Negative Publicity Research Articles

Stopover destination attractiveness: A quasi-experimental approach

This study contributes to the emerging field of stopover destination attractiveness. There has been a paucity of published research around the phenomenon of stopovers, including stopover destination image, during long-haul international air travel. This is surprising given long-haul commercial flights date back to the 1930s, and that destination image has been the most popular topic in the tourism marketing literature since the 1970s. A quasi-experimental research design with samples of consumers in the UK and Australia was used to test aspects of a proposed model of stopover destination attractiveness. The results highlight the influence of perceived airport ambience and positive user-generated content on social media on enhancing attitudinal destination loyalty for Dubai as a stopover destination. The study also highlights the positive influence of previous visitation on attitudinal destination loyalty for a destination located in the Middle East, a region with a history of negative media publicity around conflicts. It is proposed these findings have practical implications for emerging stopover destinations, and for other destinations in conflict-ridden regions such as the Middle East. • A rare investigation into the phenomenon of stopovers during long haul international air travel. • A quasi-experimental research design to test a hypothesised model of stopover destination attractiveness for Dubai. • The results highlight the importance of the influence of perceived ambience and positive user-generated content on social media on enhancing attitudinal loyalty for Dubai as a stopover destination. • The study also highlights the positive influence of previous visitation on attitudinal destination loyalty for a destination located in the Middle East, a region with a history of negative media publicity around conflicts.

Brand Novelty and Publicity About Athlete Endorsers Affect Psychological Processing of Ads

Using a hierarchy of effects theoretical framework, the present study investigates psychological responses to positive and negative publicity about athlete endorsers. Furthermore, this research addresses the role of brand novelty on these processes. Participants were exposed to an ad for a soft drink brand (either novel or well-established) that featured an athlete endorser. Each ad was paired with a news story that contained either positive or negative information about the athlete’s off-field behavior. Participants’ cognitive, affective, and conative responses were assessed. Results indicate more cognition, affect, and conation to ads associated with positive publicity about the athletes and for established brands. Unexpectedly, publicity and brand novelty interacted such that established brands were more susceptible to the effects of publicity than were novel brands. Results are discussed in regard to furthering theory and practical implications.

Model for the Development of a Specialized Dark Tourist Product

Dark tourist facilities are a modern tourism phenomenon. Although dark tourism is conceptually associated with the legal inconsistency of tourism, it is based on content related to human suffering. Tourist interest in dark tourist products is growing, and such contents have become a part of standard tourist packages in the markets where such offer exists. Despite their proven contribution to destination differentiation and competitiveness, potential resources for the development of dark tourist facilities are often neglected due to tourist workers lacking the knowledge requisite for the development of specialized tourism products. Unsustainable approach to the development of specialized tourism products results in focus on content, that ignores the broader benefits of an integrated destination product. In the case of dark tourism products, socio-cultural and tantalogic consequences are particularly problematic, as dark tourist offer is particularly sensitive to the ethical standards of the general public. The result is that visitors and organizers of such tourist packages are frequently given negative publicity. In spite of the growing global interest in the dark tourism offer, its development is slow and modest due to the above-mentioned risks and insufficient education in the tourist industry. The existing global supply often ignores some of the potential benefits of implementation of such content into a destination’s and national integrated tourism product. In an attempt to clear up doubts, and provide examples of positive and negative experiences from the global tourism practice, the authors carried out several studies based on which they devised a framework model for the development of a dark tourism product with recommended variables of significant impact.

Tonality of the Concept “Refugee” in the German Mass-Media Discourse of Different Political Content

Recently, there have been profound social, political and economic changes in Europe, associated with a huge influx of refugees. The relevance of the studied language problem is connected with the changes that took place in Germany which have influenced the state, political parties and the population’s attitude towards refugees, and, in particular, the presentation of the unresolved problems of the hosting and integration of refugees in the publicist discourse. About four years have passed since the crisis began, however, many topics still cause controversy and discussion, which in turn is reflected in the press. The article aims to analyse the tonality of the concept “Refugee” in the German mass-media discourse of different political content. The leading method of the research is the sentiment analysis of the studied concept “Refugee” using sentiment dictionaries and considering articles from liberal (Die Tageszeitung (Taz)), conservative (Deutschland Kurier) and social-democratic newspapers (Stern). As a result of the analysis, it has been found that the social-democratic Stern is the newspaper with the most negative tonality with the arithmetic average of 0.184. The liberal newspaper Die Tageszeitung (Taz) has depicted the refugee crisis with more positive publications with the arithmetic average of 0.374. The conservative newspaper Deutschland Kurier, with the arithmetic average of 0.269, is in the middle. During the analysed period, Stern has 58% negative, 40.3% positive and 1.34% neutral publications. Taz has 53% positive and 47% negative publications, without any neutral articles at all. Deutschland Kurier has more negative materials (57%) than neutral (28%) and positive materials (15%). The materials of the article can be applied in linguistics, stylistics and lexicology of the Russian and German languages; in linguistic regional geography and intercultural communication. The method of dictionary-based sentiment analysis may find further application of the political discourse tonality analysis.

