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Faking And Conspiring About Covid-19: A Discursive Approach, Rosa Scardigno, Alessia Paparella, Francesca D'Errico Jan 2023

Faking And Conspiring About Covid-19: A Discursive Approach, Rosa Scardigno, Alessia Paparella, Francesca D'Errico

The Qualitative Report

In the more general climate of post-truth - a social trend reflecting a disregard for reliable ways of knowing what is true, mostly acted through massive use of misinformation and rhetoric calling for emotions - an alarming “infodemic” accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting healthy attitudes and behaviors and further lessening trust in science, institutions, and traditional media. Its two main representative items, fake and conspiracy news, have been widely analyzed in psycho-social research, even if scholars mostly acknowledged the cognitive and social dimensions of those items and devoted less attention to their discursive construction. In addition, these works did not …

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Journalists In The Sultanate Of Oman And Social Media: Survey Study On Uses And Challenges, Abdullah Khamis Al-Kindi, Suad Surur Al-Baluashi Jan 2023

Journalists In The Sultanate Of Oman And Social Media: Survey Study On Uses And Challenges, Abdullah Khamis Al-Kindi, Suad Surur Al-Baluashi

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This study aims to identify the extent of using social media among journalists in the Omani Arabic dailies, understand and recognize the connection of using social media in workplace as well as to identify the challenges that might affect journalists use of social media. The study adopting a descriptive survey method to all the data through formalization and distribution of questionnaires. The sample of this study is comprises of (176) journalists who are working in daily newspapers in the Sultanate of Oman namely: Alwatan, Oman, Al Shabiba, AZamn and Al roya. The study concludes a set of results; most notablythose …

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The Journalistic Treatment Of Daesh's Topics In The Jordanian Newspapers: An Analytical Study, Ali Nejadat, Hatem Alawneh Jan 2023

The Journalistic Treatment Of Daesh's Topics In The Jordanian Newspapers: An Analytical Study, Ali Nejadat, Hatem Alawneh

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This study aims to examine how the Jordanian daily newspapers cover topics that are related to the terrorist group: Daesh. The study is descriptive and used content analysis approach to provide an accurate description of the topics that have addressed Daesh in the Jordanian daily newspapers. The population of the study consisted of all Jordanian daily newspapers, while the sample composed of local Jordanian Newspapers (Al Rai, Al Ghad, and Al Sabeel). By using the industrial week, the study came up with these results: - In terms of trends, Al Ghad provided more supported trends on the war against Daesh …

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The Media’S Portrayal Of Disability: Influence On Public View, Mayelin Jimenez Jan 2023

The Media’S Portrayal Of Disability: Influence On Public View, Mayelin Jimenez

Global Strategic Communications Student Work

People with disabilities continue to be discriminated against and misconceptions about them are spread. The purpose of this study is to research how forms of media have influenced society’s depiction of people with disabilities. Secondary research will be conducted to analyze others’ findings about how misleading beliefs originated and continue to exist in the media. Primary research will be conducted through a survey to find out what the public view is and how they have seen people with disabilities portrayed in the media. These results will help understand media’s effects on societal opinion. It will be analyzed and help determine …

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Advancing Equity: A Campaign Of Impact Story Telling And Donor Acquisition, Solamia Ortiz Jan 2023

Advancing Equity: A Campaign Of Impact Story Telling And Donor Acquisition, Solamia Ortiz

Global Strategic Communications Student Work

For The Miami Foundation, profound changes must occur to bring everything into the 21st century. A peer-to-peer campaign explores what happens when a public-serving nonprofit challenges itself and utilizes its most valuable asset: Its community. The Miami Foundation should advance philanthropy through advanced data collection methods and narrative expression. This campaign intends to connect with past and potential donors to spread awareness and visibility. The primary activities will involve a twelve-month internet and social media strategy to expand donations and comprehension through an online campaign supporting online impact giving and a peer-to-peer approach.

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Ua12/2/79 Lambda Chi Alpha, Wku Archives Jan 2023

Ua12/2/79 Lambda Chi Alpha, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Lambda Chi Alpha and its forerunner fraternities Pi Lambda Alpha & Phi Sigma Tau.

