The Current Development of Open Election Data in Taiwan

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Gender and the Media in the Western Balkans

This rapid literature review explores the role that media in the Western Balkans plays in issues of gender (in)equality. After the liberalisation of gender norms during the Yugoslav period (1945–1991), the Wars of Succession (1991–1999) incited resurgent nationalisms and a re-traditionalisation of society. Gender relations have since continued to be largely patriarchal and gender stereotypes have persisted, undermining movement toward gender equality. Neo-liberal philosophies are evident in the emergence and popularity of particular commercial television stations and content. The barriers to strengthening equality within media professions and institutions (or general weaknesses in the media) are discussed under: access to media, media portrayals of gender groups and gender issues, barriers to equality and other weaknesses within the media sector and initiatives that address gender inequalities and other weaknesses in the media.FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Do Independent Arab YouTube Broadcasters “Broadcast Themselves”? The Saudi Case Explored

The chapter discusses whether YouTube empowers professional amateurs (Pro-Ams) to build the agenda of their channels independently. It also explores the development of YouTube from being a user-dominated platform into an institutionalized medium in its post-Google era. In-depth interviews were conducted with a group of 19-Pro-Ams in Saudi Arabia, representing two YouTube video-producing companies to explore the business model of their channels, how they feel empowered, and how their work is affected by culture, business, and politics. Attempting to re-interview them after 4 years, only one respondent agreed to participate. The results show that the leading YouTube channels in Saudi Arabia attract millions of views monthly. The business model of the channels shows that they are run in a semi-professional style by using personal and advertising funding. The Pro-Ams feel empowered thanks to the routine-free, low cost, and easy-to-use popular platform. They launched their channels to “broadcast” themselves, but with the professionalization and monetization, they had to accommodate the agenda of the audience, the advertisers, and the regime. Eventually, the model was either discontinued or reduced to be an advertising/entrainment platform. The lack of regulations has been always a challenge for these Pro-Ams to get licensed and have a legal standing

Spring 2018

Dean\u27s letter; Then and now; Communication and technology; Going for gold; True or false; A helping hand; Accolades; Bookshelf; Around the college; Student profil

Patrones de arquitectura de datos abiertos: una revisión sistemática

Trabajo de InvestigaciónEl desarrollo de este trabajo fue investigar la existencia de los patrones de arquitectura que implementan Open Data, siguiendo la metodología de revisión sistemática, definiendo palabras y frases, agregando criterios de inclusión y exclusión, realizando el proceso de búsqueda en bases de datos científicas, con el fin de realizar un análisis cuantitativo, mostrando una caracterización de términos referentes a la investigación.INTRODUCCIÓN 1. PLANTEAMIENTO DEL PROBLEMA 2. OBJETIVOS 3. ALCANCES Y LIMITACIONES 4. MARCO REFERENCIAL 5. METODOLOGÍA 6. DESARROLLO DE LA METODOLOGÍA 7. RESULTADOS 8. CONCLUSIONES BIBLIOGRAFÍA ANEXOSPregradoIngeniero de Sistema

Two concepts from television audience research in times of datafication and disinformation: Looking back to look forward

Written by two communication scholars who came of age learning about the achievements of television audience studies and began their working lives at the birth of social media, this chapter offers reflection on their intellectual inheritance and heritage. Now engaged with various research addressing the social and ethical challenges posed by processes of datafication and disinformation, they discuss how key concepts in audience studies remain of urgent relevance. Focusing on the dialectically related concepts of divergence and responsibility, this chapter emphasizes how these keywords productively direct their scholarly energy to interrogate the opaque risks and vulnerabilities in contemporary technological transformations while accounting for diverse audiences\u27 variable literacies to exert influence, read deceptive content, and demand recognition in mediated environments

DISINFORMATION AS WARFARE IN THE DIGITAL AGE: DIMENSIONS, DILEMMAS, AND SOLUTIONS

Disinformation as warfare in the digital age may not be so different than any other type of warfare; wars are fought for power, and some benefit economically while the vulnerable suffer the most. The vast majority of conflicts today are not fought by nation states and their armies; increasingly, they are fought not with conventional weapons but with words. A specific sort of weaponry—“fake news” and viral disinformation—has been at the center of policy discussions, public debates, and academic analyses in recent years. Everyone who is active on digital platforms can be responsible in the simplest of ways: not lashing out, not commenting, not sharing

Open Society Institute - 2001 Annual Report

Contains mission statement, president's message, financial information, grants list, and information on international initiatives in the areas of law, justice, and human rights; arts and culture; public health; and education, information, and media