Coverage Of Events Research Articles

The “Space” Ideologeme in the Soviet Visual Propaganda of 1957–1965

The aim of the article is to reveal and to elaborate on the figurative and symbolic frameworks in visualization of the topic of space in the Soviet print propaganda of 1957–1965 as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of the information and propaganda campaign in terms of public political sentiments. The source base is made up of several thousand of posters, caricatures, cartoons, and other thematic illustrations. The context of their creation, semantics, and distribution are reconstructed by means of bibliographic analysis and content-analytical methods. Analysis of personal sources (diary entries, memoirs, and “letters to the authorities”) is used to describe of the presence of the theme of space in everyday life. Visual propaganda embraced space in relation to almost all key aspects of the life of Soviet people through 1) political ideals; 2) self-identification as belonging to a particular entity; 3) a sense of active personal responsibility for the country; 4) understanding the USSR’s global role during the Cold War. In general, initially there were a genuine interest, pride for the country, and no rejection of propagandistic campaign about the space exploration. However, at the end of the period, some aspects were treated with skepticism due to a lack of novelty in the coverage of events and presence of problems in other fields. At the same time, visual propaganda contextually matched the Soviet citizens’ opinions, and some of them participated in creation of the “space” pictures, that indicate the audience’s attention to visual content. Anyway, its ideological role gradually underwent transformation from ideological to routine meaning.

Relationship Between Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Rates and Rare But Potentially Fatal Adverse Events: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis of Western Countries.

Owing to limited experience with the new vaccine platforms, discussion of vaccine safety is inevitable. However, media coverage of adverse events of special interest could influence the vaccination rate; thus, evaluating the outcomes of adverse events of special interest influencing vaccine administration is crucial. We conducted regression discontinuity in time analysis to calculate the local average treatment effect (LATE) using datasets from Our World in Data and Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering. For the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe, the cutoff points were April 23rd and June 23rd, April 7th, and the 14th week of 2021, respectively. The LATE of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting held on April 23rd was -0.249 for all vaccines, -0.133 (-0.189 to -0.076) for Pfizer, -0.064 (-0.115 to -0.012) for Moderna, and -0.038 (-0.047 to -0.030) for Johnson & Johnson. Discontinuities were observed for all three types of vaccines in the United States. The June 23rd meeting of the ACIP (mRNA vaccines and myocarditis) did not convene any discontinuities. Furthermore, there was no significant drop in the weekly average vaccination rates in Europe following the European Medicines Agency (EMA) statement on April 7th. Conversely, there was a significant drop in the first-dose vaccination rates in the United Kingdom related to the EMA report. The first-dose vaccination rate for all vaccines changed by -0.104 (-0.176 to -0.032). Although monitoring and reporting of adverse events of special interest are important, a careful approach towards public announcements is warranted.

Anticipatory Traumatic Reaction: A Framework for Understanding Northern Nigerians’ Outcry Against ECOWAS’ Military Option in Niger

Research suggests strong links between threat-related media exposure and adverse psychological effects. Given the ubiquitous access to news and real-time events in society and the propensity for disaster-related news to include numerous scenes and detailed descriptions of human suffering, consumers of media reports are often exposed not only to distressing material but also threats of future disasters, and they may react in ways that mimic responses to trauma. Anticipatory traumatic reaction (ATR) describes how individuals may respond to imminent danger to which they are exposed by consuming disaster-related news. This interpretive position paper used the ATR framework to provide insight into northern Nigerians’ perception of media stories about the possibilities of a military engagement between ECOWAS’ standby force and the coup leaders in neighbouring Niger, and their subsequent outcry against ECOWAS’ military option in Niger. Because individuals depend on news media for information during crises, this paper suggests that ethically motivated constructive journalism must be sensitively balanced with productive and engaging rolling coverage of real-time threat-related events to prevent traumatization through media exposure to large-scale threats. It might be beneficial for mental health practitioners to recognize ATR symptoms and integrate them into therapy approaches to help their clients. Further research is necessary to expand the toolkit of clinical psychology to mitigate and treat this subclinical phenomenon among individuals and communities.

