Mass Media Sources Research Articles

Profile Characteristics of the Dairy Women SHG Members under “Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRP)” in Karnataka

The present study assessed the profile characteristics of dairy women SHG members in Kolar and Bengaluru rural districts of Karnataka during 2017–18 using “ex-post facto” research design. A sample of 120 respondents was selected and data was collected from the respondents by personal interview method using a pre-tested structured interview schedule. Results revealed that under Socio-personal profile of the women SHG members, majority of respondents were young having small family size, secondary level of education high level of experience in SHG, more than half not attending any training and most of the respondents following Dairy + Agriculture & allied activities as their occupation. Under Socio-economic profile, majority were small farmers, having small herd size, medium level of milk production, selling milk to dairy cooperatives, having low level of annual income followed by household milk consumption and milk marketing. Under formal sources of communication and information seeking for the women SHG members, majority had accessed information from Veterinary doctor, Extension personnel, KMF officials and SKDRDP officials. Under Informal sources of communication, most of women regularly consulted family members as their main informal sources of communication followed by relatives and friends and neighbours. Finally under mass media sources of communication, most of the respondents regularly accessed television, exhibitions, farm magazine and social media.

COVID-19 lockdown controls and human rights abuses: the social marketing implications

Background: This work is a situation analysis of reported human rights abuses that have characterized the COVID-19 controls and lockdown in some countries of the world. This is as documented by reliable mass media sources, relevant international organizations and human rights non-governmental organizations between January 2020 to April 2020. Methods: A combined content analysis, critical analysis, and doctrinal method is applied in this study in line with the reproducible research process. It is a secondary-data-based situation analysis study, conducted through a qualitative research approach. Findings: The findings revealed among other things that: COVID-19 lockdowns and curfews’ enforcement by law enforcement officers contravened some peoples’ fundamental human rights within the first month. Security forces employed overt and immoderate forces to implement the orders. The lockdown and curfew enforcements were not significantly respectful of human life and human dignity. The COVID-19 emergency declarations in some countries were discriminatory against minorities and vulnerable groups in some countries. Research limitations/implications: This report is based on data from investigative journalism and opinions of the United Nations and international human rights organizations, and not on police investigations or reports. The implication of the study is that if social marketing orientations and risk communication and community engagement attitudes were given to the law enforcement officers implementing the COVID-19 lockdowns and or curfews, the human rights and humanitarian rights breaches witnessed would have been avoided or drastically minimized. Originality: The originality of this review is that it is the first to undertake a situation analysis of the COVID-19 lockdowns and curfews human rights abuses in some countries. The study portrayed the poor level of social marketing orientations and risk communication and community engagement attitudes amongst law enforcement officers, culminating in the frosty police-public relationships.

Utilization pattern of information sources for weather forecast among farmers of Chhattisgarh plains

There is a large deficit of information and knowledge in this vulnerable region which impedes decision making and assessment of climate related risks. The information on changing climatic conditions and its impact on agriculture and allied activities must be made available to those farmers that are far from weather stations. This study was conducted to determine utilization pattern of information sources for weather forecast among 240 farmers of Chhattisgarh Plains during 2016. The respondents were asked about the mass media sources utilized by them and it was found that almost half of respondents were having low level of use of mass media sources. Majority (55.83%) of the respondents were having low level of utilization of information sources for collecting weather information followed by 33.75 per cent of them had reported medium level of utilization. It revealed that friends/relatives/etc., newspaper, mobile and national TV channel were most credible sources of information to collect weather related information with credibility index of 76.54, 69.24, 65.48 and 60.54 per cent, respectively. National TV channel, friends/relatives/etc., newspaper and regional TV channel were most frequently used information sources for gathering weather related information with the extent of 61.46, 52.50, 49.17 and 28.13 per cent, respectively. The utility of information related to weather forecast were 39.30, 35.55 and 31.80 per cent for national TV channel, friends/relatives/etc. and news paper, respectively. It can conclusively say that friends/relatives/etc. and newspaper were more credible among the respondents. More than half of them were using those sources for gathering information but most of the respondents were not applying it in their actual practice due to irrelevancy of weather related information. Therefore, relevant and timely weather forecast is needed to build trust among the respondents so that they can change their cultivation practices according to changing climatic condition.

