Interesting News Research Articles

Effectiveness of Multilingual Broadcasting: A Case Study of Radio Nepal

Radio Nepal, as the pioneering radio broadcaster of the country, has played a crucial role in serving its listeners for over seven decades. In the earlier years, it was the sole medium of information, education, and entertainment, particularly for rural communities, before the advent of television and FM radios. As a national broadcaster, Radio Nepal has assumed significant national duties and responsibilities that set it apart from other media outlets. In response to the evolving socio-political landscape, Radio Nepal has bolstered its multilingual or inclusive broadcasting by incorporating more native languages into its programming. Currently, it broadcasts news and programs in 21 different languages, in addition to Nepali, aiming to address the linguistic diversity of the nation. This research aims to fill this knowledge gap and assess the impact of Radio Nepal's inclusive broadcasting from the listener's perspective. To measure the effectiveness, the research conducted a survey based on Radio Nepal's initiative to evaluate its inclusive broadcasting. The findings reveal that Radio Nepal's inclusive broadcasting has been highly effective. Listeners from diverse linguistic communities have shown a growing interest in news and programs broadcast in their native languages. Moreover, broadcasting has successfully transcended linguistic boundaries, reaching beyond specific communities, thereby contributing to the conservation and respect of different languages by the state and society.

Online news platforms still matter: generational news consumption patterns during the 2020 presidential election

Abstract Purpose Gen Z or younger news audiences are believed to contribute to declining news consumption as a result of decreased news interest and reduced trust, particularly in political news. It can have adverse consequences for democratic processes. This study offers a more nuanced perspective by qualifying the role of context, and generational differences and similarities in online political news consumption patterns before and after the 2020 US presidential election, which witnessed a series of unprecedented events in the country’s history. Design/methodology/approach To investigate these patterns, I use US aggregated website visitation data from Comscore in a quasi-experimental interrupted time series design, leveraging the 2020 election as a natural experimental condition. Findings While Gen Z are indeed consuming considerably less news, contrary to assumptions, there was significantly increased engagement with news websites following the election. Additionally, media audiences across generations are likely to reduce social media use during such events. Implications Major political events can significantly influence media use patterns such as the extent of news consumption in general and political news in particular, something not often considered in media effects-oriented research. There is also an urgent need to review and reassess our definitions of news, news sources, and its audience. Originality/value By using observational data in a quasi-experimental design, this study offers a more precise and refined perspective of generational patterns of online political news consumption in the context of a major political event that both corroborates as well as challenges some our existing notions of media use.

KONTRUKSI BERITA KEBUDAYAAN HUMAS KOTA PALEMBANG PADA WEBSTITE: bakohumas.palembang.go.id

Local culture is an important element in a society. Local culture must be maintained and protected, just like the local culture in Palembang City. Songket weaving culture is one of the most valuable regional cultural assets in Palembang City. Songket weaving itself is a tradition carried out by the people of Palembang. One of the activities carried out by the Palembang City government through Palembang City Public Relations is to make news about the local culture of Palembang City (Songket Weaving). The news was published on online media or the Palembang City Public Relations website www.bakohumas.palembang.go.id. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the local culture of Palembang City, namely songket woven fabric, was published in online media or the Palembang City Public Relations website www.bakohumas.palembang.go.id. With the title "Palembang Songket Motif Proposed to Become a Cultural Heritage" On Friday, May 19 2023, news construction on headlines or news titles. Headlines based on news interests, from the results of the study it was found that the banner headline type. Furthermore, based on the compatibility of the line (deck) of the Flush left headline type. Based on news placement, news includes Top headlines. The next news construction is the lead or news terrace. Lead is based on the emphasis on the 5W + 1H element, namely what leads. Furthermore, leads based on stylistics (style of language), in the news are of the digest lead type. Then, leads based on the type of words or sentences are not found in the news. Based on the Body (Completeness or News Explanation) of Block Paragraph type.

