Search results for "Mass Communication"
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La producció de documentals a l'era digital
2001
Median kulutuksen vaikutus suomalaisten luottamukseen julkisia instituutioita ja kanssaihmisiä kohtaan
2012
Luottamuksen on havaittu olevan erittäin merkittävä yhteiskunta koossa pitävä ja kehittävä voima. Se voi hyvinkin olla Pohjoismaiden menestyksen salaisuus. Tässä tutkielmassa pureudutaan empiirisin tilastomenelmin median eri tyyppien parissa vietetyn ajan ja yhteiskunnallisen luottamuksen väliseen yhteyteen Suomessa. Aihetta ei kirjoitushetkellä ole muualla juuri tutkittu Suomen aineistoa käyttäen. Tutkimuksen päähavainnot ovat, että sanomalehtien luku on yhteydessä yksilön korkeaan yhteiskunnalliseen luottamukseen, ja television katselu vastaavasti enteilee alhaista luottamuksen tasoa.
Navigating high-choice European political information environments : a comparative analysis of news user profiles and political knowledge
2021
The transition from low- to high-choice media environments has had far-reaching implications for citizens’ media use and its relationship with political knowledge. However, there is still a lack of comparative research on how citizens combine the usage of different media and how that is related to political knowledge. To fill this void, we use a unique cross-national survey about the online and offline media use habits of more than 28,000 individuals in 17 European countries. Our aim is to (i) profile different types of news consumers and (ii) understand how each user profile is linked to political knowledge acquisition. Our results show that five user profiles – news minimalists, social m…
Los titulares de la locura : análisis diferencial de la prensa escrita sobre la representación social de la enfermedad mental
2002
Does the platform matter? Social media and COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in 17 countries
2021
While the role of social media in the spread of conspiracy theories has received much attention, a key deficit in previous research is the lack of distinction between different types of platforms. This study places the role of social media affordances in facilitating the spread of conspiracy beliefs at the center of its enquiry. We examine the relationship between platform use and conspiracy theory beliefs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Relying on the concept of technological affordances, we theorize that variation across key features make some platforms more fertile places for conspiracy beliefs than others. Using data from a crossnational dataset based on a two-wave online survey cond…
Appetizer or main dish? Explaining the use of Facebook news posts as a substitute for other news sources
2019
An increasing number of, especially younger, users use Facebook as their primary source for news about political and societal issues. At the same time, research suggests that Facebook use contributes to societal knowledge gaps. Against this background, we investigate the antecedents of using Facebook as a substitute for other news sources. We argue that exposure to news posts on Facebook increases the feeling of being well-informed, regardless of actual knowledge acquisition. This might lead users, especially those with a low need for cognition (NfC), to use Facebook as a substitute for other news sources. We test these assumptions with an online survey (n=390) of German Internet users. Res…
Mobile Communication: Media Effects
2017
This entry introduces the reader to various media effects of mobile communication devices. The special focus is on mobile phones. The entry begins with a presentation of media effects on communication practices, on users, as well as on interlocutors and bystanders. It continues by analyzing the reverse effects of users on the redesign of mobile media. Lastly, the issues of how mobile communication is connected to social and geographical surroundings and how the use of mobile communication devices is related to the social structures of society are addressed. The entry concludes with a discussion of the media effects of mobile communication in the future. Keywords: digital media; mobile commu…
La venta por televisión : propuiesta de un modelo de relaciones con el medio televisivo
2002
Telling it all : a genre-based approach to the analysis of the american Tabloid Talkshow
1998
Does a Crisis Change News Habits? A Comparative Study of the Effects of COVID-19 on News Media Use in 17 European Countries
2021
Abstract: Exogenous shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic unleashes multiple fundamental questions about society beyond public health. Based on the classical concept of 'need for orientation' and the literature on the role of the media in times of crisis, we investigate to what extent the COVID-19 pandemic affected news consumption in comparative perspective. Based on a two-wave panel survey in 17 mostly European countries, our study targets the role of both legacy news brands (TV, radio, newspapers) and so-called contemporary news media (Internet-based and social media) during this global health crisis. Our results show an overall rise of news use across countries, but only for some types of n…