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Corporate Brand Equity And Firm Performance: A Case Study Of Mwananchi Communications Limited In Tanzania, Bakari S. Machumu Jan 2023

Corporate Brand Equity And Firm Performance: A Case Study Of Mwananchi Communications Limited In Tanzania, Bakari S. Machumu

Theses & Dissertations

This study sought to assess the relationship between corporate brand equity and firm performance, a case study of Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL). The general objective was to establish the effects of corporate brand equity in accelerating MCL’s business performance. The study was guided by three specific objectives: To assess factors influencing the corporate brand equity of MCL in Tanzania, to determine the relationship between corporate brand equity and the performance of MCL and to develop a functional business model that will capitalise on the firm’s corporate brand equity to establish other businesses. Different studies and reports in Tanzania have demonstrated …

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The Practice Of Protocol Journalism In Uganda, David Rupiny Jan 2023

The Practice Of Protocol Journalism In Uganda, David Rupiny

Theses & Dissertations

Rigorous and good journalism plays a key role in society by serving the public good hence it is critical to not only appreciate journalistic products like news-stories but also understand their actual production process. This study analyses the extent of the practice of protocol journalism in Uganda and its link to news production by online news media organisations (ONMOs). The study uses content analysis to examine the extent to which news stories are reproduced from information subsidies or content provided by news sources. It concludes that the practice of protocol journalism and the resultant news stories wholly or substantially reproduced …

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The Negative Impact Of Social Media's Algorithms On Society, Julia S. Tucker Jan 2023

The Negative Impact Of Social Media's Algorithms On Society, Julia S. Tucker

Emerging Writers

The tools utilized by social media, including algorithms and curation of media feeds, contribute to media phenomenon such as filter bubbles and confirmation biases. These agents transfer from the digital world to the real world, negatively affecting our society, and changing our behaviors. Some examples include political polarization, imposter syndrome, and extremism. These attributes of social media also promote the spread of mis and dis- information, which can negatively impact our social and personal health.

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The Guardian The Month Of January 2023, Wright State Student Body Jan 2023

The Guardian The Month Of January 2023, Wright State Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

News articles from The Guardian for the Month of January 2023. The Guardian is the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.

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Ua19/16/2 Volleyball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Jan 2023

Ua19/16/2 Volleyball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

Press releases and game statistics for WKU volleyball team in 2023.

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Ua19/16/2 Softball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Jan 2023

Ua19/16/2 Softball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

Press releases and game statistics for WKU softball team in 2023.

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Ua19/16/2 Football Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Jan 2023

Ua19/16/2 Football Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

Press releases and game statistics for WKU football team in 2023.

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Factors Contributing To Non-Compliance With Media Regulations Among Tv Operators In Kampala, Uganda, Moses Kasajja Ateng Jan 2023

Factors Contributing To Non-Compliance With Media Regulations Among Tv Operators In Kampala, Uganda, Moses Kasajja Ateng

Theses & Dissertations

This study investigates factors contributing to non-compliance among TV operators towards media regulation as per the 2013 Uganda Communications Commission ACT using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). In-depth interviews were conducted with TV owners, legal officers, academia, broadcast engineers, managers, business development managers and content producers to establish the factors contributing to non-compliance. The findings show that attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control influence the behaviour of non-compliance. The results will help TV operators and regulator to understand the critical factors that influence non-compliance with media standards among TV operators and there are recommendations to help them improve …

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Ua12/2/74 Lambda Society, Wku Archives Jan 2023

Ua12/2/74 Lambda Society, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Lambda Society

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Ua12/2/77 Kappa Alpha Order, Wku Archives Jan 2023

Ua12/2/77 Kappa Alpha Order, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Kappa Alpha Order fraternity.

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Ua12/2/76 Alpha Xi Delta, Wku Archives Jan 2023

Ua12/2/76 Alpha Xi Delta, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Alpha Xi Delta sorority.

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Correlation Of Motivations To View Facebook Video Advertisements With Willingness To View Future Advertisements, Mokhlisur Rahman Jan 2023

Correlation Of Motivations To View Facebook Video Advertisements With Willingness To View Future Advertisements, Mokhlisur Rahman

Dissertations and Theses

Most people are familiar with the concept of Facebook video ads. Facebook offers enormous features to place in-feed video ads to promote products. An online survey was conducted at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota. The survey looked for user motivations for viewing Facebook video ads. The conceptual framework for this study was chosen as the Uses and Gratifications Theory. Drawing on the UGT, the study uses a previously established and supported scale used in previous uses and gratification studies to measure the correlation among results. All the participants in this study were university students. The study …

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Ua19/16/2 Baseball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Jan 2023

Ua19/16/2 Baseball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

Press releases and game statistics for WKU baseball team in 2023.