Digital finance and stock market participation: The case of internet wealth management products in China

Digital financing platforms have enhanced accessibility for households that wish to invest in wealth management products, but their impact on stock market participation remains underexplored in the literature. This paper investigates the effect of internet wealth management products on the household propensity to invest and participate in the stock market, using the microlevel dataset from the China Household Finance Survey, which covers 40,011 households. Our findings reveal that purchasing internet wealth management products positively and significantly influences the household inclination to invest and stock market participation level. Moreover, households with internet wealth management products have higher financial awareness and heightened interest in financial news. These characteristics not only reduce information costs but also promote stock market participation. Furthermore, the impact of purchasing internet wealth management products on stock market participation is more pronounced among households with higher education and lower income risk and residence in regions with a more developed financial market.

Algorithmic indifference: The dearth of news recommendations on TikTok

The role of recommendation systems in news consumption has been hotly contested. From one perspective, the combination of personalized recommendations and practically limitless content diminishes news consumption, as people turn to more entertaining fare. From another, algorithmic systems and social networks heighten incidental exposure, raising opportunities for news consumption regardless of explicit individual interest. In this work, we examine the potential for algorithmic exposure to news on TikTok, a massively popular social network built around short-form video. In the context of US-based news audiences, we examine the accounts TikTok recommends, the videos it shows new users, and its trending hashtags. We find almost no evidence of proactive news exposure on TikTok’s behalf. We also find that, while TikTok’s algorithms respond slightly to active signals of news interest from simulated users, that response does not lead to increased exposure to credible news content. These findings highlight a lack of algorithmic news distribution on TikTok.

Factors Affecting Students’ Fake News Identification during COVID-19 in Vietnam: Access from Sociological Study and Application of PLS-SEM Model

This study investigates the ability of Vietnamese students to identify fake news in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the factors that affect their performance in this regard. Data were collected from 1161 students at two universities in Vietnam between January and June 2022 using in-depth face-to-face interviews and an online questionnaire survey. Results show that while a majority of students are aware of the importance of verifying information, comparing sources, and identifying news factors, only 32.2% of students can identify fake news. Factors such as interest in fake news, channels of receiving fake news, awareness, attitudes, and behaviors towards fake news play a critical role in students’ ability to recognize fake news. Additionally, the study found that the features of fake news strongly and significantly correlate with the identification of fake news. These findings highlight the need for media literacy education and critical thinking training programs among Vietnamese students to help them navigate the complex information landscape and identify fake news in the face of future pandemics or other events.

The Kuranty in Context: Dutch Lading Lists and Their Russian Translations. Part 1

There is a great deal of recent scholarship exploring how foreign news reached early modern Russia and what its impact there was. Of particular importance is the study of the kuranty, the translations of Western newspapers and pamphlets. By examining closely what may seem to have been an unusual choice to translate from Dutch newspapers – the cargo lists of Dutch ships from the East Indies – this article suggests how it might be possible to contextualize the news translations more broadly than has been done to date. It is important to examine the significance of the news where it originally appeared, since its significance in the Russian context may be quite different. And it is also important not just to focus on the Russian government’s interest in the political news that informed its foreign policy. Over a period of decades, the importance given certain topics may have changed. The interests of the translators themselves – among them Andrei Vinius – may help to explain why they selected particular items for translation from the substantial quantity of foreign news which began to arrive in Moscow regularly upon the establishment of the foreign postal connection in 1665. The article is published in two parts, the first one here covering the background and the analysis of the evidence up through 1665. The second part, to appear in a subsequent number of the journal, will deal with the lading lists of 1667 and 1671 and the complex analysis of the context within which they may have been of particular interest in Moscow.

Australians' perceptions about health risks associated with climate change: Exploring the role of media in a comprehensive climate change risk perception model

We advance a recent comprehensive model of climate change risk perceptions by investigating the role of media in shaping individuals’ health risk perceptions. Results from a national survey in Australia (n = 1023) show that perceived health risks associated with climate change are related but distinct from perceived harm to self and society as measured in previous risk perception studies. Moreover, the full model explains 47% variance in health risks and 74% in perceived harm; While experiential processes (21%) account for about half of the variance in health risks, cognitive factors explain the largest share of variance in perceived harm (32%). Media processes explain a 10% variance in health risks and a 14% variance in perceived harm. News interest and media exposure to extreme weather events are significant to understand public health risks and harm perceptions, even after accounting for several other socio-demographic, cognitive, experiential, and socio-cultural factors. Findings support a conditional media effects model. Media can, directly and indirectly, affect public health risk perceptions by providing vicarious experience opportunities and information that Australians are looking for in the media about climate change.

