PoliMedia - Improving Analyses of Radio, TV & Newspaper Coverage of Political Debates

Abstract. Analysing media coverage across several types of media-outlets is a challenging task for academic researchers. The PoliMedia project aimed to showcase the potential of cross-media analysis by linking the digitised transcriptions of the debates at the Dutch Parliament (Dutch Hansard) with three media-outlets: 1) newspapers in their original layout of the historical newspaper archive at the National Library, 2) radio bulletins of the Dutch National Press Agency (ANP) and 3) newscasts and current affairs programs from the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. In this paper we describe generally how these links were created and we introduce the PoliMedia search user interface developed for scholars to navigate the links. In evaluation it was found that the linking algorithm had a recall of 67% and precision of 75%. Moreover, in an eye tracking evaluation we found that the interface enabled scholars to perform known-item and exploratory searches for qualitative analysis

Eye Tracking the Use of a Collapsible Facets Panel in a Search Interface

Abstract. Facets can provide an interesting functionality in digital libraries. However, while some research shows facets are important, other research found facets are only moderately used. Therefore, in this exploratory study we compare two search interfaces; one where the facets panel is always visible and one where the facets panel is hidden by default. Our main research question is “Is folding the facets panel in a digital library search interface beneficial to academic users?” By performing an eye tracking study with N=24, we measured search efficiency, distribution of attention and user satisfaction. We found no significant differences in the eye tracking data nor in usability feedback and conclude that collapsing facets is neither beneficial nor detrimental

Talking With Scholars: Developing a Research Environment for Oral History Collections

Scholars are yet to make optimal use of Oral History collections. For the uptake of digital research tools in the daily working practice of researchers, practices and conventions commonly adhered to in the subfields in the humanities should be taken into account during development. To this end, in the Oral History Today project a research tool for exploring Oral History collections is developed in close collaboration with scholarly researchers. This paper describes four stages of scholarly research and the first steps undertaken to incorporate requirements of these stages in a digital research environment.Comment: Demo paper for The 2nd International Workshop on Supporting Users Exploration of Digital Libraries (Malta, 26th September, 2013

The role of TV in mobilizing women in politics: A case study is Zanzibar broadcasting Corporation (ZBC.

This research mainly examined the ZBC TV role in mobilizing women towards Participating in politics, case study Urban West Region in Unguja, the studyused five research questions, which are found relevant to the study and were subjected to empirical test. A study of 300,000 populations was randomly and systematically selected.In the literature review, three relevant theories examined which agenda setting theory, social responsibilities theory and framing theory. In that context, the researcher selected a total of 105 questionnaires administered and the results generated from the study was analysed using tables and percentages.A qualitative case study design is chosen and various data presented were collected through focus group, in-depth interviews and questionnaires, and some by observations. The researcher used both close and open questionnaires and the total respondents were 120 based on case study within Urban West Region.Presentation and analysis of findings of this study, it focuses on testing the reliability of variables through presenting and analysing primary data collected using descriptive statistics analysis. In general, this study calls for the central government through local authorities should provide support to the local communities based on mobilization, political opportunities, and overcoming barriers in participating in political activities. Both central and local governments and other political activists who strive to improve the women political rights should provide absolute transparency regarding political process and its related activities. Keywords:Role of Television in Politics, Role of Television in Mobilizing Women, Mobilizing Women in Politic

INFLUENCE OF NEWSPAPER EDITORIALS ON VOTER ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE 2015 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA

The study ‘Influence ofNewspaper Editorials on VoterAttitudetowards the 2015 General Elections in Nigeria’ investigated themes, position and rhetoric of newspaper editorials on 2015 elections and the consequent influence on voterattitude. Content Analysis and the Surveymethods were triangulated in the study. A sample size of 180 editorials and 384 registered voters were selected for the study. Stratified, random, proportionate, and purposive sampling techniques were used in selecting the subjects or respondents for the study.Coding sheet and structured questionnaire were used for data collection. The study found that the key issues which editorials entertained the most and were largely of one accord among the national dailies in Nigeria during the 2015 general election were security; the voter authentication machine (card reader); Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC), negative campaigning. Epideictic, deliberative and forensic types of rhetoric were found to be used in the editorials. It was also found that 93.1% of the respondents anticipated violence during the polls; however, voting behaviour exhibited during accreditation, voting, collation and announcement of results by INEC was largely cordial and peaceful. Pearson Correlation coefficients of .983, .904, .959 and .981 showed high correlation between editorial stand on issues and voter attitude during the 2015 general elections. The study concluded that the selected newspapers: Daily Sun, Daily Trust, Leadership, The Nation and Vanguard demonstrated high sense of social responsibility and commitment to the society by participating in delivering a credible and peaceful election to Nigerians through high volume of incisive editorials. The editorials influenced the calmed behaviour voters had exhibited over the election outcome in 2015. The study recommended that that INEC should scale up the use of media in voter education campaigns and particularly, employ social media platforms such as Facebook, twitter and blogs.Newspapers should also exploitthe new or social media platforms such as blogs, wikis, Facebook, and twitter to enhance more access and reach of editorials

CLARIN. The infrastructure for language resources

CLARIN, the "Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure", has established itself as a major player in the field of research infrastructures for the humanities. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the organization, its members, its goals and its functioning, as well as of the tools and resources hosted by the infrastructure. The many contributors representing various fields, from computer science to law to psychology, analyse a wide range of topics, such as the technology behind the CLARIN infrastructure, the use of CLARIN resources in diverse research projects, the achievements of selected national CLARIN consortia, and the challenges that CLARIN has faced and will face in the future. The book will be published in 2022, 10 years after the establishment of CLARIN as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium by the European Commission (Decision 2012/136/EU)

CLARIN

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure – CLARIN – for the humanities. It covers a broad range of CLARIN language resources and services, its underlying technological infrastructure, the achievements of national consortia, and challenges that CLARIN will tackle in the future. The book is published 10 years after establishing CLARIN as an Europ. Research Infrastructure Consortium

CLARIN

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure – CLARIN – for the humanities. It covers a broad range of CLARIN language resources and services, its underlying technological infrastructure, the achievements of national consortia, and challenges that CLARIN will tackle in the future. The book is published 10 years after establishing CLARIN as an Europ. Research Infrastructure Consortium