Media Watch Pub Date : 2024-06-09 DOI: 10.1177/09760911241256556

Mehedy Hassan Razib, Farzana Tasnim Pinky, M. H. Banna, M. Muktadir, Anirudha Biswas

{"title":"Framing Environmental Issues of Bangladesh in International Media: A Topic Modelling Analysis on the Guardian Newspaper","authors":"Mehedy Hassan Razib, Farzana Tasnim Pinky, M. H. Banna, M. Muktadir, Anirudha Biswas","doi":"10.1177/09760911241256556","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09760911241256556","url":null,"abstract":"Journalism has emerged as a crucial avenue for creating awareness of the increasing importance of addressing environmental risks that transcend national boundaries. This study examines the Guardian newspaper’s coverage of environmental issues in Bangladesh, a country profoundly affected by climate change and natural disasters. Through analysing 345 news articles from 2011 to 2021, this research employs topic modelling to explore the international framing of climate concerns. The findings reveal thematic framing across various topics, including occupational environment, health and safety in the ready-made garment (RMG) industry, flooding along transboundary rivers, and Bangladesh’s stance on the Paris Agreement and its approach to climate change. The Guardian emphasises ethical and sustainable practices in the fashion industry. It sheds light on the impact of flooding on vulnerable communities and discusses Bangladesh’s energy policies in the context of global climate goals. Nevertheless, the study also highlights some limitations, such as the absence of comprehensive coverage of Bangladesh’s diplomatic efforts at global climate forums and a lack of emphasis on developed nations’ responsibility.","PeriodicalId":52105,"journal":{"name":"Media Watch","volume":" 0","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141366977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Cultural Branding in the Arab Region 阿拉伯地区的文化品牌建设

Media Watch Pub Date : 2024-05-08 DOI: 10.1177/09760911241251459

Noha Mellor

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Fear of Expansion and Domination: Toxic and Ethnic Frames Amidst Call to #SayNoToRUGA on Nigerian Twittersphere 对扩张和统治的恐惧：尼日利亚推特上的 #SayNoToRUGA 呼声中的有毒和种族框架

Media Watch Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.1177/09760911241230708

U. Ajetunmobi, Akinkunmi Ibrahim Oseni, A. Onifade, Teslim Abiodun Adegboyega

{"title":"Fear of Expansion and Domination: Toxic and Ethnic Frames Amidst Call to #SayNoToRUGA on Nigerian Twittersphere","authors":"U. Ajetunmobi, Akinkunmi Ibrahim Oseni, A. Onifade, Teslim Abiodun Adegboyega","doi":"10.1177/09760911241230708","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09760911241230708","url":null,"abstract":"Nigerians have, over the years, lived with mutual distrust, often escalated by ethnoreligious sentiments and sectional profiling. Government policies, for example, are at times seen through the lens of the ethnic background or sectional affiliation of the president at any given time. This study examined the kinds of frames Nigerian X (formerly Twitter) users adopted during the #SayNoToRUGA movement on X. It also investigated how the digital movement predicted the polarisation of Nigerians across ethnic and sectional divides. Through a summative content analysis of 145 purposively selected tweets of #SayNoToRUGA and propositions of framing theory, the study found four dominant frames: toxic discourse, ethnic profiling, call to social action and misinformation. Findings also revealed that toxic discourse comprised more abusive tweets alongside tweets that unjustifiably accused the Fulani tribe and constructed identities for it and its people. Fear of domination and expansion of the tribe also fuelled the level of toxic discourse on #SayNoToRUGA. The findings also predicted a significant polarisation of Nigerian X users on the digital movement across ethnic and sectional divides. Therefore, it recommends that relevant government agencies [e.g., National Orientation Agency (NOA), communication and culture ministry] host regular cultural and ethnoreligious literacy skills on X Spaces. Through Spaces, they can also consult Nigerians, with each region making its inputs on sensitive national policies such as Rural Grazing Area (RUGA).","PeriodicalId":52105,"journal":{"name":"Media Watch","volume":"20 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141054708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Is it Time to ‘Send in the Clowns’? What Happens to the ‘Rest of the News’ in Social Media during Extreme Crises 是时候 "派出小丑 "了吗？在极端危机期间，社交媒体中的 "其他新闻 "会发生什么变化？

Media Watch Pub Date : 2024-03-29 DOI: 10.1177/09760911241238376

Theodora A. Maniou, Lambrini Papadopoulou

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An Investigation of Factors Influencing Attitudes Towards Online and Offline Games with the Moderator Effects of Gender in Iran 关于影响伊朗人对在线和离线游戏态度的因素及性别调节作用的调查

Media Watch Pub Date : 2024-03-19 DOI: 10.1177/09760911241235356

Davoud Monfared, T. N. Joorabchi

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Recognising the Virtual and Real Causality of ‘Spiral-of-Silence’: Mapping the Silence in Echoes of Women Healthcare for Rural Bengal in India 认识 "沉默螺旋 "的虚拟和现实因果关系：绘制印度孟加拉农村妇女医疗保健回声中的沉默地图