The Disinformation Wars

Helena Sheehan turns her incisive eye on the so-called anti-disinformation industry, and wondering whether the mainstream media is using a newfound interest in fact-checking, fake news, and disinformation studies to conceal deeper biases, ones that occlude the hidden ideologies deceiving much of the public.

Influence of news interest, payment of digital news, and primary news sources in media trust. A moderated mediation model

ABSTRACT This study investigated the mediating effect of the primary type of news source used by audiences on the relationship between interest in news and media trust. In addition, this study explored the moderating role of payments for digital news. Based on 12,252 respondents from six countries (the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Spain, Germany, and Finland), the study confirms that the type of news source chosen by audiences significantly mediates the relationship between interest and media trust. This mediation is not moderated by the payments for digital news. Furthermore, there is no direct association between payment and media trust, although data shows that direct effect of interest in media trust is slightly moderated by payment for digital news.

Dividing the fundamentalist schools into theorists and jurists between the advanced and the later "Inductive and Analytical Study"


 
 
 
 Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, and prayers and peace be upon our master Muhammad, and upon all his family and companions. As for what follows:
 There is no doubt that the science of history in every field has a lot of benefits, and many useful details as well, by which the news of the predecessors is known, and those who came from the later ones benefit from it.
 Undoubtedly, the science of origins also has useful features, and interesting news, so scholars have been interested in codifying and writing it, so classifications abounded, and authors varied.
 Among those who were interested in this imam is Ibn Khaldun, where he held a chapter on the sciences and their types, and made chapter five of it on the principles of jurisprudence and related controversies and controversies. And the majority of the fundamentalists of contemporary scholars understood from his words his classification of schools into: the school of the speakers (the public school), and the school of jurists (the Hanafi school).These two terms existed before and after Imam Ibn Khaldun, but did they mean by the theologians: the doctrine of the majority? Their imam was Imam al-Shafi’i, and they wanted the jurists: the Hanafis?
 What is meant by the theologians: everyone who engages in doctrine and participates in the discourse in the principles of jurisprudence, even if he is a Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi’i, Hanbali or Zahiri.
 
 
 
 
 And the expressions of Imam Ibn Khaldun are valid for what this science came to after the spread of the books of the theologians. The impact of the schools of jurisprudence from the Malikis, Shafi’is and Hanbalis to the Hanafis, and from here arose the doctrine of the masses, which is often called the doctrine of the theologians. And in order to reach the correct conclusion - we acknowledge for the sake of argument - that the words of Imam Ibn Khaldun do not exist, so how do we explain and mention the history of the principles of jurisprudence and its methods to this day. Therefore, it is obligatory upon the scholars of the assets, the most distinguished and distinguished, to explain to the seeker of knowledge this issue, for they are better than others in explaining what they want, and clarifying the approach of their books.

On citizens' right to information: Justification and analysis of the democratic right to be well informed

On citizens' right to information: Justification and analysis of the democratic right to be well informed

“Because I have my phone with me all the time”: The role of device access in developing Singapore adolescents’ critical news literacy

AbstractGiven constant online access to information, critical news literacy, or the ability to access and critically evaluate the news, is essential for adolescents to learn about the world and obtain civic knowledge to participate as national and global citizens. Although there has been much research focusing on how youths critically read and produce media, less attention has been paid to the issue of access as an essential element of news literacy. Drawing on survey data (N = 5732) and focus group discussions (N = 67) with Singapore adolescents aged 13–17 years old, this study examines (1) whether adolescents access the news and if so, via what technologies, and (2) the factors that influence their news access. Findings show that adolescents prefer to read news online and that older adolescents (aged 15–17 years old) read more than younger adolescents (aged 13–14 years old). Factors shaping access to news include technological (portability, personalization, curation, and notifications), social (families, peers, and schools as sponsors), and personal factors (active seeking of news vs. incidental news exposure). Policymakers, scholars, and educators should consider the physical, social, and curatorial dimensions of news reading to implement policies and design practices to encourage news access and exposure. Educators can foster adolescents' motivation to read news by engaging them with news of interest to them, creating opportunities for them to receive the news through their smartphones and other devices, and developing their civic knowledge base.