HEALTH CARE MEDIA CAMPAIGNS IN PAKISTAN: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF MOTHERS REGARDING POLIO IMMUNIZATION

Pakistan is faced by a number of health care challenges and battle against polio is still continued. Media can play an effective role through health care campaigns in creating awareness and educating the masses about the perilous and life threatening consequences of diseases, polio in particular. The efficacy of such campaigns is based on widespread mass media outreach. The study aims to identify the media that was the most effective in educating the mothers regarding the infectious disease polio and its immunization in Lahore, Pakistan. It also aims to find out the impact of media on the socio-demographic variables of the respondents. As many as 200 mothers residing in Lahore were surveyed to measure their knowledge, attitudes and practices towards polio immunization. The results of the study show that television channels were the most effective source of information about polio campaigns and immunization as compared to other sources of mass media. The study also determined that literate mothers from urban areas were more vigilant as compared to others with low literacy rate. Moreover, younger mothers had poor knowledge about polio immunization as compared to elderly mothers. Therefore, it is concluded that print, electronic, digital, social, outdoor media and interpersonal communication channels should join hands in hands to eradicate polio and make Pakistan a polio-free country

Temporal trends in correlates of HIV testing uptake in South Africa: evaluation and population-level impacts of socio-economic factors and information sources

The primary objective of this study was to investigate temporal changes in HIV testing rates and quantify the degree to which these trends can be attributed to certain socio-economic characteristics, as well as exposure to information sources. Data from a nationally representative sample of 30,020 sexually active black Africans who participated in the first, second, third and fourth South African National HIV, Behaviour and Health Surveys conducted in 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2012, respectively. Multivariable logistic regression models and population-attributable risks were calculated for the socio-economic characteristics and the information sources. The socio-economic characteristics of the survey participants remained stable over time, while HIV testing rates increased substantially from 20% in 2002 to 70% in 2012. However, there was little improvement in condom use rates. Combined impact of education, employment and geographical locations were associated with increased levels of HIV testing rates. Most of the survey participants (> 80%) were exposed to several mass-media and interpersonal information sources. The combined impact of mass-media tools on HIV testing rates ranged between 48 and 60%, while 40–50% of the HIV tests were collectively attributed to the interpersonal information sources. We observed significant temporal changes in population-level impacts of several key socio-economic characteristics and information sources on HIV testing rates. Widespread nationwide HIV awareness efforts led to significant increases in access to testing facilities and substantial increases in HIV testing rates over time. However, this increase was not mirrored in condom use behaviour.

Review Penyediaan Sistem Informasi Menejemen Pegawai Pada Badan Kepegawaian Dan Pengembangan Sumber Daya Manusia Kota Pekanbaru Dalam Mendukung Kebijakan E-Government Pada Tahun 2019

Kebijakan E-Government adalah untuk mengurangi penggunaan sistem manual atau penggunaan kertasdalam layanan apapun. Adanya kebijakan teknologi informasi dalam lingkungan pemerintah diharapkandapat mewujudkan e-Government yang transparan dan efisien. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah 1). Untukmengetahui penyediaan sistem informasi manajemen Officer pada personil badan dan pengembangansumber daya manusia Pekanbaru dalam mendukung kebijakan e-Government pada tahun 2019 dan 2.)Mengetahui faktor pendukung yang memberikan informasi kepada petugas manajemen sistem pada badanpersonalia dan pengembangan sumber daya manusia Pekanbaru City dalam mendukung kebijakan e-Government pada tahun 2019. Metode yang digunakan dalam studi ini menggunakan pendekatankualitatif, jenis penelitian adalah studi literatur di mana sumber data yang Diperoleh dari produk hukum,jurnal artikel, dokumen terkait dan sumber media massa. Penelitian dilakukan pada badan personalia danpengembangan SDM. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah penerapan program manajemen sistem informasiyang diimplementasikan oleh badan personalia dan pengembangan sumber daya manusia selainmewujudkan pemerintah berbasis e-Government juga mendukung kebijakan Walikota Pekanbaru.Adanya dukungan e-Government dalam penyediaan sistem informasi manajemen staff di badanpersonalia dan pengembangan sumber daya manusia Kota Pekanbaru.

