Participation and deliberation: a case study of readers’ comments to news stories on the Brazilian presidential campaign

The Internet has created new “dialogical spaces” (Oblak, 2005) where issues of common concern can be discussed, serving to democratize the public sphere. As a potential deliberative section and a civic forum, readers’ comments in newspapers’ websites constitute a locus for public debate and ideas exchange provided by the mainstream media. As a case study, this article intends to assess the quality of audience participation in online news sites, by analysing the readers’ comments in the news about the Brazilian presidential campaign (September-November 2010) in the online versions of two Portuguese newspapers

Validation of the Implementation Climate Scale (ICS) in substance use disorder treatment organizations.

BackgroundOne critical factor in the implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) in substance use disorder treatment organizations is an inner organizational context that clearly supports implementation efforts. The Implementation Climate Scale (ICS) has been developed to allow researchers and organizations to assess climate for EBP implementation in health and allied health service organizations. The ICS consists of 18 items and measures six dimensions of implementation climate: focus on EBP, educational support for EBP, recognition for EBP, rewards for EBP, selection for EBP, and selection for openness. The ICS was initially developed in a mental health context; thus, the goal of this study was to provide initial validation of the ICS in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment settings.MethodsConfirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to assess the psychometric functioning of the ICS using survey data from 326 providers in 65 teams in SUD treatment programs. Cronbach's alpha was examined to assess internal consistency of the ICS, and individual and team level construct-based validity was examined by comparing its correlations with service climate, molar climate, and organizational change.ResultsWe found evidence for the reliability, factor structure, and validity of the ICS in SUD services. The psychometric functioning of the ICS in SUD treatment settings was comparable to that found in mental health contexts.ConclusionsThe ICS is a brief and pragmatic tool for researchers to better understand a critical antecedent for implementation effectiveness in SUD treatment and for organizational leaders in SUD treatment organizations to evaluate the extent to which providers perceive that their organization supports EBP implementation

Desenredando patrones en el arte rupestre de Oukaïmeden

Statistical analysis was applied to the study of Oukaïmeden rock art as a way to obtain chronological information. By means of correspondence analysis we identified trends in the representation of the various individual motifs in the valley rock art. Subsequently we analyzed recurrent associations and overlappings, which led us to the last scale of analysis: the dating of rock art stations.El análisis estadístico ha sido aplicado al estudio del arte rupestre de Oukaïmeden como vía para la obtención de información cronológica. Mediante el análisis de correspondencias hemos identificado tendencias en la representación de varios motivos individuales en el arte rupestre del valle. Procedimos después al análisis de asociaciones recurrentes y superposiciones, lo que nos llevó al último nivel de análisis: la datación de las estaciones de arte rupestre

The portuguese news industry’s perspectives and roles on the making of active citizens: readers’ skills to comment on the news

This article investigates the news industry’s perceptions of letters to the editor and online comments in the context of the digital world and of the challenges journalists face. Using a sample of 11 semistructured interviews with journalists and ombudsmen in Portugal, we analyse the news industry’s views on readers’ ability to comment on the news and on the industry’s possible contributions to creating critical and engaged publics. The interviewees express concern about harmful behaviours in online environments and point to differences in online and offline contexts of participation. The results, however, do not reveal a proactive attitude in the news industry as the news professionals focus on their daily work activities as a form of media education and argue that schools and the public, instead, should take the lead in these activities. To support their statements, the interviewees cite factors such as the possibilities of digital culture, the promotion of media education, the need to foster a reciprocal relation between learning and the existing forms of journalism newsroom culture.Aichi Science and Technology Foundationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Impact of the law for effective equality between women and men in the content of collective bargaining in Andalusian construction sector

Objeto: Este artículo analiza los contenidos del IV Convenio General de la Construcción 2007-2011 y de los Convenios Colectivos Provinciales de la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía con la finalidad de conocer el impacto de la Ley Orgánica 3/2007 para la Igualdad efectiva de Mujeres y Hombres en la negociación colectiva del sector de la construcción. Diseño/metodología/enfoque: Se ha recopilado y analizado los contenidos de los nueve convenios, aplicándose en todo momento la perspectiva de género con la finalidad de identificar cláusulas y disposiciones que garanticen o busquen la igualdad real entre mujeres y hombres en las condiciones laborales. Aportaciones y resultados: Este artículo revela que la negociación colectiva del sector de la construcción en el ámbito andaluz no está desempeñando el importante papel que se le ha otorgado como dinamizadora y garante de la igualdad entre mujeres y hombres en el ámbito laboral, lo que ha impulsado a las autoras a plantear reflexiones y recomendaciones. Originalidad / Valor añadido: Evalúa el impacto de la Ley Orgánica 3/2007 para la Igualdad efectiva de Mujeres y Hombres y plantea una reflexión sobre el grado de cumplimiento de la mismaPurpose: This article analyzes the contents of the Fourth General Construction Agreement 2007-2011 and Provincial Collective Agreements of the region of Andalusia in order to understand the impact of the Law 3 / 2007 for Effective Equality between Women and Men in collective bargaining in construction sector. Design/methodology: It has been compiled and analyzed the contents of the nine agreements, at all times has been applied a gender perspective in order to identify clauses and provisions so, these guarantee the real sexual equality or search it in working conditions. Findings: This article reveals that collective bargaining in Andalusian construction sector is not playing the important role that has been given to revitalize and guarantee that equality and, therefore, this has encouraged the authoress to raising reflections and recommendations. Originality/value: It evaluates the impact of the law for Effective Equality between Women and Men and reflects on the degree of compliance with this law.Peer Reviewe