THE EFFECT OF LANGUAGE STYLE SELECTION IN DETIK.COM ONLINE NEWS HEADLINES ON READING INTEREST OF GEN Z

Gen Z as a generation that can influence the development of the country better makes gen Z obliged to increase literacy, especially literacy about the latest news about things happening in society around the world. Therefore, gen Z need to develop an interest in reading news. Technology that continues to evolve makes gen Z use mobile phones more often and every news already post on online media. One of the growing media nowadays is Detik.com. expected from various kinds of online news, gen Z would be able to keep up with the times by reading it often. For that, the author examines the effect of using style language in Detik.com online news titles against reading interest of gen Z. Choosing the right style language allows gen Z to be more interested in reading news. Result from this research is that choosing the right style of language in Detik.com online news titles, has affected the growth reading interest of gen Z. The most interesting news gen Z to read is Detik.com online news whose news titles uses contradictory style.

“I Used to Love Scheifele:” Dominant Narratives on Reddit About the Canadian Division of the Stanley Cup Playoffs

The community-moderated content aggregation social media site Reddit has emerged as a popular destination for discussion of topics of interest in news, sport, and entertainment. This study explored the discourse of hockey fans during the playoff rounds of the Canadian Division in the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs. The study analyzed fan discourse around two incidents which garnered significant media attention, and subsequent Reddit chatter—the inadvertent knee-on-head collision that knocked Toronto Maple Leafs’ captain John Tavares out of Round 1 and the deliberate late hit by Mark Scheifele of the Winnipeg Jets, leading to his suspension for the remainder of Round 2. On Reddit, both incidents revealed a community of hockey fans eager to engage in spirited, sometimes profane, discussion. Very quickly, discussion of the incidents led to the creation of a dominant narrative on Reddit, with the architecture of the site itself helping to inhibit alternative points of view. This contradicts the popular view of Reddit as a fan-powered community because of affordances which inhibit dissent and reward repeating other debate participants. This instant in-group creation could ultimately act as a barrier to fandom among Reddit’s 850 million users not as passionate about particular narratives of hockey.

MTT-S Ombuds Officer

Reports on news of interest to MTSS society members.

The Inter-Society Technology Panels at IMS 2022

Reports on news of interest to SPS society members.

Region 8 IEEE MTT-S Chapter Officers Meeting

Reports on news of interest to SPS society members.

The Perceptions of Tribun Jabar Journalists Regarding Obstacles in Covering Political News

The world of journalism often faces problems, especially in covering political news, but every challenge and obstacle will offer an opportunity for journalists to properly increase the value of their news. This paper aims to determine the selection and reactions of journalists from the Harian Umum Tribun Jabar in facing obstacles to covering political news. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method using primary data through observation, interviews, and documentation. The approach used in this research is qualitative. The results of the study show that first, the selection process carried out by the Morning Daily Tribun Jabar journalists is by selecting sources who are considered credible and competent in their fields so that the news will be made into interesting news. The interpretation carried out by the journalists of the Morning Daily Tribun Jabar is by reading the information obtained through the five senses, then interpreting it based on understanding and experience, then providing an assessment of the political news. Third, journalist reactions arise when there are obstacles and challenges in covering political news. Journalists are expected to be able to overcome obstacles to covering political news, so that the political information written can have a good impact on the public.

Personalized News Recommendation: Methods and Challenges

Personalized news recommendation is important for users to find interesting news information and alleviate information overload. Although it has been extensively studied over decades and has achieved notable success in improving user experience, there are still many problems and challenges that need to be further studied. To help researchers master the advances in personalized news recommendation, in this article, we present a comprehensive overview of personalized news recommendation. Instead of following the conventional taxonomy of news recommendation methods, in this article, we propose a novel perspective to understand personalized news recommendation based on its core problems and the associated techniques and challenges. We first review the techniques for tackling each core problem in a personalized news recommender system and the challenges they face. Next, we introduce the public datasets and evaluation methods for personalized news recommendation. We then discuss the key points on improving the responsibility of personalized news recommender systems. Finally, we raise several research directions that are worth investigating in the future. This article can provide up-to-date and comprehensive views on personalized news recommendation. We hope this article can facilitate research on personalized news recommendation as well as related fields in natural language processing and data mining.