Gender differences in information needs and communication behaviour among the tribal farm families in Odisha, India

This study was conducted among 160 tribal farm women and men in Odisha to understand the gender differences in information needs and communication behaviour. The tribal farm women were interested in information on value addition to forest-based resources and best practices in livestock management. The predominant information needs among men were on sources of quality inputs, monsoon advisory, market demand for various products and access to institutional finance. The study found fewer similarities and more differences in male and female communication styles. The males were observed to be contentious and dominant, while the farm women in tribal communities were observed to be exhibiting friendly, attentive, precise and open communicator styles. Majority of the respondents rarely utilized the formal sources of agricultural information, such as agricultural extension personnel, and occasionally used researchers and Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) for receiving information on agricultural technologies. The flow of communication was found to be mostly horizontal among farm women, whereas it was horizontal and vertical among men. The interpersonal channels were regarded as most credible sources of information, both localite and cosmopolite among men, and localite among women, rather than mass media sources. Most of the informal sources such as family members, friends, progressive farmers and opinion leaders were regularly utilized by them for gathering and dissemination of agricultural information. This needs the attention of researchers and extension personnel to utilize the personal localite sources for information dissemination to ensure better outreach among tribal farm families, especially among the farm women. The Spearman's rank correlation revealed that there were no gender differences in the association of socio-personal variables with the communication behaviour.

Socio-economic attributes and information source consultancy pattern of vegetable growers in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand

The study was conducted purposively in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand with a view to analyse the socio-economic attributes of vegetable growers and to determine their marketing behavior. The sample size covered 120 vegetable growers from 10 villages & response was obtained from each individual respondent with the help of a structured interview schedule pretested with 10 percent samples other than the respondents of the study. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the vegetable growers were middle-aged (59.1%) and 32.5 percent had primary school education. The majorities (42.5%) of respondents were having small land holding size, (83.3%) respondents were involved in solely vegetable cultivation, majorities (47.5%) have a medium level of farming experience, and 46.7 percent of the respondents had no membership in any organization. The detailed study of information source consultancy pattern showed that in mass media sources T.V. occupied the highest mean scores of 2.616 and ranked 1st in the sources of information use. 44.33 percent and 70.83 percent of the respondents had medium risk-bearing ability and a medium level of innovativeness.

Catalogue of rogue waves occurred in the World Ocean from 2011 to 2018 reported by mass media sources

A catalogue of anomalously large waves (rogue or freak waves) occurred in the World Ocean during 2011–2018 reported in mass media sources and scientific literature has been compiled and analyzed. It includes 210 hazardous events caused damages or human losses. The majority of events is based on eyewitness accounts, and as a rule is not confirmed by direct measurements. All collected events divided into deep water cases, shallow water cases and occurrences on the coast (gentle beach or rocks). The following parameters have been determined: date, location, damage, description, reference, and weather conditions. The most dangerous areas in the World Ocean in terms of freak waves are highlighted.

Comparative Analysis and Experience of Using Social Network Analysis Information Systems

At present, in open sources of social networks and mass media every second there is a huge amount of information, the analysis of which can significantly effect both the activities of corporations, industries, and the social and political life of citizens. Our article describes the processes occurring in online media and social networks, the characteristics of natural and controlled information dissemination. This paper reviews and classifies mass systems for analyzing social networks, as well as users of similar systems of analysis. These are systems for commercial organizations, systems designed for use by public authorities, defence and law enforcement agencies, research developments for analyzing social networks. Currently, the most developed systems for analyzing social networks are systems for commercial organizations. Examples of experimental studies of social networks by the Russian company InfoWatch Kribrum are given. In conclusion, a comparative analysis of the considered systems is given and conclusions are made about their advantages and disadvantages.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) dalam Isu-isu Globalisasi Ekonomi (Studi Tentang Sustainability CSR di Parawisata Pantai Duta Probolinggo)

Community empowerment through corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds has been intensively carried out by the company. As for research conducted: (1) obtaining an overview of CSR programs through empowerment carried out by PT. Jawa Power & PT. YTL East Java effectively; (2) knowing the strategies used so that the results of community empowerment can realize sustainable development. The method used with the qualitative Data used in qualitative includes primary data through observation and interviews and secondary data obtained from reference sources of books, journals, and mass media. Based on the results of CSR-based community empowerment research successfully implemented effectively if carefully planned and established good cooperation from the company and the community. To continue the sustainable development of the community who have been empowered to continue to apply the knowledge that has been gained during the training to be realized through the development of good infrastructure and tourism management systems.

