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Tweeting the Mind and Instagramming the Heart: Exploring Differentiated Content Sharing on Social Media
Understanding the usage of multiple OSNs (Online Social Networks) has been of
significant research interest as it helps in identifying the unique and
distinguishing trait in each social media platform that contributes to its
continued existence. The comparison between the OSNs is insightful when it is
done based on the representative majority of the users holding active accounts
on all the platforms. In this research, we collected a set of user profiles
holding accounts on both Twitter and Instagram, these platforms being of
prominence among a majority of users. An extensive textual and visual analysis
on the media content posted by these users revealed that both these platforms
are indeed perceived differently at a fundamental level with Instagram engaging
more of the users' heart and Twitter capturing more of their mind. These
differences got reflected in almost every microscopic analysis done upon the
linguistic, topical and visual aspects.Comment: 4 pages, 8 figure
A citizen journalism primer
Citizen journalism is a hot topic at present, but there remains a degree of conceptual wooliness about its definition and meaning, with everything from lifestyle blogs to live footage of freak weather events being included in this category. This paper will identify factors underpinning the emergence of citizen journalism, including the rise of Web 2.0, rethinking journalism as a professional ideology, the decline of âhigh modernistâ journalism, divergence between elite and popular opinion, changing revenue bases for news production, and the decline of deference in democratic societies. It will consider case studies such as the Korean OhMyNews web site, and connect these issues to wider debates about the implications of journalism and news production increasingly going into the Internet environment
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Beyond the Refugee Crisis how the UK news media represent asylum seekers across national boundaries
Migration is one of the most pressing, divisive issues in global politics today, and media play a crucial role in how communities understand and respond. This study examines how UK newspapers (n = 974) and popular news websites (n = 1044) reported on asylum seekers throughout 2017. It contributes to previous literature in two important ways. First, by examining the ânew normalâ of daily news coverage in the wake of the 2015 ârefugee crisisâ in Europe. Second, by looking at how asylum seekers from different regions are represented. The content analysis finds significant variations in how asylum seekers are reported, including terminology use and topics they are associated with. The paper also identifies important commonalities in how all asylum seekers are represented - most notably, the dominance of political elites as sources across all media content. It argues that Entmanâs âcascade network modelâ can help to explain this, with elites in one country able to influence transnational reports
Public Attitudes to Overseas Giving: Does Government Make a Difference?
To what extent does the UK government influence public attitudes to overseas giving? This question is addressed with qualitative research based on focus group discussions. Knowledge of government involvement in overseas aid was found to be low. The majority of donors and non-donors to overseas causes were cynical about government messages and policies on overseas aid. There were consistent doubts about the effectiveness of development assistance. Existing attitudes towards development are reasonably âhardenedâ or engrained. Positive influences on overseas giving â all of which seemed more influential than that of the government â included travel, the interventions of well known non-political figures, and the discovery of more direct and concrete ways of giving (e.g. âvirtual giftsâ). Future steps for government involvement in promoting overseas giving more effectively are discussed
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