Time and Temporality in the “History of Emperor Heraclius”

The literature work of the early Medieval Armenian author Sebeos, traditionally perceived as “History”, poses a lot of problems for researchers, ranging from establishing the authorship and determining the structure of the work to solving specific issues related to the author’s coverage of certain events. However, despite the centuries-long tradition of studying this text, scholars have never raised the problem of time perception and temporality reflected in this work. Meanwhile, the methods of time fixation, the ways of dating events, the author’s choice of chronological system, and the whole system of temporality as such help to shed light on how the author saw his work and what the author’s intention was.

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A Study on the Media Framework during Beijing Winter Olympic Games from a Comparative Perspective: Taking People’s Daily Online and CNN as Examples

Upon the conclusion of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the media coverage of this sports event of worldwide prestige has piled up as countless. However, the coverage of the Beijing Winter Olympics varies across countries, and it is up to different media to tailor and package the information to be delivered to the public according to their value standards, political tendencies, ideologies, etc. Based on a review of existing literature, this paper is devoted to the exploration of the underlying media framework of China and United States through a comparative study with a certain theoretical basis by taking their practices as examples to distinguish the choices made by these two countries on conducting both negative and positive reporting and their divergence in pursing either the “universal solidarity” or conflicts and divisions.

Pojmovna metonimija u medijskom pokrivanju dijaloga između Srbije i Kosova i Metohije u srpskim i anglofonim medijima

During the summer of 2022 tensions grew in the Balkans after Kosovo refused to recognise Serbian identity cards when entering their territory, reciprocating the same measure Serbia had taken previously. After this, Kosovo's government also declared that Serbian number plates would no longer be officially recognised in Kosovo and Metohija. This led to the EU-facilitated Dialogue between officials of Serbia and Kosovo. Our corpus consists of news published at the end of August 2022 which deal with the dialogue. The article deals with the analysis of conceptual metonymy in the media coverage of the abovementioned events in Serbian and anglophone media in order to determine whether a certain type of metonymy is more present in one of the languages. Given the fact that metonymies are a potent tool because of their subtlety in the text, the aim of the analysis is to isolate metonymies from the text and photographs in the news articles, and highlight possible implications of their use. Finally, the papers looks into how metonymy shapes the processing of the ideological background of these events.

Использование технологических возможностей виртуальной реальности в освещении спортивных олимпийских мероприятий

The article deals with a relevant and little-studied topic – the use of VR technology in coverage of sports events at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Thanks to VR technologies, the viewer is able to feel as if they’re at the event, which is important in sports journalism and sports promotion.To study the chosen issue, we examined materials of foreign and Russian scientists, media representatives, broadcasts of sporting events, and journalistic materials. The article describes the history of the use of VR technologies in athletic training and analyzes international coverage, thus identifies the countries where virtual reality is of interest. The article presents a scientific review of the established theories and approaches and the use of virtual reality in professional sports, active video games, and sports journalism. Currently, there are few broadcasts using virtual reality in Russia, but nevertheless, this format is becoming more popular every year. The authors considered the specifics of information transfer using virtual reality gadgets and special equipment. As a result, the features of the use of VR technologies in sports journalism are reflected.

Modernization of humanities and political sciences in Turkiye in the works of Zeki Velidi Togan

This article examines Z.V. Togan’s intellectual development and thoughts about Turkic unity as a scientist who made significant contributions to the development of Turkish historical science. He is recognized as one of the most well-known historians of Turkiye and the Turkic peoples in general. He was a pioneer in the development of historical science in the Republic of Turkiye. The articles of Türk Yurdu journal need special attention because they explain his research methodologies in detail. He underlined the need of working with multinational experts and understanding several languages. Z.V. Togan traveled to Europe for political reasons and found great success. After achieving international renown, he returned to Turkiye to teach at Istanbul University. This accelerated the evolution of Turkish historiography. Z.V. Togan urged that Turkish historians’ works to be translated into Western languages and be objective in their coverage of historical events. He is a scientist who was well-versed in Turkic history and worked for their cultural unity. His ideas and concepts are well tracked in his essays in such journals as Türk Yurdu, Yurt Bilgisi, Orhun. His work titled Tarihte Usul is now a reference book for many scientists, highlighting theories and approaches for examining genuine historical problems.

