Essays about: "role of media - article"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words role of media - article.

  1. 1. Transgender Visibility : Examining the Influence of Media Representation on Attitudes toward Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individuals

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

    Author : Gideon Neidenmark; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Over the last few years media representation of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people has increased. Despite this, there is a lack of studies looking at the influence of media representation of TGD on attitudes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Are journalists aware of the gender gap? : A study on the perceptions and experiences about the language used in the representation of women in the Italian press

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

    Author : Livia Trussardi; [2022]
    Keywords : gender studies; gendered language; journalism; journalistic culture; sexist language;

    Abstract : This thesis studies Italian journalists' perceptions and experiences of the use of gendered language in the representation of women in the Italian press. Previous research has shown that Italian media misrepresent women by producing gender stereotypes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Responses to President Trump's rumoured executive order on research publication policy : Tracing stakeholder relationships positioned against USA Open Access policy developments

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

    Author : Martin Colclough; [2020]
    Keywords : Open access; Scholarly communication; Boundary objects; Twitter; Trump;

    Abstract : This study examines stakeholder relationships in the context of rumours of a forthcoming American Open Access mandate which surfaced in December 2019. Empirical material was gathered through the social media network Twitter, and through a data collection exercise of article-length documents on the subject. READ MORE

  5. 4. Breaking the Offender - The Representation of Criminals in TV Series

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Giulia Accornero; [2020]
    Keywords : Offender; Antihero; Crime Drama; Synthetic Approach; Critical Discourse Analysis; Marxist Postmodernist perspective;

    Abstract : Mass media play an important role in shaping public perceptions about differentthematics, including crime and justice. The consumption of mediatic contents indifferent forms, such as newspapers, television news and crime dramas, can affectthe way people perceive and interpret concepts as deviance and punishments, theattitude towards the criminal system and the level of concern for becoming a victim. 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