Driving factors behind consumers' severe response to U.S. beef imports during the candlelight protest in South Korea

AbstractThe South Korean government's reversal of a ban on American beef imports in 2008 caused enormous political and social upheaval in the country. The government's acquiescence to the United States' request to resume imports of boned beef and beef from cattle slaughtered over the age of 30 months led to overwhelming negative publicity, as mass media described the decision as yielding to U.S. pressure at the expense of public health. Koreans gathered to demonstrate against the agreement; the resulting “candlelight protest” quickly intensified, spreading across the country from May 2008 through August 2008. Given the different opinions regarding the main causes of the event, this study revisits the issue by empirically testing for switches in meat demand for different types of meat among South Korean consumers. The results indicate that there was no structural change in meat demand around the candlelight protest period, which suggests that variations in meat demand during that period can be explained by changes in relative prices between different types of meat. This implies that unlike the findings of previous studies, the negative consumer reaction was not associated with risk‐averse behavior concerning the consumption of U.S. beef.[EconLit citations: C14; E20; Q11]

Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude Towards Medical Ethics among Medical Students

Background: A sense of discontent with services of medical practitioners and growing reliance on alternativemedicine with increased public awareness, negative publicity leads to increased lawsuits against medicalprofessionals. Medical ethics training provides a basis for balancing one’s obligation to patient and practice,as well as responsibility to those seeking medical care. Aims and Objectives: To assess medical students’knowledge and attitude towards medical ethics. Material and Method: A cross-sectional questionnairebased study among 246 medical undergraduates was conducted. Data was analyzed for percentage, meanand ‘t’ test. Results: Majority knew importance of medical ethics in medical profession and existenceof institutional ethics committee. 84.9% agreed that written informed consent should be mandatory.Response was statistically significant regarding confidentiality (p=0.001883), utmost respect for humanlife (p=0.00542) and respect for dignity and privacy of patient (p=0.001408). 80.4% disagreed that ethicalconduct is important only to avoid legal action. 82.5% agreed strongly to integrate medical ethics in medicalcurriculum. Conclusion: Though students had adequate knowledge about medical ethics, reinforcement atall levels of medical education is necessary.

Lamb, Coleridge, and the Poetics of Publication

This essay explores the poetics of Lamb's early letters to Coleridge. I argue for a sharp awareness, on Lamb's part, of the potentially negative effect publication can have on literary writing. Lamb resists this at the level of epistolary form, by entwining his sonnets with the letters into which he writes them. Where Lamb's poems, taken in themselves, remain modest performances, the letter-poem hybrid texts in which they participate are of significant critical interest. Among other things they establish a critique of Coleridge and his paying court to the literary marketplace. These insights, I go on to suggest, can also help us to understand both writers’ more mature work, notably the complex lyric-epistolary compound that is Coleridge's ‘This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison’.

Publication bias in the price effects of monetary policy: A meta-regression analysis for emerging and developing economies

Using 43 studies conducted between 2001 and 2019, we employ a meta-regression analysis (MRA) to synthesize literature findings on the effects of monetary policy on price levels in 32 emerging and developing countries. We find strong evidence of a negative publication bias for all types of price effects (short-term, medium-term and maximum effects). Primary studies published in academic journals tend to report stronger negative effects. A cluster analysis and a mixed-effect multilevel model confirm the null hypothesis of a genuine price effect. Employing the “best practice” method, we find that the genuine effect is negative. In the other words, increasing policy interest rates appears to be effective in controlling inflation in emerging and developing countries. In comparison with the genuine price effect in advanced countries reported by Rusnak et al. (2013), our study indicates that the genuine price effects in emerging and developing countries are weaker than in advanced countries.

