Mass Media Content Research Articles

From facebook posts to news headlines: using transformer models to predict post-disaster impact on mass media content

From facebook posts to news headlines: using transformer models to predict post-disaster impact on mass media content

Digital Divided: How Indonesian Public Service Affected?

<span>This research explains how digital divided affects in adopting digital-based public services in Indonesia. One of the problems faced by the government in digitalization is the digital divide. Researchers map digitals divided into the adoption of digital-based public services through literature studies and case analysis in online mass media. Furthermore, researchers look for patterns of approaches and equations in the digital divided on the policy context. This research uses a qualitative approach to analyze secondary data derived and online mass media content. Data collection was carried out through literature studies and data from Indonesia Digital Literacy Index Survey 2022 and BPS to find data related to digital divide and how public service affected. The analysis is carried out at the level of service users and service providers. Based on the results of the study, it shows low levels of digital literacy in Indonesia, especially in terms of digital security. The older generation has the opportunity to improve their quality of life through digital technology, but there is a digital divide that exacerbates social exclusion, especially among the elderly. Minimizing this digital divide requires investment, training, leadership, and building trust among stakeholders to ensure equitable access to digital services.</span>

A Systematic Literature Review of the Causal Framework of Personal News Curation on Social Media

The changing hierarchical relationship between mass media consumers and media content producers in the information age has given rise to extensive research on personal news curation. This study presents a systematic overview of previous studies on social media users' personal news curation practices. In the study of personal news curation practices on social media, gaps in themes, theories, variables, and conceptual frameworks are to be found and filled by means of this systematic review of the literature. The goal of the study is to provide a causal framework that illustrates the connections between the various research items.Twenty papers that were taken from the Scopus, Google Scholar and Web of Science databases are reviewed using the PRISMA method. Two main study themes, fifteen theories or models, and a comprehensive causality framework emerged from the examination.We recommend that future research on the personal news curation practices provide empirical studies on different types especially the personal productive news curation on social media, widen the field of research and adopt different theories or models according to the new social media environments and contexts. Researchers are also expected to adopt a more complete and detailed systematic approach to review the literature on the study of personal news curation on social media.

Knowledge, and utilization of HIV self-testing, and its associated factors among women in sub–Saharan Africa: evidence from 21 countries demographic and health survey

BackgroundHIV Self-Testing (HIVST) holds great significance in the fight against the HIV epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It offers a convenient and confidential option for individuals to know their HIV status and seek appropriate care and support. For women in this region, where stigma, discrimination, and lack of access to healthcare services are prevalent, HIVST can empower them to take control of their health and make informed decisions. However, no study in the region has been conducted on this topic. Hence, this study aimed to fill the evidence, and population gaps by identifying women’s HIVST knowledge, and utilization, and its associated factors in SSA.MethodsThe data used were gathered from the most recent demographic and health surveys conducted in SSA nations between 2015 and 2022. We incorporated DHS data from 21 countries into our investigation. For our analysis, we used a weighted sample of 270,241 women overall was utilized. To handle both individual and community level factors, a multilevel logistic regression was used for the analysis. The adjusted odds ratio and its 95% confidence interval were then presented, and variables with univariate multilevel regression p-values of ≤ 0.25 and in multivariable multilevel logistic regression < 0.05 p value were considered significant factors of HIVST.ResultsThe overall prevalence of knowledge, and utilization of HIVST among women was about 2.17 (95% CI: 2.12, 2.23) only. Women aged 25–34 years old (AOR = 1.78, 95% CI: 1.65,1.92), and 35–49 years old (AOR = 1.33, 95% CI: 1.22,1.46), primary education(AOR = 1.25, 95%CI: 1.12, 1.38), and secondary/higher education (AOR = 3.08, 95% CI: 2.79, 3.41), poorer (AOR = 1.22, 95% CI: 1.08, 1.38), middle (AOR = 1.19, 95% CI: 1.06, 1.37), richer (AOR = 1.45, 95% CI 1.45, 1.64), and richest (AOR = 1.81, 95% CI: 1.59, 2.05), employed (AOR = 1.73 05% CI: 1.62, 1.85), mass media exposure (AOR = 1.39, 95% CI: 1.31, 1.49), knew modern contraception (AOR = 2.75, 95% CI: 1.84, 4.13), health facility delivery (AOR = 1.17, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.37), being from urban (AOR = 1.53, 95% CI: 1.63, 1.73), divorced or widowed (AOR = 77, 95% CI:1.13, 1.34), have more than one sexual partners (AOR =, 95% CI: 1.24, 1.41), heard about STIs (AOR 7.47 =, 95% CI: 5.16, 10.81), high community ANC coverage (AOR = 1.46, 95% CI: 1.31, 1.63), high community mass media (AOR = 1.37 95% CI: 1.21, 1.56), Central/Southern Africa (AOR = 0.66 95% CI: 0.59,0.74), and East Africa regions (AOR = 0.87 95% CI: 0.81,0.94) were associated with the knowledge and utilization of HIVST.ConclusionsThe level of knowledge and utilization of HIVST among women in SSA was very low. To improve this situation, maternal health services can be enhanced. This can be achieved by facilitating institutional delivery, promoting access to modern contraception, increasing ANC coverage, empowering women’s associations, creating culturally respectful mass media content, and involving rural and economically disadvantaged women. By implementing these measures, we can enhance women’s knowledge and improve their use of HIVST.