The Impact of On-Ground Activation Events on Improved Toilet Coverage: A Case Study From the Tanzania National Sanitation Campaign “Nyumba ni Choo”

In 2017, Tanzania was one of the countries in the world with the lowest proportion of households having access to improved toilets. Between 2017 and 2021, the government launched a national sanitation campaign under the brand Nyumba ni Choo. The objective of this paper is to assess the impact of one component of this campaign, “direct consumer contact” events, on the coverage of improved household latrines in Tanzania. Secondary data from both the National Sanitation Management Information System (NSMIS; https://nsmis.moh.go.tz/ ) and internal project reports were used to extract data on coverage and dates of events, respectively. Regression estimation models were used to estimate impact at ward and regional levels. The study used quarterly panel data from all 26 regions between 2017 (baseline) and 2020 (endline) for estimation purposes. The study shows that direct consumer contact events had a significant positive effect on the rate at which households subsequently improved their toilets at both small and large scale in Tanzania. On average, the rate of household latrine improvement increased by 12.91% at ward level and 14.17% at regional level. These results testify to the importance of designing an effective behavioral change campaign to achieve significant improvements in sanitation coverage.

ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТЬ ФОНДА ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИХ И СОЦИАЛЬНЫХ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЙ ТУРЦИИ SETA

The article discusses one of the most successful and influential analytical centers in Turkey – the SETA Foundation for Economic and Social Research of Turkey. It shows the main areas of activity of the “thought factory”, its expert potential, publishing opportunities. Much attention is paid to the leadership of SETA, which is the main producer of analytical products and one of the main conductors of state policy at the level of expert and analytical activity. Combining work in the Foundation with teaching at the leading universities of the country, as well as active participation in the socio-political life of the state through participation in the publication work of major publications (Sabah, Sabah Daily, etc.), contributes to the promotion of SETA’s point of view on key issues of the internal and foreign policy agenda to a wide range of the population of the republic. Participation in socio-political debates at the level of major republican and international venues and coverage of such events by leading Turkish media also contributes to increasing the popularity of SETA and strengthening its image as a powerful analytical center not only of national, but also of regional and global significance. At the same time, the success of SETA itself as an independent organization deserves a separate study.

ЛЕКСИКА ВОЄННОГО ЧАСУ В ОРИГІНАЛІ ТА ПЕРЕКЛАДІ (НА МАТЕРІАЛІ ІНТЕРНЕТ МЕДІА)

У статті досліджується концепція "військова лексика", яку можна описати як спеціалізовану мовну термінологію, яка використовується у військовому контексті. Ця лексика охоплює широкий спектр термінів і висловів, які стосуються тактичних та стратегічних аспектів військової справи, озброєння, проведення військових операцій, організації військових підрозділів, інших військових процесів та аспектів. Детальне вивчення цієї лексики допомагає розуміти й аналізувати військову діяльність та її складові частини. Під час проведення дослідження ретельно вивчено різноманітні військові лексеми і способи їх перекладу. Особлива увага приділена аналізу найбільш поширених стратегій перекладу, які використовуються в англомовних новинах під час освітлення подій в Україні. Дослідження показало, що найпоширенішими трансформаціями при перекладі військової термінології є адаптивне транскодування та транскрипція. Використання цих трансформацій допомагає відтворити власні назви, написання певних термінів. В інших випадках заміна та модуляція використовуються для логічної побудови речення або уточненню неоднозначних виразів у реченні. Результати дослідження підтверджують важливість подальшого вивчення аспектів, пов'язаних з перекладом військової лексики у контексті англомовних онлайн-новин. Також проведене дослідження може сприяти покращенню розуміння подій, що відбуваються у військовому контексті, серед аудиторії, що володіє іншими мовами.

РЕЦЕНЗІЯ НА МОНОГРАФІЮ В. І. КУЧЕРА «Науково-організаційне забезпечення тваринництва України в роки Другої світової війни. Київ: Наукова столиця, 2022. 224 с.»