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Perceptions Of Active Social Media Adults’ Mental Health After Participating Online With Uncivil Political Discourse With Out-Group Members, Bridgette Eastman Jan 2023

Perceptions Of Active Social Media Adults’ Mental Health After Participating Online With Uncivil Political Discourse With Out-Group Members, Bridgette Eastman

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Online incivility that occurs in the comment sections of social media sites has become increasingly prevalent. Much of this incivility occurs in the context of political debate. Previous research has indicated that heated political debates online can lead to increased levels of emotional distress and that individuals have the capacity to become addicted to a variety of activities that take place on the internet. Using the theoretical lens of the social identity model of individuation effects, this study explored the impact of online political incivility on the mental health of individuals who engage in this type of behavior. This study …

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Presidents And Media During Initial Federal-Level Hurricane Relief: A Study Of Presidential Crisis Communication Efforts, Emily A. Ball Jan 2023

Presidents And Media During Initial Federal-Level Hurricane Relief: A Study Of Presidential Crisis Communication Efforts, Emily A. Ball

Honors College Theses

Public relations serves a huge role in almost every sector, including politics. Crisis communication, a subset of public relations, is very important in a setting that constantly undergoes crises. The response to these crises matters a great deal on the federal level because the outcomes can affect such a wide variety of policies and even elections. Because of this, I wanted to focus on one type of crisis that every president is almost guaranteed to face: hurricanes. To examine the effectiveness of federal-level crisis communication, I look at Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden’s responses to the worst hurricane during their …

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Right Turn At Reality: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Right Wing Negotiations On Race And Masculinity In Online Spaces, Andrew R.J. Hart Jan 2023

Right Turn At Reality: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Right Wing Negotiations On Race And Masculinity In Online Spaces, Andrew R.J. Hart

MSU Graduate Theses

The effects of right wing politically charged violence are more visible now than at any other point in recent American history. The Internet, and social media more specifically, has become a crucial nexus point in the dissemination of decentralized Alt-Right propaganda. The visual nature of social media has increased the importance of images a means of communication. Through this thesis, I analyze artifacts coming out of these spaces representing a conversation between creators and audiences, and how they work dialogically to introduce and reify symbols of white masculine supremacy within this subgroup. Through this process, I find multiple recurring patterns …

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Master's Project: Framing Emotion In The Social Media Posts Of A Regional Sample Of National Park Sites, Sarah T. Raimondi Jan 2023

Master's Project: Framing Emotion In The Social Media Posts Of A Regional Sample Of National Park Sites, Sarah T. Raimondi

Rubenstein School Masters Project Publications

Public communication is one of the most important aspects of a natural resource manager’s job, and social media has opened new channels of communication between agencies and their audiences. Not only do most agencies now maintain an overall social media presence, but units within agencies typically create unique social media pages. This is true for the National Park Service (NPS) in the U.S., where over 400 individual parks have a social media presence. Many of these use Facebook for social media communication; Facebook is currently the largest social media platform, with over 2.8 billion monthly users. Drawing from prior research …

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Chanel Brand Equity In The Eyes Of Male Consumers, Alexandra Grace Sheehan Jan 2023

Chanel Brand Equity In The Eyes Of Male Consumers, Alexandra Grace Sheehan

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research aims to study male consumers' brand equity of Chanel. A qualitative method was used to collect data through 12 in-depth interviews. The respondents are 12 Thai male millennials, who are aged between 23 - 38, living in Bangkok, Thailand, and have purchased a product from Chanel within the last 12 months. The findings of this study indicate that male consumers had a good brand recall of Chanel. Male consumers have a positive brand image of Chanel and view them as a timeless brand, a top-tier luxury brand that is expensive in comparison to other luxury brands on the …

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Filipino Consumers' Perception Toward Gentlewoman Thai Fashion Brand, Gabriel Lorenzo Del Carmen Jan 2023

Filipino Consumers' Perception Toward Gentlewoman Thai Fashion Brand, Gabriel Lorenzo Del Carmen