მულტიმედიური ჟურნალისტიკის განვითარება საქართველოში

As a result of the modernization of the information space and various information technologies, we have the opportunity to watch wars, natural disasters, sports events and others on television. Every day we receive international news from all over the world. A characteristic feature of the Internet today is media convergence, the technological fusion of content in various mass media. In recent years, the Internet has truly become a hub of convergence, a place where music, television shows, radio stations, newspapers, magazines, books, and movies are created, distributed, and presented. Today, computers and mobile phones are the most popular digital devices for online convergence, which can themselves create or stream books, movies, music, video games, and any other form of digital media. Today's global media market does not consist of any particular place, space or habit, it no longer has dimensions such as time and borders. It is permanently established in the digital world and cyberspace, on the screens of all computers and interactive televisions connected to the Internet, as well as mobile phones and still unbelievable inventions. In the digital age, where technologies are evolving every day, it is very important to adapt to innovations and news in time. In the modern world, the introduction of technological innovations in the means of mass communication is taking place rapidly, which has completely changed the forms of information dissemination. Today, accuracy, promptness, flexibility and interactivity are the key elements of modern multimedia journalism.

WAR AS A FACTOR OF TRANSFORMATION IN PUBLIC CONSCIOUSNESS OF UKRAINIANS

The purpose of the study was to identify transformations in the public consciousness of Ukrainians caused by Russian aggression, primarily its impact on their awareness of their own identity, the components of which are historical memory, self-definition in relation to one's own country and people, relations with other peoples and countries, basic values, on which social life is based. Methodology. An idea about the nature and depth of these transformations can be based on the analysis of empirical data, including the content of mass media and social networks. However, the most relevant in this sense are the data of sociological studies, which allow us to see the mentioned processes in dynamics, and therefore to draw conclusions about the presence of certain trends and formulate certain forecasts based on them. The article analyzes the results of sociological research conducted in August - September 2022 by the Democratic Initiatives Foundation, the sociological service of the Razumkov Center, and the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology. Results. They witnessed significant changes in the attitude of Ukrainians, in particular, to the historical past, iconic historical figures and recently influential non-state institutions. On a number of issues, traditional differences in assessments between residents of central and western Ukraine, on the one hand, and eastern and southern Ukraine, on the other, are observed. At the same time, the factors contributing to the unification of Ukrainian citizens around common values, such as state independence, Ukrainian citizenship, and the native country as a place where a person sees his future, have been identified. A certain consensus was also found regarding who is responsible for the war waged against Ukraine, and the nature of future relations with Russia and the Russian people.

