Essays about: "general Newspapers"
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1. The Strategical Use of Othering in Western Media : How is the Russian advancement in Africa depicted in Western media?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In this paper I present a discourse analysis on the narrative and depiction of the Russia developmental, diplomatic, and military cooperation advancements in the African continent in Western media, and its consequences on the general public. Through the analysis of 31 articles from 8 different newspapers from Italy, Sweden, the UK, and the US, and through the theoretical lens of theories of Western media and the phenomenon of othering and orientalism, I reach the conclusion that Western narrative regarding Russia’s advancements in Africa changes based on whether Russia is perceived as succeeding or failing, with a constant undertext that the West is not happy about eventual deepening relations between Russia and the continent. READ MORE
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2. Legal rights for queer people in Japan: How the LGBT Understanding Promotion Bill was shelved in 2021
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för japanskaAbstract : The fight for equal rights for LGBTQ+ people in Japan has in recent years led to efforts to enact a law to promote understanding. After intense debates and revisions in the spring of 2021, the bill was shelved just before the Olympics, despite pressure from national and international organizations such as the International Olympic Committee. READ MORE
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3. FRAMING FRANCE IN SWEDISH MEDIA - A quantitative content analysis of France’s nation image as a cooperation partner in Swedish newspapers over the course of Brexit
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikationAbstract : Aim: To investigate how the Swedish media contributes to France’s country image as a cooperation partner for Sweden and how this might have changed during the progress of Brexit. Theory: Framing theory Method: Quantitative content analysis Material: 437 articles sampled from Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet, Aftonbladet, and Expressen Result: The image of France as a cooperation partner demonstrated an increase in positive frames and decrease in negative frames in the portrayal of the Franco-Swedish relationship during the progress of Brexit. READ MORE
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4. Exploring the interactions between local public opinion, the media, and foreign policy toward Chinese investments in Ecuador
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska LatinamerikainstitutetAbstract : In an increasingly polarizing world, the debate on the importance of public opinion in shaping foreign policy decisions has been raging over. This study explores the interactions between Chinese investment and credit and public opinion about China in Ecuador from 2012 to 2021 through two classical international relations theories: the realist and liberal hypotheses. READ MORE
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5. Generic Data Harvester
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : This report goes through the process of developing a generic article scraper which shall extract relevant information from an arbitrary web article. The extraction is implemented by searching and examining the HTML of the article, by using Python and XPath. READ MORE
