Newspaper Websites Research Articles

Rhetorical Functions of Lexical Collocations in the Inaugural Speech of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

In political communication, inaugural speeches are pivotal, signifying the start of a leader’s term and a new chapter in a nation’s history. These serve as a momentousoccasion where the leader outlines their vision, pledging to guide the country to prosperity and unity. This study delves into the inaugural speech delivered by PresidentBola Ahmed Tinubu upon assuming the highest office in Nigeria in May 2023. Through a meticulous analysis of lexical collocations, the study uncovers the underlying linguistic intricacies, thematic emphasis, and rhetorical strategies employed by President Tinubu in his address, to gain insights into the rhetorical techniques used to connect with the audience and convey his vision as well as the impact of his address on political discourse and public perception. Downloading the speech from the Punch Newspaper website, the analytical approach followed the principles of lexical collocation theory and systemic functional linguistics. The analysis reveals eight strategic rhetorical purposes in President Tinubu’s use of lexical collocations in his speech. These functions encompass appeals to religiosity, political sensibility, national pride, patriotism, unity, hope, calls to action, policy clarification, and exemplifying an inclusive government. His language choices resonate with the audience, eliciting emotions and nurturing a national sense of pride and identity. The analysis of President Tinubu’s inaugural speech contributes to a better understanding of his linguistic legacy and communication strategies during his tenure in office. It becomes a part of the historical record, revealing the president’s approach to governance and leadership.

The Role of Iraqi Newspaper Websites in Enhancing Public Interest in Women's Empowerment Issues

The Role of Iraqi Newspaper Websites in Enhancing Public Interest in Women's Empowerment Issues

Deaths due to tired bullet injuries: Evaluation from medical, legal, and social perspectives.

In Türkiye, as in other parts of the world, there is a rising trend in individual armament and firearm violence, resembling an epidemic. When fired into the air, bullets eventually lose the initial speed with which they left the barrel and begin to accelerate downwards under the influence of gravity as they fall to the ground. At this point, these projectiles are referred to as 'tired bullets,' which cause serious injuries and fatalities. This study evaluates autopsy cases of deaths due to tired bullet injuries. We aimed to raise social awareness and contribute to the literature by exploring the forensic, legal, and social dimensions of tired bullet injuries. From 2013 to 2022, 695 forensic autopsies of gunshot wounds were reviewed at the Trabzon Forensic Medicine Group Presidency. Nine cases were identified where individuals had undergone autopsies and the cause of death was attributed to tired bullet injuries. The data for the cases included in the study was sourced from our archive records and the UYAP (National Judicial Network Project) system. The second stage involved analyzing reports of falling bullet injuries from local and national newspaper websites. In the third stage, the Supreme Court decisions regarding perpetrators of tired bullet incidents were examined. The study included six male and three female cases, with an average age of 32.5 years. Injuries were predominantly located in the head in seven cases, the eye in one case, and the inguinal region in another. In eight cases, the bullet trajectory was from top to bottom. The incidents predominantly occurred in residential areas. It was observed that all cases received coverage in both national and local media, and campaigns against tired bullet injuries were organized. The perpetrators of these injuries were frequently sentenced for murder with probable intent. Tired bullet injuries represent a significant public health issue that necessitates comprehensive preventative measures addressing medical, legal, and social dimensions. There should be national and international campaigns led by the media, involving all public institutions, organizations, and non-governmental organizations to promote individual disarmament, highlight the dangers of firearms, and stress the importance of these initiatives.

Dynamic content layout optimization for news website front pages

Purpose The home page design of a digital news website is a key factor in determining its attractiveness to readers. This study aims to propose an approach to manage the frequent adjustment of the dynamic layout of the news content on the website home page in a real-time environment to increase its attractiveness to readers. Design/methodology/approach This paper shows that this news website layout design problem can be modeled as an optimization problem based on the information of news contents that change within a multiple-period planning horizon similar to the dynamic facility layout problem. A hybrid genetic algorithm-based approach integrated with local search heuristic methods is also proposed to improve the solution. Findings This paper finds that the DPLP model is effective in modeling the changing layout of a digital news website. The problem can solved in a timely manner using the proposed hybrid genetic algorithm. Research limitations/implications This paper was based on hypothetical data and on the assumption of equal section size. Actual data would help fine-tune the application of the dynamic facility layout model. As well the algorithm could be enhanced for unequal size sections. Practical implications The model should help online newspapers apply sophisticated algorithms to optimize the layout of news websites dynamically in a timely manner. Social implications News websites are increasingly the desired medium to consume news. So it has an important role in educating society. Thus optimizing and improving the process will help in this regard. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first one to apply the DPLP model to the digital newspaper website dynamic design problem.