Making a Difference With Participatory Democracy: An Alternative Vision of Taking Qualitative Research to the Public Realm

From many disciplines come the calls for academic researchers and specialists to seek a greater participation in the public sphere. In a mass mediated age, these calls imply a greater participation with mass media sources and operatives. Many of us have had considerable experience with mass media, and the problems and limitations of these relationships are described. More effective strategies for making a public impact are described. These involve making passionate commitments of local organizations and groups, and working with them over many decades, to progressively develop trusting interpersonal relationships with their members, and increasing levels of trust and responsibility.

Garden centre customer attitudes to pollinators and pollinator-friendly planting

Growing nectar- and pollen-rich flowering plant varieties in domestic gardens and other greenspace is an important pro-environmental behaviour that supports pollinating insects. Wildlife gardening is popular in the UK; however, public attitudes and behaviour relating to planting for pollinators are currently not well understood. We investigated these through questionnaires and interviews with customers in five garden centres in Sussex, southeast England, a relevant and useful consumer group representing horticulturally-engaged members of the public. Garden centre customers had strongly positive attitudes and were motivated to plant for bees and other pollinators: most (77%) grew pollinator-friendly varieties, while 64% would be more likely to buy a plant with a pollinator-friendly logo. Personal motivation to support pollinators was linked to a recent increase in personal and public awareness of their declines through (often negativistic) information from mass media sources. Practical implications of these findings in relation to the horticultural retail industry are discussed.

PHILOSOPHICAL AND LINGUISTIC ASPECTS OF THE NOTION OF ‘CONCEPT’ (AS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE CONCEPT OF ‘MEDICINE’ VERBALISATION IN ENGLISH MEDICAL DISCOURSE )

Various philosophical and linguistic aspects of the notion of ‘concept’ are considered and exemplified by revealing and systematizing verbal markers of the concept of ‘medicine’ in English medical discourse. The present research is motivated by the current renovations within the modern medical paradigm and by the application of new medical terms registered both in dictionaries or reference books for medical professionals and in popular newspaper articles. The adequate interpretation of different visions of the notion of ‘concept’ in the classical studies by linguistic and philosophical authors contributes to identifying the key verbal characteristics of the concept of ‘medicine’ in English discourse. The analysis of lexicographic discourse reveals the semantic parameters of medical terminological markers according to which they are grouped into monosemantic and multivalued language units. Furthermore, the etymological aspects of the verbal units under consideration are also described. Multivalued terminological units are characterized by a significant semantic potential and are considered as a reliable basis for further semantic development of modern English vocabulary. Within the English educational discourse, the concept of ‘medicine’ is verbalized by medical linguistic markers concerning proper nutrition, daily schedule and health destructive factors. The studies of media resources referring to the concept of ‘medicine’show that advertising of medical treatment or pills providing for a healthy life-style is usually accompanied by anti-advertising of medical products harmful for human health. The description of medical terms within the frames of lexicographic, educational, and massmedia sources contributes to a valid interpretation of the ‘medicine’ concept in modern English worldview, which is of vital importance today since valid comprehension of modern medical problems in terms of its successes and failures contributes to effective critical thinking training schemes and further development of both national and international philosophical culture.

Orientalism and Russian speaking minority regions in Europe: representing Narva

ABSTRACTThis paper uses the concept of orientalism to propose a framework for understanding the relationship between international news media and individual representations of minority groups in Europe. Even though the case study focuses on Narva, Estonia, the model here provides a basis for comparing the identity formation practices, particularly of geographically separated Russian speaking minority groups in Europe. Narva’s large Russian speaking population and geographical proximity to Russia have been pinpointed as security concerns due to the convenient source of information and mass media sponsored by the Russian Federation causing a misrepresentation of Russian speaking minority groups in international media.

Engagement with medical cannabis information from online and mass media sources: Is it related to medical cannabis attitudes and support for legalization?