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This individual study explores the Filipino Consumer Perceptions of Thai Fashion Brand GENTLEWOMAN and the quality of the brand’s activism messaging through social media. The data was collected using in-depth interviews on 10 respondents, Filipino females, aged between 20 to 35, the average target consumer of GENTLEWOMAN products. The findings suggest that Filipino Consumers have a very positive perception of GENTLEWOMAN. They find the price to be good, regardless of whether it was purchased through the gray market or through official distribution. Quality is also perceived highly as consumers find the products to be well-constructed and very versatile. Lastly, consumers …

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The Influence Of Ai Chatbots On Purchase Intention Of Electric Vehicles Among Consumers In China, Ning Fang Jan 2023

The Influence Of Ai Chatbots On Purchase Intention Of Electric Vehicles Among Consumers In China, Ning Fang

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of the paper is to study the effects of perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEU) and perceived enjoyment (PE), perceived cyber risks (PCR) of AI chatbots on the purchase intention (PI) of EVs among consumers in China. The study is conducted in a quantitative approach by using online questionnaires as a tool to collect data from 300 Shanghai based respondents, aged between 31-40, and have intention or experience using AI chatbots or EVs. The results show that overall respondents have a possibilities attitude towards PCR (M=3.36), PEU (M=3.27), PU (M=3.26), and PEU (M=3.26) of AI chatbots. …

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Influences Of Millennial Consumers’ Perceived Value And Attitude On Usage Intention Towards Spa, Salisa Sornsaruht Jan 2023

Influences Of Millennial Consumers’ Perceived Value And Attitude On Usage Intention Towards Spa, Salisa Sornsaruht

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This survey research examines the influences of millennial consumers' perceived value and attitude on usage intentions towards spa. An online questionnaire was developed to collect data from 207 male and female respondents, aged between 27 and 39 years, living in Thailand, with prior experience of at least one spa within the last six months. The research findings indicated that, in terms of perceived value, the most dominant dimension among the respondents is social value, followed by functional value, value for money, and emotional value, respectively. In addition, the perceived value and attitude of millennial consumers have a statistically significant influence …

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Consumers' Media Exposure, Attitude And Purchase Intention Toward Samsung Brand In Myanmar, Soe Darli Jan 2023

Consumers' Media Exposure, Attitude And Purchase Intention Toward Samsung Brand In Myanmar, Soe Darli

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objectives of the study are to examine consumers’ media exposure, attitude, and purchase intention towards Samsung in Myanmar and to explore the relationship between media exposure and consumer attitude as well as consumer attitude and purchase intention. The study was conducted in a quantitative approach by using online questionnaires as a tool to collect data from 200 respondents who are Myanmar Citizens aged between 18 and 45 years old and who know about the latest Brand Ambassador Samsung Myanmar and the main Brand Ambassador of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Campaign. The result showed that overall respondents had low …

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From “The Loss Of The Innocents” To “Crisis Actors”: Media Portrayal Of Rampage School Shootings From 1998-2021, Justice E. Greene Jan 2023

From “The Loss Of The Innocents” To “Crisis Actors”: Media Portrayal Of Rampage School Shootings From 1998-2021, Justice E. Greene

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

As rampage school shootings continue to occur in the United States, media coverage of such shootings continues to evolve. Media is a powerful force for how people form their understandings, opinions, and beliefs and, at least in part, the types of media they consume, it is important to understand how rampage school shootings are conveyed to the public. These shootings go through what is known as an “Issue-Attention Cycle” (Downs 1972) as coverage progresses. Using content analysis, this thesis examines New York Times articles covering nine rampage school shootings from 1998-2021 to see both how media coverage changes over the …

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Women Play Football Too: Feminist Theory And Uk Football, Mikayla Kummer Jan 2023

Women Play Football Too: Feminist Theory And Uk Football, Mikayla Kummer

Capstone Showcase

Women's Football in the UK has constantly overshadowed by Men's Football and with the popularity of social media it may have complicated the issue. The way women have been treated in the media has always been different to how men were treated. Gender can be considered a performance and how women are treated by the press demands a performance from them. Through Offside, a play by Hollie Poetry and Sabrina Mahfouz, this essay explores the relationship between feminist theory, women's football and social media. Women athletes have consistently been asked about their personal lives, bodies, relationships and anything besides the …

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