Instagram Promotion in Facilitating Library Long-Distance Service Utilization

Trisakti University Library provides Long-Distance Services (LDS) that users can utilize during the pandemic. To increase the use of library services, the intensity of promotion through Instagram needs to be increased as well. This study aims to determine the effect of library promotion through Instagram on the utilization of LDS at Trisakti University Library. This type of research is associative research with a quantitative approach. The research sample was 93 respondents who are students and Instagram followers. They obtained from a total population of 1,323 @usakti_library followers by using the Slovin formula with an accidental sampling technique. Data analysis used a simple linear regression test to test the effect of Variable X and Y. The results showed that there was a significant effect between library promotion through Instagram (X) and Remote Service Utilization (Y), with a significance value of 0‚000 &lt; 0,05 (5%). This is also strengthened by a strong correlation level of 0‚694 on a scale of 0.60 – 0.799. The result of the R Square value is 0‚482. It proves that library promotion influences 48,2% of LDS. The results of this study confirm the uses and effects theory stating that the use of mass media and media content will cause certain effect. In this study, the effect is the increased utilization of LDS. It is hoped that this research can help the library in increasing promotional activities through Instagram and its attention in processing library services. This research is expected to help the library to increase promotional activities through Instagram and to improve service quality.

Exploring the Cognitive-Semantic Dimensions of Gender-Specific Idioms.

Presently, anthropocentric research is undergoing rapid advancement, a trend underpinned by the substantial role that human-centric studies occupy within the scientific discourse. This article delves into the genesis and framework of gender linguistics, examining the coalescence of gender alongside the male and female paradigms, as well as the socio-cultural characteristics and methodologies inherent in gender research. The discourse extends to elucidate methodologies for fostering a gender-focused approach, encompassing areas such as comparative and contrastive gender linguistics, gender paralinguistics, gender lexicography, and the interplay between gender dynamics and language acquisition. Methodologically, the study leverages approaches like descriptive analysis, lexicon definition scrutiny, gender-centric analysis, conceptual examination, and comparative-contrastive techniques. The research scrutinizes phraseologies pertinent to 'male' and 'female', undertaking a thorough gender and conceptual analysis, with a special focus on the cognitive-semantic exploration of gender idioms. The foundational elements of this article are anchored in the scholarly works of both national and international academics pertinent to the subject, encompassing gender terminologies, social linguistics lexicons, phraseological dictionaries, literary sources, and mass media content.

Manajemen Media TV9: Telaah Perkembangan Bisnis Dakwah di Era Media Baru

Da'wah of Islam using the media is a form of strategic application for Muslims regarding the need to spread Islamic teachings with a wider reach, so that it is hoped that it will be able to attract the interest of the general public to listen to the calls of Islamic teachings. Using media in da’wah is an innovative process in carrying out da'wah so that the "message of wisdom" conveyed can be conveyed well and optimally. Along with the development of information technology and globalization, the mass media industry is also experiencing significant changes. These changes are clearly visible in aspects of structure, work and operational mechanisms, and mass media content. This ultimately urges various media institutions to follow the business competition patterns of the media industry in order to survive. The tight competitive climate in the mass media industry ultimately has an effect on the increasingly strong values ??of economic interests (profit) over the idealistic values ??of the media. This research method is qualitative with a descriptive approach. The media management applied to TV9 is the same as other media companies, what makes TV9 different is that there is still an inherent Islamic boarding school culture, because it is a religious TV whose spirit was born from the Islamic boarding school students. Regarding media management activities related to market push issues and issues of public interest, among business interests and da'wah, it tends to be more towards a da'wah orientation because da'wah is the vision and mission of TV9 and most of its programs are da'wah programs

Public Perception of Environmental and Sustainability Issues in North Sumatra: A Mass Media Perspective

This research aims to understand public perceptions of environmental and sustainability issues in North Sumatra through a mass media perspective. The focus of this research is to analyze how the mass media depicts environmental and sustainability issues, as well as how public perceptions are formed through media exposure. A qualitative approach was used by interviewing respondents representing various levels of society in North Sumatra, while mass media content analysis was used to look at the representation of environmental and sustainability issues in the media. The research results show that mass media has a significant role in shaping public perceptions of environmental and sustainability issues in North Sumatra. Research finds that the mass media tends to provide limited coverage of environmental issues, focusing on controversial events or cases. This results in broader environmental problems, such as climate change, forest degradation and energy sustainability, not receiving enough attention in media coverage. The novelty obtained from this research is that sensationalism, consumer interests, limited resources, and the influence of personal interests are factors that can influence mass media reporting on environmental issues in North Sumatra.

