or finding similar articles for a story can consume a lot of time and effort. These issues are even amplified by the declining size of the staff of news agencies. READ MORE

  6. 5. "You nibble away at the edges": A qualitative analysis of climate journalism practice in Aotearoa New Zealand

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

    Author : Áine Kelly-Costello; [2021-09-14]
    Keywords : Climate journalism; media logic; journalism practice theory; semi-structured interviews;

    Abstract : Anthropogenic climate change is a wicked problem and the nature of the climate discourse propagated through media outlets is one key component in shaping how the public understand and act upon its causes and ramifications. This study draws on journalism practice theory and related approaches to analyse semi-structured interviews from early 2020 with 10 journalists who consistently cover climate change in Aotearoa New Zealand. READ MORE