Magazine Websites Research Articles

Fit for Motherhood: The Glocalization of Maternal Physical Activity in Mother and Baby Magazine

Fit for Motherhood: The Glocalization of Maternal Physical Activity in <i>Mother and Baby</i> Magazine

Evaluation of Readability of Turkish Websites on Obesity and Bariatric Surgery

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the readability levels and contents of Turkish websites on obesity and bariatric surgery.&#x0D; Methods: A search was performed in June 2019 with the words “obesity” and “bariatric surgery” in Google’s search engine. We evaluated the websites on the first ten pages of Google’s search engine results. Commercial websites, advertisement websites, chat websites, forum websites,&#x0D; magazine websites, websites containing only images or videos, and websites with less than ten sentences were excluded. Ateşman and Bezirci Yılmaz’s readability formulas were used to analyze the readability level. Websites were evaluated in terms of content (definition, risk factors, complications, and treatment of obesity) and were divided into three groups (Group 1: hospitals and specialist physicians, Group 2: national news websites, and Group 3: other websites).&#x0D; Results: A total of 79 websites were evaluated. There were 43 (54.4%) websites in Group 1, 25 (31.6%) websites in Group 2, and 11 (13.9%) websites in Group 3. The readability level of all sites was ‘difficult,’ according to the Atesman readability formula, and at ‘undergraduate level,’ according to the Bezirci-Yılmaz readability formula. When the contents of these websites were examined, 51.9% contained a definition of obesity, 7.6% contained information on waist circumference, 12.7% contained obesity risk factors, and 43.0% contained obesity-related diseases.&#x0D; Conclusion: This study revealed that the readability level of Turkish websites on obesity and bariatric surgery was above the average literacy level of the Turkish people. Furthermore, it determined that these websites did not provide adequate information about bariatric surgery risks, adverse effects, and contraindications.

Metaphors of cancer in the Arabic language: An analysis of the use of metaphors in the online narratives of breast cancer patients

Abstract This study explores the use of metaphors in the narratives of breast cancer patients in online magazine websites in the Arabic language. It aims to find similarities and/or differences between English and Arabic in respect of the metaphorical constructions of cancer experiences. The corpus of the study consists of 13,705 words in 19 narratives in Arabic. We used the metaphor identification procedure of Pragglejaz Group (2007) to detect the metaphors in the corpus. We focused on the role of metaphor in constructing our experience of cancer, and examined which metaphors are more frequent in the construction of the cancer experience. The results of the study revealed that there is a great similarity between Arabic and English in respect of the metaphors used to construct the cancer experience; the patients have framed their cancer situation via WAR and/or JOURNEY metaphors, with War metaphors more frequently used than Journey Metaphors. The findings also indicate that the Arabic narratives tended to include a stronger religious framework, constructing cancer as a kind of Trial by Ordeal in which one proves one’s firm faith through patience and acceptance of fate.

Evaluation of Readability of Turkish Websites About Smoking Cessation

Objective: This study aimed to examine the readability levels and contents of Turkish websites on smoking cessation. Method: A search was performed in August 2019 by typing the word “smoking cessation” in Google search engine (https://www.google.com). Commercial websites, advertisement websites, chat websites, forum websites, magazine websites, websites containing only images or videos, and websites with less than 10 sentences were excluded from the study. The readability levels of Turkish websites on smoking cessation were determined according to the Ateşman and Bezirci-Yılmaz readability formulas. Results: A total of 62 websites (23 (37.1%) in the first group and 39 (62.9%) in the second group) were included in the study. The median Ateşman and Bezirci-Yılmaz readability values were respectively 48.47 and 13.08. The median number of sentences was 34.00. The median number of words was 439.00. Conclusion: This study found that the readability level of Turkish websites on smoking cessation was “difficult” according to the Ateşman readability formula and at “undergraduate level” according to the Bezirci-Yılmaz readability formula. These results are fairly higher than the education level of Turkish people.

