Essays about: "Thesis, media online"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 539 essays containing the words Thesis, media online.

  1. 1. Together, Apart Community and Connection in an Online Sangha

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Edward Olsson; [2024-01-30]
    Keywords : online interaction; online religion; Zen Buddhism; medium-as-language; medium-as-environment; netnography;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates how the online, global Zen Buddhist community, Treeleaf Zendo, facilitates its meditation sessions, social events and forum, and how the members of the community experience this communication. Through examining the different digital media used in the community, the nature of the interconnection has been studied. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring Parasocial Relationships Formed in Isolation

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Gabriela Kamenova; [2024]
    Keywords : Parasocial interaction; parasocial relationship; isolation; Covid-19; Coronavirus; loneliness; parasocial breakup; parasocial romance; parasocial monetization; attachment theory; parasocial attachment; Bulgaria;

    Abstract : A few years ago Covid-19 locked people down at their homes, effectively limiting their social connections and pushing the communicative outlet of the online realm in the forefront. If one wanted to socialize or seek entertainment, there was almost no other choice but to do so via turning to popular or social media. READ MORE

  4. 3. A risk of conflict – Perception or Reality? : A media study of securitization and strategic narratives in the Suwałki Gap.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier

    Author : Fieke Margaretha van Dijk; [2024]
    Keywords : Securitization; strategic narratives; Suwałki Gap; qualitative content analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis studies news media published by Lithuanian, Polish and Russian news outlets on the Suwałki Gap and the Kaliningrad Oblast. It analyses whether and how these online news articles portray a risk for conflict in this geopolitical area for English-speaking audiences. READ MORE

  5. 4. FOREIGN WAR,LOCAL WIN? : The invasion of Ukraine through the lens of onlinepolitical campaigns in the Czech Republic

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Silvestr Horák; [2023]
    Keywords : Political campaigning; media domestication; online communication; Facebook; Twitter;

    Abstract : In 2022, Russia started a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This act had created turmoil outside of Ukraine’s border and politicians around the globe took this as a chance to promote themselves and their values. This thesis follows how was the war used in the Czech Republic during Senatorial, Municipal, and Presidential campaigns. READ MORE

  6. 5. “I Feel so at Home in This Subreddit" : A Netnographic Analysis of the Fan Subreddit r/ThelastofusHBOseries and Its Community-Building Aspects

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Marlene Penn; [2023]
    Keywords : The Last of Us; fandom; online fan community; Reddit; netnography; communication; community building;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the online fan community of the HBO series The Last of Us on the social media platform Reddit. Within this study, the fans’ communication practices on the subreddit r/ThelastofusHBOseries are researched and analyzed from a community-building perspective. The subreddit was observed employing a netnographic approach. READ MORE