Ekonomi Politik Media dalam Perspektif Komunikasi dan Sosial-Budaya

Harold Innis and Marshall McLuhan recognized the fact that technologies have a communicative dimension in and of themselves and play an important role in the formation of political economy. The economic field clearly cannot be separated from capitalism; and capitalism and industry are two things that cannot be tolerated. Furthermore, culture is one of the most interesting contents to be "sold" and is often massified by the media to generate huge profits by media capitalists. This study aims to discuss how the political economy of media is viewed from a communication and socio-cultural perspective. The study in this article uses a descriptive-qualitative method, using literature review as a data collection technique. The results show that the political economy of (mass) media is closely related to power and control over mass media content. This control is carried out through a communication process, where the messages conveyed by the mass media aim to influence the audience's perception, sometimes also to guide the audience's attitude towards an issue, especially social and political issues. One content medium that is considered effective for gaining financial resources is culture. Massified culture becomes a powerful weapon for media owners to gain profits and wealth; where culture is no longer viewed from an aesthetic perspective alone, or how culture conveys truth, but is seen as a "tool" to gain profit alone.

BOLLYWOOD AS A SITE FOR CREATING COLLECTIVE MEMORY: A CASE STUDY OF SELECT MOVIES

Memory like history have and will always remain sites for discursive struggle wherein institutional mechanisms will continuously try to control and shape it. Throughout history, mass media has been one of major tools that various actors have used to shape the discursive struggle of history and memory simultaneously. Both of them serve as crucial sites of resistance for the disenfranchised groups.Mass media in the form of cinema has always been a crucial site for this discursive struggle for both memory and history. In the present-day visual culture, Television and cinema have emerged as major sources from where we get to know about glorious histories, past struggles, and triumphs. Be it biographical series or movies, fictionalized accounts of war memorialized into blockbuster movies, or state commissioned actualities/documentaries; the cinematic representation caters to collective re-imagination of past events and renders them into sites for shaping collective memory and thus identity.During WWII, both Hitler and Stalin used films as tools for propaganda as this medium has potential to shape one’s understanding of history. State and non- state actors throughout history have used cinema to establish, reinforce and even mold historical events into hyper-emotionalized audio-visual texts, which over a period naturalizes or blurs the lines between real and represented history.This paper will focus on how content and transmission of popular memory via cinema in India takes place. The focus will be on how mass media in the shape of cinema reinforce the existing mnemonic hegemony, which in turn shapes collective identities and pasts of the public.Engaging with political economy the paper will further examine how economic conditions shape popular memory simultaneously leading to erasure of certain histories. The concept is to investigate how social, economic, and political circumstances indirectly encourage and exclude specific narratives in order to sustain dominant power dynamics in collective recollection across different races, classes, and genders through the medium of cinema.The premise is to not only understand mass media content act as an agency to the production and sustaining of memory but also highlight the various factors behind this materialist approach of memory leading to erasure and disenfranchisement of other histories and memories. This involves interrogating the ownership, production, and consumption of memories propagated through television and cinema in India.

Pathways of Global Cultural Diffusion: Mass Media and People’s Moral Declarations about Men’s Violence against Women

Current theories of global cultural diffusion outline abstract mechanisms through which cultural scripts spread across the world. To reveal how scripts reach individuals, one must identify the specific pathways of diffusion. I examine the case of how scripts about gender relations and violence are diffused through mass media to people in Malawi. Using a mixed-methods approach, I find that international development organizations work with Malawian journalists to produce an array of content denouncing the practice of men abusing women. Entertainment media companies, however, disseminate content portraying patriarchal gender stereotypes. I show that mass media content critical of men’s violence of women is positively associated with people’s stated rejection of this practice, whereas individuals’ exposure to content mixed with patriarchal scripts is not. Notably, a one-standard-deviation increase in the number of newspaper articles critically covering men’s abuse toward women in the 30 days leading up to a person’s unique survey interview date is associated with a 3.2 (women) or 2.1 (men) percentage-point increase in the probability of respondents stating that they condemn such violence. Broadly, the results outline a multifaceted portrait of global cultural diffusion, with liberal and patriarchal scripts simultaneously reaching individual people.