From magazines to blogs: The shifting boundaries of fashion journalism

Current literature examining journalism’s boundary work has focused mostly on traditional, hard news journalism, while soft news journalism, such as lifestyle journalism, has largely been overlooked. Guided by the framework of boundary work, this paper examines how traditional fashion journalists and fashion bloggers define their own professionalism and what that says about the negotiation of fashion journalism’s boundaries. Through a textual analysis of the ‘About’ pages of 40 mainstream fashion magazine websites and fashion blogs, this paper shows that fashion magazines and fashion blogs demonstrate differences in four areas: mode of presentation, rituals of asserting authority, organisational structure, and relationship with the audience. For each theme, fashion magazine websites and fashion blogs display different approaches that help to shape their professional identities. These four areas serve as markers of the emerging – and perhaps blurring – boundaries between the two media actors. Findings from this study have implications not just on boundary work in journalism, but also on the very definitions of journalist and journalism, and on the evolving digital cultural industry, particularly in relation to lifestyle-centred content.

INFLUENCES ON CONSUMERS’ DECISIONS TO BUY NEW CARS IN CACOAL, BRAZIL

Regardless of the changes in the economy of the country in recent years caused by the global financial crisis, Brazil has managed to stand positively, despite the many variations in the national and international economic scenario. In the rise of the economy, the automobile sector was a prominent contributor, making it more advantageous for a consumer to purchase a new vehicle. This article aims to study the factors in the city of Cacoal that influenced a consumer’s decision to buy a new car. The methodology was descriptive research, using the deductive method, a qualitative and quantitative approach, and bibliographic research. To collect our data, we used a questionnaire containing 14 questions, some semi-open and some multiple-choice closed, sent in a link via email and Whatsapp, with the help of the Google Forms tool. In our results, it was observed that a consumer’s buying behaviour receives influences from both the external environment and the social group, both of which have a direct impact on the process of deciding to buy a new vehicle. The digital media, in the form of specialized electronic magazine websites, have become popular for consumers to consult. It was found that consumers researching in order to make a purchase decision consider the following decision factors first: quality, trust in technical assistance, confidence in the brand, safety and finally price. To a consumer looking for a new car these items are found to be the most important. The present study aims to set the parameters for future studies and to justify an interest in research.

Awareness regarding fair trade concept and the factors influencing the fair trade apparel buying behaviour of consumers in Cochin City

This paper examines the level of awareness, attitude and buying behaviour of the consumers’ towards fair trade certified garments. It also aims to determine the factors that will motivate a consumer of ready-made garments to make a purchase when it comes to fair trade certified apparel. The primary data for the study have been collected from 163 respondents across various ready-made shops within the city through online survey method and scheduling using a structured questionnaire. Secondary data were collected from various magazine articles, journals, and websites. The analysis showed that most of the respondents were not aware of the fair trade concept and clothes. Nearly half of the respondents showed an interest in learning more about the fair trade concept. The paper which also reveals the characteristics of the general consumer towards fair trade apparels, suggests that price, quality, and comfort are given precedence over trend, aesthetics, uniqueness, fair trade status, advertisements, brand popularity, and sales promotions. This paper is helpful in revealing the characteristics of the general consumer towards fair trade apparels and in providing a direction towards implementing ethical consumerism.

Treatment options for back pain provided online in Canadian magazines: Comparison against evidence from a clinical practice guideline

Background: Evidence-based treatments for adult back pain have long been confirmed, with research continuing to narrow down the scope of recommended practices. However, a tension exists between research-driven treatments and unsubstantiated modalities and techniques promoted to the public. This disparity in knowledge translation, which results in unsupported treatments continuing to be performed, may be linked to the information dispensed by the mass media. Objectives: The aim of this study was to review the top 20 most circulated Canadian-produced general-interest and health-specific magazines to determine whether featured treatment options align with recommendations for back pain management in a Canadian clinical practice guideline (CPG). Methods: Online electronic searches of magazine websites were performed using the following terms: ‘back pain’, ‘low back pain’ (English); ‘ mal au dos’, ‘ lombalgie’, ‘ mal de dos’ and ‘ maux de dos’ (French). Independent reviewers screened for articles focusing on treatment, abstracted recommendations from included articles and then compared featured treatments with those outlined in the CPG. Results: A total of 1,775 articles were screened, with 82 articles from 15 magazines included. Articles cited scientific studies or consulted spine-care professionals in 7/15 and 9/15 magazines, respectively. There were 18 categories of treatments reported with 4/18 (22%) treatment options in agreement with CPG recommendations for acute/sub-acute and chronic back pain. Yoga/Stretching/Tai Chi/Pilates and Exercise/Physical activity were the most commonly reported treatment categories. Conclusion: Encouragingly, the majority of treatment options reported for low back pain were non-surgical. Overall, few articles recommended reassurance, back pain education or back-specific postural/strengthening/flexibility exercises. Popular magazines should provide details on article authors, cite scientific reports, consult spine-care professionals and provide relevant links to literature for readers to access more scientific information.

