Essays about: "role of newspapers and media"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 91 essays containing the words role of newspapers and media.

1. 21. European Union's path towards a sustainable future : The Swedish media’s portrayal of the plastic ban

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Matilda Nilsson Åkö; [2020]
   Keywords : European Union; Sweden; Media; Dagens Nyheter; Svenska Dagbladet; Plastic use; Public opinion; Europeanization;

   Abstract : This study examines the media coverage on the European Union (EU) plastic ban directive in Sweden and investigates the role of the Swedish media in the EU decision-making process. As society and social movements are the driving force for pushing policies forward and affecting policy change, it is important to understand the media’s role in the development. READ MORE

3. 22. 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

4. 23. A climate for metaphors : an inquiry into the cognitive and discursive power of climate change metaphors, supported by a diachronic critical metaphor analysis of opinion articles published in three US newspapers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Kenneth Ravn; [2020]
   Keywords : climate change; political ecology; media; cognition; metaphor; discourse; sustainable development; ecological modernization; Social Sciences; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The news media remains as one of the most important sources of societal uptake of climate change information. Its potential to covertly shape public perception and attitudes regarding climate change is therefore considerable but difficult to assess. READ MORE

5. 24. The EU communication deficit: : A case study of Swedish print media

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Linnea Balck; [2020]
   Keywords : Communication deficit; EU; European Union; news; volume; frequency; political knowledge; Sweden; media;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to explore to what extent and in what way Swedish quality newspapers cover the European Union. In this paper two questions are explored: 1. “Is there a communication deficit between the EU and the Swedish public? 2. READ MORE

6. 25. Potential for Peace Journalism? : Exploring the factors that influenced the coverage of Hong Kong’s Anti-Extradition protests

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Maike Hansen; [2020]
   Keywords : Conflict coverage; peace journalism; war journalism; Hong Kong protests; Anti-Extradition protests; news production process; press freedom; media and conflict;

   Abstract : The coverage of news media on conflicts increasingly became the subject of criticism, accused of sensationalism, oversimplification, and underrepresentation of certain issues. While recognizing that it is the journalists and editors that make choices regarding the collection and framing of the stories and accounts published in newspapers and digital media outlets, this thesis sets to understand these choices against the background of the web of structural constraints pertaining to professional, organizational, economic and political contexts of their work. READ MORE