BackgroundThe legalization of medical and recreational cannabis is a topic of continued debate in countries around the world. It has been suggested that medical cannabis legalization influences cannabis legalization for recreational purposes through increased media attention toward the positive health effects of cannabis. However, the nature of media coverage is likely to vary across mass media and online sources (internet and social media). In addition, effects of information engagement on attitudes may vary depending on whether information was actively sought or obtained incidentally during patterns of regular media use (scanned). MethodsThis study uses data from an online survey of Israeli adults (N = 554) to test the association between information seeking and scanning about medical cannabis (from mass media and online sources) and attitudes toward medical cannabis. Furthermore, we test indirect effects of media engagement on attitudes toward cannabis legalization through medical cannabis attitudes. ResultsSeeking and scanning for information about medical cannabis from online sources, but not from mass media sources, were associated with positive attitudes toward medical cannabis. Engagement with medical cannabis information from online sources was also indirectly associated with greater support for cannabis legalization, through positive attitudes related to medical cannabis. ConclusionThe results suggest that one mechanism through which medical cannabis legalization is associated with cannabis legalization for all purposes is public engagement with information about medical cannabis in the media, particularly from the internet and social media channels. As increasingly more jurisdictions are expected to legalize medical cannabis, with resulting increase in media attention, support for recreational cannabis legalization may be expected to grow.

Peculiarities of media functioning in Armenia

<p>W artykule dokonano analizy środków masowego przekazu w Armenii, przedstawiono akty prawne („O upowszechnianiu informacji masowych”, „O telewizji i radiu”, „Konstytucja Republiki Armenii”) i specyfikę funkcjonowania mediów. W szczególności zbadano media drukowane, media internetowe, radio i telewizję. Dokonano również przeglądu sposobu, w jaki organizacje międzynarodowe (Freedom House, Organizacja Bezpieczeństwa i Współpracy w Europie, Reporterzy bez Granic) postrzegają poziom wolności mediów w Armenii, analizując oficjalne raporty, oceny i statystyki. Badanie wykazało istnienie częstych naruszeń aktów prawnych, zgodnie z którymi cenzura i utrudnianie pracy dziennikarzom są zakazane. Oficjalne raporty organizacji międzynarodowych zawierają informacje na temat ograniczenia wolności słowa dziennikarzy i pracowników mediów, nielegalnego przetrzymywania, bicia, utrudniania działalności zawodowej, niszczenia sprzętu technicznego i innych. Istnieje również pewna rosyjska ingerencja w przestrzeń informacyjną Armenii przy pomocy metod miękkiej siły. Stwierdzono, że istnieje potrzeba ścisłego przestrzegania istniejącego prawodawstwa i opracowania trategii przeciwdziałania naciskom na madia.</p>

Information Seeking Behaviour of Opinion Leaders in Hill Region of Uttarakhand

The main objective of the investigation was to study the information seeking behaviourof opinion leaders along with their socio-economic and personal characteristics identified among the farm women in hill regions of Uttarakhand state. The study was carried out in two hill district, Bageshwar from Kumaon division and Tehri Garhwal from Garhwal division. The investigation was confined to total 298 respondents, 177 farm women from village Badiyakot of Bageshwar district and 121 farm women from village Sabli Talli of Tehri Garhwal district selected purposively. Data were collected through semi-structured interview schedule. The findings revealed that majority of the opinion leaders belonged to middle age category, married, educated up to primary school and belonged to upper caste. Agriculture was found to be the primary occupation of all the opinion leaders. About more than half of the opinion leaders i.e., 54.17 per cent were noted to be engaged in animal husbandry followed by 20.83 per cent engaged in poultry farming as secondary occupation. Majority of the opinion leaders had medium years of farming experience. The study alsorevealed that majority of the respondents had medium socio-economic status andinformation seeking behavior. However, localite sources of information were more frequently utilized by opinion leaders as compared to cosmopolite sources, mass media sources and extension education methods.

Utilization pattern of mass media sources by the farming community

Utilization pattern of mass media sources by the farming community

FAKTOR EKSTERNAL DALAM PENENTUAN STRATEGI DASAR PROGRAM PENDIDIKAN BIDANG REKAYASA LOGISTIK DAN RANTAI SUPLAI

Abstract In planning education strategies in the field of logistics and SCM, external factors evaluation approach can be implemented. This study proposes the approach of mass media sources and latest news as a basis for determining external factors, as a result, the formulation obtained is newest and more contextual. Those external factors then are going to be analyzed to formulate a strategy that is suitable for logistics education. The strategy emerges into several main things; although it is not time to lead fully to Industry 4.0, the Education curriculum should include knowledge that is aligned and supports the knowledge, Soft Skills that needed to be in logistics and supply chain education are English language skills and the ability to search for data. Object of the research in terms of logistics education which currently growing interests are namely logistics and SCM marine, e-commerce and international zones. Graduates need to be equipped with the ability to do business process efficiently and digitize all business processes.