Developing and Testing a Magazine Website: The Chartist

Online magazine websites are one of the major traditional platforms for publishing various magazine contents through various means of public computer networks, such as the bulletin board system, in order to share historical artefacts, online newspapers, blog features, and several forms of political occurrence online. Due to increased competitiveness in the world market, several developers are experiencing numerous challenges, for website development. These challenges can be broadened in diverse editorial and end users issues, requiring an abrupt and effective strategic development and testing to positively address these issues in order to assist developers in creating robust platforms during website development. This paper shows the development and testing process of a political e-commerce magazine website named “The Chartist”, which included the development of the checkout page, download article button, saved article page and gallery page, using dream weaver, flash and ASP.Net during the design phase.

Does offline market share drive online loyalty? Double jeopardy phenomenon in the context of print magazines and magazine websites

The purpose of this study is to examine loyalty towards print magazines and magazine websites among magazine website audience. We assess whether the market position in the printed magazine markets is transferred into the internet. We base our hypotheses on double jeopardy (DJ) phenomenon, and we test whether it holds for 'true loyalty', which reflects preference rather than mere habit. We found that the true loyalty towards the magazine website is driven by the market share of the print magazine. However, in the case of printed magazines, it seems that customers of magazines with lower market shares express a stronger level of true loyalty than customers of market leader magazines.

Performance Testing of Mobile Applications on Smartphones

Smartphones became the preferred means of communication among users due to the availability of thousands of applications (apps). Although the hardware and software capabilities of smartphones are on the rise, the apps are primarily constrained by the wireless bandwidth and battery life. In this paper, the authors present a test architecture to: (i) evaluate the energy performance of two different designs of the same mobile app service; and (ii) evaluate the bandwidth and energy impacts of advertisements (ads) on smartphones. The authors' measurements on two video players show that, the proper design results a more energy efficient video players. Next, they compare the bandwidth and energy performance news and magazine websites with ads and without ads. In some cases, ads bandwidth cost reaches 50%, whereas ads energy cost reaches 17.8%. The authors also identified the challenges in reliably performing such tests on a large scale. App developers, users, manufacturers, and Internet Service Providers will benefit from this research.

‘The magazine that isn’t’: The future of features online

This essay considers how feature writing, with its attractive layout and graphics, and its attention to the stylistic and narrative pleasures of the text, has made the transition from print magazines to online magazine websites, thriving in both written and multimedia forms. Adopting Steensen’s definition of features as a ‘a family of genres that address a similar exigence but differ in rhetorical form’ (2010: 133), I consider the transformations and resilience of features online, together with the different sites that have developed for their publication, including print news and magazine websites, specific online magazines exclusively commissioning features, feature aggregator sites, and the more recently produced feature disaggregator sites. Looking at some examples of features online, the essay considers whether the accessibility and adaptability of the form may enhance its status as both journalism and writing. The article ends by asking if the integration of the core, factual narrative text, with documentary audio, video, slide shows and linking material, might constitute a kind of ‘aesthetic journalism’ (Cramerotti 2009).

Creating Loyalty Towards Magazine Websites

For years, magazine publishers have been developing their online presence, pursuing a range of different goals and strategies for their websites. One of the key questions in creating online presence is whether to allocate resources on developing the offline print brand and expect brand equity transfer to the online environment or to allocate resources on developing the online brand for new audience. In this paper the authors propose an application of double jeopardy approach for assessing this issue. Finnish secondary data is used to test two competing research hypotheses. The analysis reveals that the magazine publishers who have been able to build market share in online environment seem to have more loyal customer-base in their websites. Market share of printed magazine does not predict loyalty towards magazine websites.

DON'T FEED THE TROLLS!

“Trolling” and other negative behaviour on magazine websites is widespread, ranging from subtly provocative behaviour to outright abuse. Publishers have sought to develop lively online communities, with high levels of user-generated content. Methods of building sites have developed quickly, but methods of managing them have lagged behind. Some publishers have then felt overwhelmed by the size and behaviour of the communities they have created. This paper considers the reasons behind trolling and the tools digital editors have developed to manage their communities, taking up the role of Zygmunt Bauman's gardeners in what they sometimes refer to as “walled gardens” within the Internet's wild domains. Interviews were conducted with online editors at the front line of site management at Bauer, Giraffe, IPC, Natmags, RBI and the Times. This article shows how publishers are designing sites that encourage constructive posting, and taking a more active part in site management. Web 2.0 and the spread of broadband, which have made management of fast-growing communities difficult, may themselves bring positive change. As uploading material becomes technically easier, “ordinary” citizens can outnumber those who, lacking social skills or with little regard for social norms, originally made the Internet their natural habitat.