PEMBATALAN SERTIPIKAT HAK MILIK OLEH KANTOR PERTANAHAN BERDASARKAN PUTUSAN PENGADILAN YANG TELAH BERKEKUATAN HUKUM TETAP DALAM PERKARA NOMOR:17/PDT.G/2009.PN.LB.BS

One of the objectives of land registration is to provide legal certainty for land rights holders. Therefore, in order to make this happen, regulations regarding land registration are made, one of which is Article 32 paragraph (2) PP Number 24 of 1997. However, in reality there are still problems in terms of ownership of a parcel of land associated with this article, namely against a plot of land which has been controlled by a legal subject for years and has been equipped with a certificate. There are still outsiders demanding rights to the land with respect to the land. Until now, Article 32 paragraph (2) Government Regulation Number 24 Year 1997, which should have been a solution to the above problems, still creates differences. Given the existence of this article is not in accordance with the negative publication system adopted by land registration in Indonesia, where a certificate is not an absolute evidence, but a certificate is strong evidence.

Publication of Positive Studies in the Urologic Literature

To assessed rates of positive publications within the urologic literature, comparing the years 2012 and 2017. All studies published in Journal of Urology, Neurourology and Urodynamics, Urologic Oncology, Journal of Endourology, and Urology in 2012 and 2017 were reviewed. The primary study outcome was proportion of positive studies. Additional article characteristics, including associated citations and subspecialty focus, were recorded and statistical analyses used to assess for differences in negative publication rates based on these variables. A total of 1,796 articles meeting inclusion criteria were analyzed (2012, 959; 2017, 837). The overall proportion of positive studies decreased in comparison of 2012 and 2017. (90%-86%, P =.01). A statistically significant decrease was seen in 2 of 5 journals: Neurourology and Urodynamics (97%-87%, P = .01) and Journal of Endourology (93%-83%, P <.01). There were no significant differences in associated citations for positive vs negative studies in either year. Logistic regression focused on year and journal revealed that studies published in 2017 and Urology were more likely to be negative. The vast majority of studies within the urologic literature are positive, with only a small increase in negative study publication comparing 2012 vs 2017. Continued efforts are needed to identify publication bias and promote dissemination of negative research findings.

The 80th annual (virtual) conference of the American Diabetes Association: June 12–16, 2020

A large number of presentations on clinical, basic science, and genetics were discussed at the first virtual American Diabetes Association conference held in June 2020. Studies of relevance to practicing clinicians included the results of the VERTIS-CV study that confirmed the SGLT2 inhibitor ertugliflozin was similar to other drugs in the group in terms of cardiovascular safety, heart failure, and renal benefits. A symposium on heart failure also highlighted the benefits of this group of drugs for treating heart failure both in patients with and without diabetes. The new Food and Drug Administration guidance for new diabetes drugs was presented and created a lively discussion about the pros and cons of these new rules. Another lively debate on whether there is a place for sulfonylureas in the era of the modern diabetes medications reached the conclusion that there is probably still a place for these old and established drugs. On the lipid front, the safety of statins was emphasized in face of negative publicity in the social media, while the recently published REDUCE-IT study showed that tackling low-density lipoprotein cholesterol only may not be enough in the battle against increased cardiovascular risk in diabetes. Looking to the future, a weekly basal insulin may be in sight in a few years' time.

The power of negative publicity on the fast fashion industry

ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of negative reporting in the media (hereafter negative publicity) about the fast fashion industry on the attitude of (potential) consumers towards fast fashion apparels. This is done on the basis of three experimental studies. These studies also analyzed if visual and written publicity about the working conditions in the production process and environmentally related information, e.g. environmentally unfriendly externalities of the fast fashion production process, can influence the attitude towards fast fashion apparels, i.e. intention to buy, liking, attitude towards the brand. Furthermore, the studies investigated if differences between consumers (e.g. attitude towards slow fashion, fashion involvement, and ethical and environmental consciousness of consumers) significantly influence the impact of such information on consumer attitudes. The findings of the three studies show that negative (audiovisual and written) publicity about the environmental impact and working conditions of the fast fashion industry significantly negatively influence consumers’ attitudes towards the fast fashion industry. The “power” of negative publicity is also significantly stronger than that of positive publicity and is enhanced by the consciousness of consumers towards the social and ecological impact of the fashion industry.