Empresas cidadãs e comunicação: uma nova era no âmbito da responsabilidade social corporativa

Procurar-se-à, no presente artigo, defender uma visão da Responsabilidade Social Corporativa que esteja muito para além de uma qualquer ideia de “caridade” ou “dever”. As empresas hoje devem reencontrar valores há algumas décadas perdidos e que as levem a assumir o seu papel de cidadãs nas suas comunidades, com os seus direitos e deveres, como todos e cada um de nós. À comunicação pede-se-lhe que seja constitutiva desses mesmos processos e não meramente relatora de algumas dessas politicas ou acções.N/

Medir o agenda-setting nos comentários dos leitores às eleições legislativas de 2015

O presente estudo propõe o uso dos comentários dos leitores como objeto para medir os fenómenos de agenda-setting. A análise de frequência de palavras é o método escolhido para operacionalizar a avaliação do agenda-setting. O método proposto foi testado numa amostra de 741 artigos e 52.064 comentários do jornal Expresso, que englobam um período de cinco semanas entre 4 de setembro e 10 de outubro de 2015. A análise de frequência de palavras permitiu não só avaliar quais os temas abordados pelo jornal que mais ecoaram nos comentários, mas também estudar o processo inverso, ou seja, quais os temas abordados pelos comentadores que foram sub-representados nas notícias.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

La cronología de la Cultura Nurágica y los inicios de la Edad del Hierro y de las colonizaciones históricas en el Mediterráneo Centro-Occidental. Una aproximación desde la cronología radiocarbónica y el registro arqueológico

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Jornalismo musical: estratégias enunciativas e retóricas. Contributos para uma análise discursiva

RESUMO O jornalismo cultural consiste numa área muito particular no âmbito do jornalismo em geral, enquanto espaço de confluência entre repórteres, especialistas e intelectuais, tornando-se, por isso, distinto de outras formas tradicionais de produção jornalística (BASSO, 2006; GADINI, 2006; HARRIES; WAHL-JORGENSEN, 2007; RIVERA, 2003; TUBAU, 1990). Face à escassez de pesquisas acadêmicas sobre esta temática em Portugal e tomando o jornalismo de música como estudo de caso, pretende-se neste artigo verificar até que ponto as regras de escrita jornalística e as convenções decorrentes da consolidação do jornalismo moderno (CHALABY, 1996) estão presentes em peças de cariz informativo, selecionando como corpus quatro jornais diários portugueses, durante o ano de 2010, e mobilizando algumas categorias utilizadas pela análise crítica do discurso, metodologia de caráter qualitativo. A análise das peças indica a fluidez de fronteiras do discurso do jornalismo de música (entre a informação, a interpretação e a crítica) e a relativa distância dos critérios formais da escrita jornalística informativa convencional. Palavras-chave: Jornalismo cultural; Jornalismo de música; Análise de discurso.   RESUMEN El periodismo cultural es un área muy privada dentro del periodismo en general, como un espacio de confluencia entre periodistas, expertos e intelectuales,-ing mak, por lo tanto es distinta de otras formas tradicionales de producción periodística (Basso, 2006; GADINI, 2006; Harries; WAHL-Jorgensen, 2007; RIVERA, 2003; Tubau, 1990). Dada la escasez de investigación académica sobre este tema en Portugal y tomando el periodismo musical como caso de estudio, se pretende en este trabajo para verificar en qué medida las reglas de la escritura y de los acuerdos resultantes de la consolidación del periodismo moderno (Chalaby periodística, 1996) están presentes en las piezas de carácter informativo, la selección del corpus de cuatro los diarios portugueses en 2010, y la movilización de algunas categorías utilizadas por el análisis crítico del discurso, la metodología cualitativa du-rante. El análisis de las partes indica la fluidez de los límites del discurso del periodismo musical (entre la información, la interpretación y la crítica) y la distancia relativa de los criterios formales de la escritura periodística informativa convencional. Palabras clave: El periodismo cultural; Música Periodismo; El análisis del discurso.   ABSTRACT  The cultural journalism is a very private area within the journalism in general, as an area of confluence between reporters, experts and intellectuals, becoming therefore distinct from other traditional forms of journalistic production (Basso, 2006; GADINI, 2006; Harries; WAHL-JORGENSEN, 2007; RIVERA, 2003; Tubau, 1990). Given the dearth of academic research on this subject in Portugal and taking music journalism as a case study, this article is intended to verify to what extent the rules of journalistic writing and agreements resulting from the consolidation of modern journalism (Chalaby, 1996) are present in parts of informative nature, selecting the corpus four Portuguese newspapers during the year 2010, and mobilizing some categories used by critical discourse analysis, qualitative methodology. The analysis of the parts indicates the fluidity of boundaries of the discourse of music journalism (between information, interpretation and criticism) and the relative distance of the formal criteria of conventional informative journalistic writing. Keywords: Cultural Journalism; Journalism music; Discourse analysis