The monograph of Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Volodymyr Kucher, dedicated to the coverage of events and phenomena in the development of the livestock industry in Ukraine on the eve and during the Second World War, was reviewed. In the scientific publication, based on the analysis of available archival and printed sources, reports of scientific research institutions, the experience of animal husbandry practitioners who were direct participants in the events, their contribution to the preservation and reproduction of breeding stock of agricultural animals of various species in the difficult conditions of war and the post-war period. It is argued that methodological and scientific and organizational conditions for the development of the livestock industry in Ukraine were laid in the post-war years. The peer-reviewed work is one of the few modern publications that reflect the historical development of agricultural science in crisis conditions, in particular, the provision of scientific support for domestic animal husbandry.

Representation of Video Calls as Media Innovations in the News Programs of Television Stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The measures introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic have thoroughly changed the previous ways of operation of television stations, especially in journalistic practices of live production and coverage of public significant events. In the altered working conditions, television stations have increasingly turned to the use of video conferencing applications and platforms, such as Skype, Zoom, WhatsUp, and similar services, facilitated by the digital media ecosystem. Covid-19 has acted as a catalyst for changes in the sphere of television technology, production, work routines, and content. However, until now, it has not been studied to what extent the changes induced by the pandemic have truly been accepted, retained, and modified after the cessation of Covid-19-related measures. To fill gaps in scientific knowledge, the task of this study was to examine the presence and use of video calls in informational programs of television stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the implications of these innovative practices on the content, form, and value of television news. The content analysis method was used for central informational programs of public broadcasters and private stations. The results show the acceptance of innovations but also significant variations in exploiting the potential of this technology. The work contributes to a better understanding of the process of innovation diffusion in the newsrooms of television stations in transitional media systems.

Preservation of Folk Choreographic Culture of Western Podillia (Case Study of «Vesnianka» Dance Ensemble of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University)

The purpose of the article. The article proposes and highlights the method of scientific and performing reconstruction as a condition for the preservation of traditional dances of the Western Podillia region and their secondary reproduction in the productions of the «Vesnyanka» dance ensemble of the Ternopil V. Hnatyuk National Pedagogical University. Research methodology. In the process of research, we used a number of theoretical and empirical methods: review-analytical, historical-sociological, expeditionary-field, ethno-pedagogical, modeling and graphic recording methods, which are based on the principles of dialectical development, objectivity, and historicism, aimed at comprehensive coverage of events and phenomena that occurred during the development of the folk choreographic culture of Western Podillia. Scientific novelty. The method of scientific and performing reconstruction of traditional dances and their secondary reproduction is proposed and substantiated. A new form of scientific and creative activity is presented to solve the problem of preserving the regional dance tradition (the ensemble-laboratory of ethnochoreography of Western Podillia). Conclusions. The scheme of scientific and performing reconstruction of the folk choreographic culture of Western Podillia, developed by us, includes a number of key tasks and our own scientific developments, which serve as a kind of step-by-step instruction and auxiliary methodical material in the work on reconstruction and preservation of traditional dances of the specified region. Creation and activity of the ensemble-laboratory of ethnochoreography of Western Podillia on the basis of the «Vesnianka» dance ensemble is an effective means of attracting young people to research work, which contributes to the transmission of dance traditions to new generations. Key words: folk choreographic culture, traditional dance, dance ensemble, scientific and performance reconstruction, Western Podillia

Особенности работы с аутентичными текстами новостного и публицистического характера в профессиональной иноязычной подготовке студентов-международников

The study aims to identify the features of working with authentic material in foreign language classes with students of the Faculty of International Relations. The paper clarifies that authentic texts of the foreign English-language press are a valuable source for the development of professional foreign language skills of students. However, news texts may contain biased coverage of events, historical inaccuracies, which should be taken into account by the teacher when selecting the material. Scientific novelty of the study lies in determining the specifics of selecting modern authentic texts of the English-language press for the development of communicative foreign language skills necessary for future diplomats in their professional sphere, more specifically, modern authentic texts of the English-language press may contain historical inaccuracies, excessive subjectivity and biased coverage of current and historical events both in the Russian Federation and abroad, which must be taken into account in the process of professional foreign language training of future diplomats. As a result, it has been proved that the bias of authentic news and journalistic texts for use in the framework of foreign language training of international relations students should not be ignored. The paper presents the author’s system of exercises aimed at the development of professional foreign language skills of students based on working with authentic news and journalistic texts.