Does Gender Moderate the Relationship among Festival Attendees’ Motivation, Perceived Value, Visitor Satisfaction, and Electronic Word-of-Mouth?

Festivals are experiential products heavily depending on the recommendations of previous visitors. With the power of social media growing, understanding the antecedents of positive electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) intentions of festival attendees is immensely beneficial for festival organizers to better promote their festivals and control negative publicity. However, there is still limited research regarding eWOM intentions in the festival context. Thus, this study aims to fill such a gap by investigating the relationships among festival attendees’ enjoyment seeking motivation, perceived value, visitor satisfaction, and eWOM intention in a local festival setting. Additionally, the moderating role of gender was tested as it is one of the most important demographic variables to show individual differences in behavioral intentions. The results of structural equation modeling showed a positive effect of enjoyment seeking motivation on perceived value, visitor satisfaction, and eWOM intention. Moreover, gender differences in eWOM intention and a full mediating effect of visitor satisfaction between perceived value and eWOM intention for female respondents were revealed. The findings of this study extend the existing festival literature and provide insights for strategically organizing and promoting festivals to generate more positive eWOM which can be utilized as an effective marketing tool and a feedback channel.

Risk of hydroxychloroquine alone and in combination with azithromycin in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a multinational, retrospective study.

SummaryBackgroundHydroxychloroquine, a drug commonly used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, has received much negative publicity for adverse events associated with its authorisation for emergency use to treat patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. We studied the safety of hydroxychloroquine, alone and in combination with azithromycin, to determine the risk associated with its use in routine care in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.MethodsIn this multinational, retrospective study, new user cohort studies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis aged 18 years or older and initiating hydroxychloroquine were compared with those initiating sulfasalazine and followed up over 30 days, with 16 severe adverse events studied. Self-controlled case series were done to further establish safety in wider populations, and included all users of hydroxychloroquine regardless of rheumatoid arthritis status or indication. Separately, severe adverse events associated with hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin (compared with hydroxychloroquine plus amoxicillin) were studied. Data comprised 14 sources of claims data or electronic medical records from Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK, and the USA. Propensity score stratification and calibration using negative control outcomes were used to address confounding. Cox models were fitted to estimate calibrated hazard ratios (HRs) according to drug use. Estimates were pooled where the I2 value was less than 0·4.FindingsThe study included 956 374 users of hydroxychloroquine, 310 350 users of sulfasalazine, 323 122 users of hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin, and 351 956 users of hydroxychloroquine plus amoxicillin. No excess risk of severe adverse events was identified when 30-day hydroxychloroquine and sulfasalazine use were compared. Self-controlled case series confirmed these findings. However, long-term use of hydroxychloroquine appeared to be associated with increased cardiovascular mortality (calibrated HR 1·65 [95% CI 1·12–2·44]). Addition of azithromycin appeared to be associated with an increased risk of 30-day cardiovascular mortality (calibrated HR 2·19 [95% CI 1·22–3·95]), chest pain or angina (1·15 [1·05–1·26]), and heart failure (1·22 [1·02–1·45]).InterpretationHydroxychloroquine treatment appears to have no increased risk in the short term among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but in the long term it appears to be associated with excess cardiovascular mortality. The addition of azithromycin increases the risk of heart failure and cardiovascular mortality even in the short term. We call for careful consideration of the benefit–risk trade-off when counselling those on hydroxychloroquine treatment.FundingNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, NIHR Senior Research Fellowship programme, US National Institutes of Health, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Janssen Research and Development, IQVIA, Korea Health Industry Development Institute through the Ministry of Health and Welfare Republic of Korea, Versus Arthritis, UK Medical Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership, Foundation Alfonso Martin Escudero, Innovation Fund Denmark, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Singapore Ministry of Health's National Medical Research Council Open Fund Large Collaborative Grant, VINCI, Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking, EU's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, and European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations.

Exploring Brand Extension Evaluation in the Mobile Internet Environment

Mobile internet (M-internet) has developed rapidly in recent years. Under this environment, the spillover effect of corporate negative publicity may have a further impact on brand extension evaluation. This study examined the effects of two types of corporate negative publicities on brand extension evaluation. Further, the possible moderation effects on the above relationship in the M-internet environment were also studied. Compared to ethics negative publicity, the results show that product-harm negative publicity leads to a lower brand extension evaluation. Furthermore, both spatial distance and social distance produce a significant moderation effect on the relationship between corporate negative publicity and brand extension evaluation. In the case of near spatial distance and social distance of familiarity type, a lower brand extension evaluation is shown by product-harm negative publicity. Lastly, negative emotion can significantly mediate the relationship between corporate negative publicity and brand extension evaluation.

