Essays about: "shape public opinion."

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  1. 1. Media Representations of Doping in Sports : An Analysis of How Media Frames Men and Women in Doping Scandals

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Carolina Guglielmetti; [2023]
    Keywords : doping; framing; media representation; Lance Armstrong; Marion Jones; performance-enhancing drugs;

    Abstract : In this thesis we delve into the profile doping scandals involving Marion Jones and Lance Armstrong. Our aim is to analyze how the online news media portray doping allegations in sports specifically on these two athletes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Saturated Facts - An analysis of the Corporate Political Activity of the Italian meat sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Luca Franchini; [2023]
    Keywords : corporate political activity; meat sector; information and communication strategies; lobbying; shape public opinion.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The meat sector is a known contributor to pressing environmental and public health problems such as climate change and antimicrobial resistance. Despite this, efforts to encourage changes in meat consumption face multiple barriers. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exploration of using Twitter data to predict Swedish political opinion polls with neural networks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Alexander Gren; Klara Lundgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the possibility of using deep learning techniques to mine opinions on Twitter, with the objective to predict the political opinion distribution in Sweden. Different methods of gathering and annotating training data are evaluated to achieve accurate and reliable predictions. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Battle of Words. Uncovering the Narratives of the Conflict in Ukraine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Anneli Perijäinen; [2023]
    Keywords : narrative criminology; presidential speech; conflict; war; emotion; threat; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : What if the true battleground lies not in the physical confrontations but in the complex realm of narratives? This study explores the use of narratives employed by Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy while shedding light on their techniques and the construction of competing narratives in the context of the conflict in Ukraine. Drawing on narrative theory and Philip Smith's narrative genres, the study aims to examine the leaders’ competing understandings and their use of emotions and notions of threat in relation to the Ukrainian conflict. READ MORE

  6. 5. Proverbial Language Of American Presidents (1945-2008) : A Digital Methods Approach of the Use of Proverbs in Political Discourse

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Eirini Koutroumpi; [2023]
    Keywords : American presidents; computational; correlation; digital humanities; digital methods; frequency; paremiology; patterns; political discourses; politics; proverbs; python; speeches; visualization; Presidenti Americani; computationale; correlazione; digital humanities; scienze umanistiche digitali; metodi digitali; frequenza; paremiologia; modelli; discorsi politici; politica; proverbi; python; discorsi; visualizzazione;

    Abstract : Political language's power to influence public opinion drives the present investigation into proverbs used by presidents during 1945-2008. The study’s purpose is to explore the proverbial language of American presidents, employing a digital methods approach. READ MORE