A Study on “Attention Harvesting” Strategies used by Mass Media and its Implications

Due to innovation in Mass Media content and invention of New Media technologies such as Smartphone and Internet, the society and in fact the whole world has become “mediatized” i.e. societal institutions are getting more and more dependent on the media. But when it comes to media and corporate houses, both are interdependent on each other. Media in order to survive and thrive uses various revenue models. This includes collecting fee in form of subscription. But this is not enough; they also sell attention of audience that they capture to third parties (mainly advertisers) who use it for pushing their product, influencing behavior etc. In the long run it has led to lots of major problems, few of them being- invasion of privacy, predatory advertising, polarization of votes during election, manipulating behavior of people by exploiting their weakness etc. It seems that this “interdependent” relationship is turning into more of a nexus. Thus a study was conducted to explore advertising and content strategies adopted by media platforms and how it is affecting the whole society and people’s behavior in particular.

Analisis Kinerja Dinas Kebudayaan Dan Pariwisata Bengkulu Dalam Pengembangan Objek Wisata Pantai Laguna

The Bengkulu City, The Tourism and Culture Office is a government entity with the jurisdiction and obligation to administer and manage the tourist and cultural sector to assist regional revenue. The Department of Tourism and Culture is responsible for creating new tourist attractions, which must be maintained. This study aims to analyze and determine the performance of the Tourism Office in developing Laguna Beach Tourism Objects in Bengkulu Province, using four tourism development components: Promotion Tours, Information Services, and Accessibility. The research method uses a qualitative descriptive approach. Data collection techniques are carried out with social media data and news media, which are then captured through the Nvivo 12 Plus feature to capture news mass media content with the keywords Laguna Beach, Twitter social media, and Instagram social media Laguna Beach tourism office related to Tourism Branding Lagoon Beach. The results of the study show tourism development in Laguna Beach. The strategy implemented by the government, such as tourism promotion, is a good step in increasing tourism; as we know, in promoting a tourist spot with social media and mass media, the impact is very effective, as well as for quality and Content-based and international-standard content-based tourism HR professionals need to be further improved so that they can compete with other tourist destinations throughout Indonesia

The impact of elements and advertising broadcasting intensity exposure in terrestrial radio

Advertising is appealing to most organisations since it provides information, entertains, and communicates, especially on the radio. Advertising can boost sales, but it must be carefully structured to be effective. Radio advertisers must create engaging messaging to be effective. Selective attention, Selective perception, and Selective retention are the three ways people pick mass media content. Selective attention occurs when people focus on interesting messages. Selective perception means people interpret messages according to their ability. Selective retention is when a person only remembers the message they want. Radio advertising has several qualities and tools, which can be divided into Message Style, Message Structure, and Presenter. Radio advertising messages are readily forgotten since they function on the right side of the brain and excite more impulse nets, so they must be repeated. According to current studies, improving the Radio Advertising Components (Message delivery style, Message Structure, and Message Conveyor) by 0.125 times will enhance audience attention. Under the same conditions, increasing radio ad frequency and duration by 0.0512 times decreases audience interest. Increased radio advertising intensity decreases audience interest. Nonetheless, this may happen because field surveys suggest audiences are happier or more interested in listening to high-quality radio ads by paying special attention to radio ad aspects. Radio advertisement broadcasting is intense and plays low-quality ads, which displeases audiences.