From public to market use: a historical perspective on the changes in health data collection and use in France from 1930 to the present

Purpose This study aims to understand the progressive marketization of health data collection and use, through a study of its historical development in France, from the 1930s to the present day. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected a set of legal, institutional, political and media data. These came from the INA (National Audiovisual Institute), the French national newspaper websites and the websites legifrance.gouv.fr and vie-publique.fr. The authors then conducted a thematic content analysis. Findings The study results highlight the changes in the health-care system related to the increased use of data in France over three major periods. The first period – 1930s to 1980s – is marked by the creation of the French social security system to collect large sets of data to better manager people’s health care. The second period – 1980s to 2000s – is characterized by the adoption and assimilation of tools to manage patient data through several national and European regulations. The last period – 2000s to the present – saw the introduction of measures in favor of the digitalization of health care, and consequently of data, in parallel with the advancement of digital technologies in general. The institutional dynamics in healthcare have evolved with the nature of the actors and their practices, in connection with new perceptions about health data. Originality/value This research sheds light on the historical transformation of health data collection and use in France, revealing the involvement of diverse stakeholders, the discourses driving data development and the need for regulation. It exposes the dual nature of health data collection and use, initially sanctioned by the state and public entities but later exploited for private interests.

Pre-Training Clustering Models to Summarize Vietnamese Texts

Our investigation aims at pre-training clustering models to summarize Vietnamese texts. For this purpose, we create a large-scale dataset by collecting Vietnamese articles from newspaper websites and extracting the plain text to build the dataset, including 1,101,101 documents. We propose a new single-document extractive text summarization model based on clustering models. Our proposal clusters the documents with the hard clustering k-means algorithm and the soft clustering LDA (Latent Dirichlet Allocation) algorithm. Then, based on the pre-training clustering models, a summary model is used to select the salient sentence in the input text to construct the summary. The empirical results showed that our summary model achieved 51.22% ROUGE-1, 17.62% ROUGE-2 and 29.16% ROUGE-L on the testing set. Besides the traditional word representation such as BoW (Bag-of-Words), we also use the word meaning-based tools like FastText and BERT (Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers) in our model. The additional benefit of our proposed extractive summary model is that the output summary is a long-text, readable document. Furthermore, the model’s architecture is straightforward, easy to understand and runs on cost-efficient resources like arm CPU and GPU too.

The Use of Multimedia in Newspapers: A Study on the Websites of Emirati Newspapers

The competition faced by journalistic websites has imposed the necessity of taking advantage of the capabilities offered by the Internet so that it can provide more distinguished journalistic services, to attract the largest number of users, as the strength of a newspaper website is measured by the number of people browsing it on the one hand, and the period that the user spends on it, The research problem is to monitor the use of multimedia websites of Emirati newspapers (Al-Ittihad, Al-Bayan, Al-Khaleej).The study aimed to determine the extent to which Emirati newspapers use multimedia in their websites during the study period (January - March 2023), and the key elements they used to present and publish their news to the audience. This study used the descriptive analytical approach for 14 issues of each newspaper on their websites, and several results were obtained, the most important of which are: The newspapers sampled for the study relied mainly on pictures, using them in 1272 out of 1632 media, with a percentage of 77.9%. The use of audio clips ranked second, with 218 clips out of 1632 media and a percentage of 13.3%. Al-Khaleej newspaper ranked first with 212 clips out of the total clips used, with a large margin of 97.25%, as it distinguished itself by using audio clips in every news story and alongside every video as an additional feature. Al-Ittihad newspaper only used 6 audio blogs, with a percentage of 2.75% out of 218 clips, followed by videos in third place with 100 videos out of the total media used, with a percentage of 6.1%. Infographics came in fourth place in terms of using multimedia, with 42 infographics, accounting for 2.7% of the total multimedia used.

Transition Features of the Russian Regional Press to Digital Technology

The regional press plays an important role in the formation of the urban media space. The article examines the adaptation features of the Russian regional press to the changing the digital environment conditions. Despite the slight increase in circulation and audience of print media, the Russian regional press continues to experience a number of difficulties associated with a lack of funding, influence from government agencies, the implementation of government tasks, an aging audience, and publication of news in printed editions with a long delay. Publications are trying to adapt to changing conditions, looking for new ways not only to earn money, but also to attract an audience. Some sites are either a copy of the printed edition or are updated quite rarely. Nevertheless, digitalization does not mean the death of the Russian regional press. The study was based on interviews conducted by the authors in 2021-2023 with the heads of Russian regional newspapers. The authors also conducted a content analysis of materials posted on newspaper websites. The article is the first to examine successful cases of regional press. To attract the widest possible number of subscribers and, in general, active consumers of information products, the content of regional media must be exclusive, prompt, reliable, dialogic (providing different points of view), and multimedia. Unfortunately, Internet resources of Russian regional print media do not always meet these criteria. Digitalization does not mean death for traditional media; it is rather a new opportunity to conquer new “territories”, attract audiences, and implement new tasks. However, the development of local publications is hampered by the policies of government agencies that put pressure on editorial offices. Officials do not understand the specifics of journalistic work. Only a few regional publications manage to cope with existing problems, find sources of funding and attract new audiences.

