Essays about: "role of newspapers in the society"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 42 essays containing the words role of newspapers in the society.

  1. 26. Against the current : A minor field study on alternative media in Guatemala

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Julius Copcutt; [2016]
    Keywords : Alternative media; Guatemala; Hegemony; Internet; Independence; Media power;

    Abstract : Tales of contemporary society, and who gets the right to tell them, is in this internet era something in motion as new platforms for sharing and getting information have arisen. Where traditional media through newspapers, radio or television has historically been so dominant, more and more voices can make it through as access to new platforms increase. READ MORE

  3. 27. Perspectives on the Occupy Central Demonstrations in Hong Kong : A Critical Discourse Analysis on English-language Press in Hong Kong S.A.R, Taiwan and China

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

    Author : Natalie Choi; [2016]
    Keywords : critical discourse analysis; appraisal theory; media analysis; English-language newspaper; hegemony; sovereignty; democracy; Occupy Central; politics; multilingualism;

    Abstract : This paper is concerned with media perceptions and how these manifest as hegemonic practices. Exploring the theme ‘language and politics’, against the backdrop of the Occupy Central with Love and Peace (OCLP) demonstrations in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), this paper sheds light on the discursive constructions of media representations in three ‘Chinese’[1] regions as well as on how such representations constitute vested interests. READ MORE

  4. 28. The state of local journalism : A comparative study of local journalistic output in three Swedish municipalities.

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Avdelningen för medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Erika Hellekant Rowe; [2016]
    Keywords : Local journalism; content analysis; news ecology; democracy; social identity; Lokaljournalistik; innehållsanalys; nyhetsekologi; demokrati; social identitet;

    Abstract : Journalism plays a central role in the liberal democratic society and it enables the citizens to make informed decisions. In a local community it also holds many social functions such as creating a common local identity and a geographical belonging. READ MORE

  5. 29. Perspectives of the reporting on carbon trading and carbon offsetting in Swedish newspapers: 2007 and 2014

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Samuel Lundström; [2015]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; carbon trading; carbon offsetting; climate change; Swedish newspapers; social science;

    Abstract : As response to climate change, the UN and the EU have adopted a market-based approach aiming to reduce Greenhouse gases via flexible market-based mechanisms, constituted by carbon trading and carbon offsetting. The approach rests on the notion that sustainable development and environmental protection are compatible with a liberal market and economic growth. READ MORE

  6. 30. Plasticization of the ocean : frame analysis of the marine litter discourse in German newspapers

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Solveig Schröder; [2015]
    Keywords : marine litter; plastic; ocean; frame analysis; human-nature relations; citizen; responsibility; Germany;

    Abstract : Marine litter is a recently emerging environmental problem. It originates from the careless and inaccurate handling of production, consumption and treatment of (plastic) products which ultimately become litter and threaten both the marine ecosystem and humans depending on a healthy ocean. READ MORE