О роли европейской периодической печати в деле Е.Ф. Азефа

The subject of the study is a newspaper campaign in 1909, when leading European and Russian publications discussed the exposure of Ye.F. Azef, the head of the Socialist-revolutionary’s Combat Organization, responsible for a series of terrorist attacks. Sensational news that Azef at the same time was an agent of the Russian political police became an informational occasion for sharp criticism of Russia's domestic policy. The purpose of this work is to examine the ways of interaction between the press and government structures on an acute issue that affects not only the internal policy of the state, but also international relations. Press materials, archival documents and memoirs were used as sources. The methodological basis of the work is the principles of historicism, objectivity, reliance on sources and a problem-based approach. The study concluded that the European press played a leading role in the information campaign on the Azef case. The Russian government had to neutralize negative publications, but practical measures were primarily aimed at protecting departmental interests than at a comprehensive investigation of a high-profile political case.

Leak-Before-Break Main Failure Prevention for Water Distribution Pipes Using Acoustic Smart Water Technologies: Case Study in Adelaide

AbstractWater main breaks in city areas can cause significant economic loss, interrupt traffic, and result in negative publicity for utilities. The South Australian Water Corporation (SA Water) has...

항공사의 부정적 언론보도가 브랜드 태도 및 브랜드 증오에 미치는 영향

The purpose of this study was to classify the causes of negative publicity by airlines and examine how they affect brand attitude and brand hate. In particular, the cause of the negative publicity of the airline was divided into the airline's owner and the cabin crew, and based on the actual case, the news scenario was manipulated to conduct this study. As a result of the empirical analysis, it was found that the more the cause of the airline's negative publicity was perceived as owner, the negative effect on brand attitude and the positive effect on brand hate. In addition, it was found that the cause of the negative publicity of airlines was perceived as an cabin crew, which influenced brand attitude, but did not have a statistically significant effect on brand hate. In conclusion, as a result of examining the relationship between the negative publicity of airlines and brand attitudes, brand hate by categorizing the causes of negative publicity, the empirical research shows that negative publicity by airline’s owner has a serious impact on brand attitude and brand hate. In addition, the research concept of brand hate is applied to the aviation industry to show academic implications.

The Effect of Sustainability Manager’s Field Engagement on Organizational Adoption of Sustainability

Social activists are often successful in their disputes with target organizations, as is evident from the concessions targeted organizations often make. However, concessions do not necessarily result in substantive changes. This is because over a longer period of time, activists are not fully capable of monitoring and maintaining direct pressure on targets or continuing to generate negative publicity. This paper contributes to research at the intersection of movements and organizations by investigating if, and if so, how individuals that are formally tasked with instituting movement-aligned changes, termed “insider allies,” achieve subsequent and substantive changes in their organization. Using data on U.S. higher education organizations, we examine the effect of field-level engagement from sustainability managers—the insider allies, in our case—on adopting a voluntary sustainability reporting tool which is an indicator of change beyond initial commitments. The results of a longitudinal quantitative analysis of 622 schools demonstrate that the more sustainability managers have participated in field interactions, the greater the likelihood that their school adopts the voluntary reporting tool. Our findings indicate that engagement in field-level interactions with a range of actors around central issues that are pertinent to the movement enables insider allies to mobilize resources and craft identities as change agents that enable them to drive substantive change within their organizations.

Media Studies and the Pitfalls of Publicity

For many academics, using social media has both drawbacks and advantages. Social media may allow connection with colleagues, scholarly promotion, and public engagement, and may also open researchers up to criticism and even possible harassment. This essay argues that we must think critically about logics of self-branding and attention-seeking given these two sides of the coin of social media publicity. First, publicity can easily be weaponized against scholars engaging in projects that may be socially or politically controversial by individuals or organizations who disagree with their premises. Universities are often unprepared to deal with this negative publicity and fail to protect researchers from the consequence. Second, self-branding may undermine one’s ability to be viewed as a serious scholar and requires rigorous self-censorship, particularly for those far from the white, male ideal of the professoriate. I conclude with some recommendations for academic social media use at different career stages.