CONTENT ANALYSIS OF CARTOONS PUBLISHED IN THE DAILY JANG AND DAILY DAWN: A STUDY OF THE CARICATURED EXPRESSION OF NEWS

The study aims to determine the importance of cartoons in a newspaper. The study uses a content analysis through qualitative data with purposive sampling of the cartoons published in daily Dawn and daily Jang from November 1st, 2022, to November 30th, 2022. Through this data, the researcher determines the cartoons' level of intellect, how well they fit with the news stories, and how the cartoons in English and Urdu newspapers differ. The theories of gratification and Magic bullet support the study's findings. Daily Dawn has established itself as dynamic in its coverage of national and global events in its cartoons, while the daily Jang focuses on domestic political issues. This reflects the viewpoint and general interest of the readers of daily Dawn and Jang.

Russian news journalism: neglect of standards and common sense

The rules of news presentation are independent of time and space. It is about using professional news journalism methods in order to reflect reality, despite the shortage of time and finances. Messages are formulated according to professional standards of unbiased event coverage. This means that journalists must present the events as impartially as possible. Own assessments are inadmissible; the presentation must be based on facts.
 The Russian Information Agency (RIA Novosti), which is part of the International Information Agency (MIA Rossiya Segodnya) violates news standards as well as principles of news agencies and cannot be a true and reliable information source.

Peculiarities of ARDL modeling in sociological time series analysis (the case of economic news in the dynamics of CSI in 2010–2017)

The Consumer Sentiments Index (CSI) reflects views of the population of Russia on the economic and financial policy of the country and contributes to the understanding of recessive changes in the economy. Current methodological approach singles out inflation, exchange rate, unemployment, intensity of economic events coverage in mass media as the primary factors that guide consumers in their assessments when “rational” signals arise. The article pays attention to the peculiar features of using the ARDL approach in sociological research based on the example of assessing non-economic factors on CSI in 2010-2017, including “socially significant” factors such as mass media. In autoregressive models with distributed lag (ARDL) it is possible to use the “non-economic” indicators that are difficult to include in classical vector autoregressive models (VAR). The article shows that ARDL modeling improves the interpretation of models in the presence of mixed series, and a two-month lag in the news intensity can demonstrate a decrease in consumer sentiments. The approach used in the current study allowed to identify episodes of desynchronization of the dynamics of macro indicators since the 2010s, which, on the one hand, indicates actual changes in the corresponding indicators, and on the other hand, brings more certainty to people’s understanding of the current situation in the economy and opportunities for making large purchases. Additionally, the article examines the methodological and analytical benefits of the CSI data and describe the specifics of including various “sociological” parameters and indicators into the analysis.

Анализ онлайн-поведения российских пользователей новых медиа в периоды политической напряженности в 2020-2021 гг.

The article explores online behavior of social media users during two periods of political tension in 2020-2021 in Russia. Online behavior is considered as one of the principal factors influencing political participation. The author analyses the case of protests, held in Russia in the beginning of 2021. That period of political tension is compared with another one (August-September 2020) when there were no civil protests. The analysis provides evidence that politicization of internet users increased during the period of the protests. It affected both production and consumption of the social media content. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok turned out to be the most politicized, their users showed greater involvement in political discourse and greater polarization. The politicization of users increased along with the growth of their interest in certain types of content: live coverage of events those stimulated political tension, as well as personal attitudes to what was happening expressed by public persons and ordinary users (in Twitter). The Facebook audience shows great interest in the media content and status persons commentaries. Telegram, LiveJournal, Instagram users are less politicized and polarized. News and comments of political strategists dominated here during both periods. The study also reveals about 15 media outlets that had the greatest impact on the social media agenda during the analyzed periods. Content analysis of social media does not allow us to judge the cause-and-effect relationships between online and offline mobilization, but suggests that politicized platforms will more likely catalyze protest activity rather than non-politicized ones.