Media Watch Pub Date : 2024-02-25 DOI: 10.1177/09760911241230705

Sabyasachi Bhattacharjee

{"title":"Recognising the Virtual and Real Causality of ‘Spiral-of-Silence’: Mapping the Silence in Echoes of Women Healthcare for Rural Bengal in India","authors":"Sabyasachi Bhattacharjee","doi":"10.1177/09760911241230705","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09760911241230705","url":null,"abstract":"This study advances the acquaintance of the spiral of silence theory by evaluating the impact of new media on virtual behaviour motivation. It explores rural women’s willingness to express opinions on awkward issues like unwanted pregnancies and abortion in online and offline settings. It examines how the ideology submitted by the spiral of silence theory works in each location. Results of a survey among 198 samples suggest a possible correlation between speaking out online and the chance of expressing themselves in an authentic offline setting, and vice versa. Findings imply that a multivariate study will produce better regression outcomes to address further loopholes. Despite correlating, it has been found that extraneous variables entwined with social factors are causing disruptive results, which can be traced while thematically analysing the values. This investigation also establishes that fair knowledge sharing can result in managing health disasters for rural women. Indeed, conditional factors creating compulsions, such as family and societal pressure, should be managed and controlled during group interaction, or else it constructs the climate for the spiral of silence.","PeriodicalId":52105,"journal":{"name":"Media Watch","volume":"8 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140432366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Fragile Democracy: Media Freedom and Radical Polarisation in Ethiopia 脆弱的民主：埃塞俄比亚的媒体自由与激进的两极分化

Media Watch Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/09760911231215642

Mufutau Muyiwa

{"title":"Fragile Democracy: Media Freedom and Radical Polarisation in Ethiopia","authors":"Mufutau Muyiwa","doi":"10.1177/09760911231215642","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09760911231215642","url":null,"abstract":"Fragile states are conditioned by the politics of interests, which oscillates between social, ethnic, factional, political and economic agitations. The politics of interest impairs shared identity and creates a tense coexistence between already fragmented communities. Ethiopia presents an example of the erosion of democratic norms despite the constitutionally imposed politics of ethnically and regionally based societies. Fragile states defy theoretical wisdom, as the media and elections might, in certain circumstances, produce negative results by creating a fractured society rather than resolving the legitimacy crisis. This article analysed academic literature and reflected on theories of the media in democracy to deconstruct the role of the legacy and new media in radical polarisation and nation-building in Ethiopia. Furthermore, illustrations were drawn from incidents and developments to clarify conditions that can help the mass media refrain from actions that deliberately or inadvertently impede socio-economic growth and worsen political conditions in fragile democracies. This article asserts that without context adaptation, the liberal norms of media autonomy and political inclusion might be incompatible with other forms of democracy beyond affluent democracies. It concludes by proposing theoretical visions of a ‘democratic mirror’, ‘vigilantism and fraternisation’ and the ‘therapeutic’ function of the media in fragile democracies.","PeriodicalId":52105,"journal":{"name":"Media Watch","volume":"69 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140520631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Authenticity During Conflict Reporting: The China–India Border Clash in the Indian Press 冲突报道中的真实性：印度新闻界对中印边境冲突的报道

Media Watch Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/09760911231215171

Arjun Chatterjee

{"title":"Authenticity During Conflict Reporting: The China–India Border Clash in the Indian Press","authors":"Arjun Chatterjee","doi":"10.1177/09760911231215171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09760911231215171","url":null,"abstract":"The India–China border clash in Galwan Valley in June 2020, the first deadly skirmish between the two Asian giants in the Himalayan border area in over four decades, highlighted the need to examine the notion of ‘authenticity’ in journalistic practices. Information from such remotely located, sparsely populated and not well-demarcated international land borders has limited sources, restricted to official sources with their narrative. Geopolitical goals and ambitions embolden narratives of nationalism in the media, and these often challenge the notion and understanding of authenticity in journalism. The Indian press, contrary to the state-owned Chinese press, is diverse and confrontational, where narratives of nationalism are differentially interpreted, embedded and realised. This article examines how authenticity has become a variable, rather than a constant, in conflict reporting of the Sino-Indian border clash and how authenticity is interpreted similarly or differently in conflict journalism. The article reports qualitative textual analysis of two leading English-language newspapers: The Times of India and The Hindu and two mainstream regional-language newspapers: Amar Ujala (Hindi) and Anandabazar Patrika (Bengali), to evaluate how representations of information function in conflict reporting and recontextualise (and thus change or modify the meaning of) that which they represent, and with what political and cultural implications.","PeriodicalId":52105,"journal":{"name":"Media Watch","volume":"8 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140525630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Does the First Amendment Protect Free Speech or Threats and Scams? 第一修正案是保护言论自由还是保护威胁和诈骗?

Media Watch Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/09760911231179002

Mark Goodman

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Representation of Emerging Female Leads in Indian Media-Texts 新兴女性领导在印度媒体文本中的表现

Media Watch Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/09760911231196634

Priyanka Tripathi

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