From A to Zari: the impact of Baghch-e-Simsim on gender equity attitudes among children and parents in Afghanistan

Inequitable access to education is a widely acknowledged development challenge, an issue even more pronounced in conflict-affected communities like Afghanistan, where insecurity and violence targeted against education exacerbates barriers that keep children, especially girls, from going to school. To address these challenges, Baghch-e-Simsim ( BSS), a locally produced children’s television show, has focused on academic skills and gender equity for children and their families in Afghanistan. This paper will analyze the impact of BSS on the views of gender norms of children and parents using data from two studies: a nationally representative quasi-experimental evaluation of 3025 TV-viewing households and an in-depth qualitative encourage-to-view study of twenty households in Kabul. Overall findings will show that families who frequently view BSS have more gender equitable beliefs. Findings will also show that there is variability among parents on the appropriateness of boys and girls playing together outside, largely driven by security concerns rather than cultural gender norms. Recommendations will focus on the importance of continuing to create mass media content for young children that supports gender equity, but that content must also begin to reflect and address the security concerns facing parents that keep girls out of school.

Media Representation: Coverage of the Nepali Army's Rescue and Relief Operations

&#x0D; This paper explores the media representation of the Nepali Army in its efforts of rescue and relief operations at home and abroad. In recent decades, the Nepali Army personnel have been directly involved in multiple public–welfare affairs along with their primary responsibilities of national security and territorial protection. Media representation of the Nepal Army has been examined from the perspective of Stuart Hall's classification of representation of meaning through language works. To unfold the media representation of the Nepali Army in its significant roles and core principles, I have taken a sample of the Nepali mass media content from the coverage of the Sankatmochan rescue and relief operations launched by the Nepal Army in two major national dailies, Kantipur and Nagarik in the aftermath of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, for a period of a fortnight. The Nepali Army’s effective manoeuvre of the earthquake relief embodies the institution’s relevance in serving the cause of humanity along its core tasks of maintaining security, peace and order at home and abroad. In this paper, the coverage of different activities run by the Nepal Army is characterized as either reflective, intentional or constructionist. Moreover, the content concerning such rescue and relief operations has been contributing to shaping the image of the institution.

Debarrierization in Education and the Key Role of Mass Media and Human Design

The paper deals with a barrier-free environment in terms of its purposes, creation, and importance. It justifies the question of why the free-barriers issue deserves to be a topic of immediate interest within everyday life and mass-media content. To take into consideration the participation of medical, research, and education specialists, the paper explains and justifies the key role of mass media that have developed methods and strategies for presenting the current situation and issue to responsible agents in public administration as well as executive, law-making bodies. The emphasis is given to legal coverage and support to implement international standards in this field. Mass media can find out responsible and decision-making persons that can improve the situation and mood of physically disabled people and significantly improve their lives. The paper explains media strategies and presents authentic examples from the online world of mass media.

Қазақстан медиакеңістігіндегі жалған ақпараттармен күрес тәжірибесі («Factcheck.kz», «Stopfake.kz» сайттарының негізінде)

The scientific article provides an overview of the concepts and definitions of false information (fake news) in the information content of modern electronic mass media, as well as the results of media research. Fake news is considered as one of the threats that have arisen in the context of the expansion of the scale and speed of information dissemination in the global information space. An assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of the experience of combating disinformation in the media space of Kazakhstan based on the media anti-fake practice of websites is given www.factcheck.kz and www.sopfake.kz. The methods and techniques of combating disinformation, which over the past decade has become one of the tools of information warfare, are described. The websites www.factcheck.kz and www.sopfake.kz practice confirms the need to turn the procedures of fact-checking and verification of information into an integral part of the modern editorial process and to create in each media its own fact-checking units. In the context of the development of domestic journalistic education in within the framework of the growing number of fake news and the relative lag of journalistic education from the requirements put forward by the mass media market, the necessity of cultivating the skills and competencies of journalists associated with the development of “fact-checking consciousness” and improving the quality and reliability of news information material provided by modern mass media is emphasized. In the period of information wars, the post-truth, the development of social networks as sources of information, one of the primary needs of the media is the training of journalists who are able to professionally carry out work in the field of fact-checking and data verification.