3. Weight Loss Advertisements on Teen Magazine Websites

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Representations of celebrities’ weight and shape during pregnancy and postpartum: A content analysis of three entertainment magazine websites

Entertainment magazine websites provide a continuous stream of celebrity news accessed by over 13 million unique viewers each month. Celebrities’ experiences of pregnancy and new motherhood appear to be popular topics within these media outlets; however, little research has investigated the content of this coverage. In this study, investigators coded articles ( N = 387) published between August 1, 2007 and August 1, 2008 on three popular entertainment magazine websites. Relatively few articles about celebrities’ pregnancies discussed weight (13%) or shape (30%), and an even smaller proportion (6.2%) included any discussion of postpartum body dissatisfaction. This suggests a gap between portrayal of celebrities’ pregnancies and postpartum experiences and those of non-celebrity women. This disparity is concerning as it might lead to unrealistic expectations about pregnancy and postpartum for both pregnant readers and a more general audience. This study provides important initial information about the messages these media provide regarding pregnancy-related appearance.

Complementing consumer magazine brands with internet extensions?

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to increase understanding of the effects of web site extension on the parent‐magazine brand in the context of experiential goods, and to identify factors that are related to success.Design/methodology/approachThe paper focuses on the relationship between consumers' experiences on magazine web sites and their loyalty towards the print magazine.FindingsThere are different ways in which the web site can complement the print version. The first mechanism is related to engaging in more frequent communication with the magazine's readers, and the second is related to consumer‐initiated interaction between other readers. In both cases something is offered that cannot be obtained from the print magazine, but is assumed to complement it.Originality/valueThe paper increases understanding of brand extensions with regard to experiential goods, but more research is needed on the factors that are related to extension success.

The many faces of Macau: A correspondence analysis of the images communicated by online tourism information sources in English and Chinese

This research aimed to compare Macau's tourism image in English- and Chinese-language websites from five sets of online information sources. It systematically identified Macau's online tourism image by content analyzing its official Macau Government Tourist Office website (MGTO), travel agency, guidebook and magazine websites, and blogs of tourists. This study revealed that the overall Macau images projected on English and Chinese websites are quite different. Cultural differences, when combined with other salient factors (such as distance from Macau), seem to influence destination image. The variations are not surprising, considering different communication objectives and targets of destination marketers, travel agencies, publishers and tourists. Macau destination marketers undoubtedly need to keep these deviations in mind when proposing communication strategies. While adequate communication about the government's intended Macau image becomes essential among destination marketers and other industry practitioners, it is also important to be aware of the various other communicated images online and harmonize the efforts as much as possible.

Following the Links: Food Advertising and Promotion on Children's Magazine Websites

Food advertising is a contentious issue in regards to childhood obesity and has increasing importance on the public policy agenda both in Australia and overseas. This study examines the nature and extent of food advertising/promotions on five popular children's websites, each of which is the website for a top‐selling magazine and targets children aged eight to12 years. The websites were monitored in two time periods: December 2005 and November‐December 2007. Food product promotions targeting children via these websites were commonplace, with food products appearing in many website links. Much of this promotion was indirect and subtle, with most products associated with games, competitions or prizes.

A case study of women's education within the Moroccan development model

This paper examines the current efforts being made in Morocco in the field of women's education and evaluates the success of the Moroccan Development Model in the field of women's education by examining the topic through three lenses: international aid agencies, Moroccan government and royal efforts and the Moroccan Women's Movement. Consideration of the historical, religious and economic frameworks for each actor maintains priority within the study as a means of evaluating the progress made to date, the current status of women's education and the long-term goals and timeframes. The findings within this paper are primarily based on UN statistics, ratings, and definitions as well as other reputable sources such as the World Bank. Sources used include magazine articles, websites, academic journals and papers, and sociological, political and anthropological books on Morocco and women. It must be noted that this evaluation focuses on Anglophone and Francophone sources only and does not consider Arabophone sources.