Essays about: "online news access"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words online news access.
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1. The Nigerian Alternative Online Media and Political Misinformation: News producers’ perspective on the defining characteristics, tensions and mitigation strategies
University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medierAbstract : This thesis investigates the characteristics of the Nigerian alternative online media as an effective tool for political discourse with the intent to influence governance despite claims that the form of media is awash with political misinformation - which is mostly termed “fake news” in the local parlance. This thesis takes an Afrikology stance in defining the role of the Nigerian alternative online media as a digital public sphere placing the people’s lived and cultural experiences at the centre of the discourse from the content producer’s perspective. READ MORE
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2. Fact-Finding Online – A Fair Trial Offline?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) faces massive evidentiary problems due to flawed state-cooperation, limited access to sites of atrocity and an insufficient budget. Meanwhile, potentially relevant digital open-source information abounds, as citizens increasingly turn to social media to spread awareness of human rights violations and possible international crimes. READ MORE
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3. Consumer responsibilization in sustainable fashion communications on Instagram : A multimodal discourse analysis
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : Background, Problem Statement and Gap - Political agendas informed by the negative impacts of increasing consumption (including fashion consumption) have allocated major parts of the responsibility to contribute to sustainable development to individual consumers. These agendas subsequently highlighted the need to provide more information, including through media and social media, about the negative impacts of fashion consumption - and consumption at large - to the consumer. READ MORE
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4. The effects of the European Copyright Directive on Generation Z's news consumption : An explorative study on the effects of the link tax, concerning the access and consumption of news content by Generation Z in Europe
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : After eighteen years filled with technical evaluation, the European Parliament agreed on a new online copyright directive in 2019. The aim of this directive is to modernize the rules that were last adjusted in 2001, to create a better balance between content providers and online platforms. READ MORE
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5. Words travel fast : A field study of communication in Ethiopia
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : The scarce internet access in Ethiopia puts heavy weight on traditional media and people to spread news and information. By testing if the marketing strategy Word of Mouth is applicable on informative content, rather than just brands and products, this thesis explore the motivation to spread news as well as how it is received by a non-internet using group. READ MORE