The Role of Graphic Design in Developing Digital Advertising Design (An Applied Study on Jordanian Digital Marketing Companies, Newspapers, and News Websites)

The Role of Graphic Design in Developing Digital Advertising Design (An Applied Study on Jordanian Digital Marketing Companies, Newspapers, and News Websites)

Local elections do not increase local news demand

Abstract Anemic demand for local news has contributed to an industry crisis. We consider whether local elections, which highlight the ability of local television stations and newspapers to provide information that is unavailable from national news outlets, increase local media use. While we show these elections are a time of increased attention to local politics in the news and among the public, we also find local media outlets do not benefit from this when considering behavioral news use measures. Relative to news outlets in cities without an election, local television remains substantively unchanged during local elections. Newspaper website traffic is largely stable, although it falls slightly the month after an election. In both cases these differences are small, even when considering close races and those happening off the federal election cycle. This shows limits on the ability of salient local political events to motivate local news use.

Civilized Death: The Issue of Stray Animals and Sports Mega- Events in Russia

The article examines how the strategy of constructing the social problem of animal cruelty in Russia has become successful in the context of preparing and holding sports mega- events. The constructionist theory of social problems by M. Spector, J. Kitsius, and J. Best is developed on the basis of N. Elias’s civilization theory, as well as on the studies of mega- events in non-western countries. The analytical scheme of hierarchically interconnected levels of industries of social problems initiating, in interaction, the very actualization of various social conditions on the threshold of mega- events is offered: these are regional, national, and international. Two cities were chosen, Kazan and Sochi, for the empirical fields of research. The research sample included materials from the media of regional and federal publications. The articles on the topic of stray animals in Sochi and Kazan in the eve of the sports mega- events were also searched on the websites of major international news agencies and newspapers. The method of discourse analysis was applied to the rhetoric of the main actors, to identify the main techniques of typification and the main discourses that are formed around the issue of the homeless animals’ treatment. Longitudinal media analysis allowed us to see how the rhetoric of actors of the national industry of social problems changes under the pressure of the international industry of social problems. We consider discursive constructions that are actively promoted at the regional level, but are modified or disappear at the federal and international levels.

Insights from the media into the bird trade in India: an analysis of reported seizures

AbstractIndia has an extensive bird trade that provides income and livelihoods for many people but involves considerable unregulated and illegal activity, threatening both native and exotic species and posing potential health risks to people and wildlife. Action to curb illegal trade is vital, but there is currently a lack of information on trade routes and the species involved to inform the development of strategies to address such trade. We therefore examined media reports of bird trade seizures published during 2010–2020 as a cost-effective approach to gaining insights into the composition and structure of the bird trade in India. We collected 182 media reports referring to 109 seizure events by searching for keywords on popular search engines and Indian newspaper websites. We found that 25,850 birds were seized, most frequently members of the family Psittacidae. Of the 58 species identified, 18 were native and 40 non-native to India. The greatest numbers of birds were seized in Uttar Pradesh. Analyses of trade networks indicate that Uttar Pradesh is an important trade hotspot particularly for native species and has strong transnational connections with neighbouring Nepal. We identified West Bengal as an important trade hotspot, particularly for non-native species, probably because of its extensive land borders with neighbouring countries, including Bangladesh. Our study highlights priority areas for interventions as well as key knowledge gaps that need to be addressed to facilitate the development of strategies to manage illegal, unsustainable and otherwise harmful trading of birds.

Online newspapers and banner Ads

Rapid growth in online advertising revenues indicates that World Wide Web advertising is viable as an alternative to traditional media. In this new environment, academics and practitioners acknowledge the importance of establishing credibility and providing informative information in commercials. The current study analyzes the effectiveness of banner advertising and examines the impacts of (1) advertiser credibility and (2) informative advertisement on consumer attitudes toward advertisements and brands advertised on the online newspaper website detik.com. A survey of 104 respondents aged 16-35 was conducted using self-administered structured questionnaires. Structural equation modeling was then used to test and refine a model representing correlated relationships among the variables. The findings implied that advertiser credibility and the substance of informative advertising influenced attitudes toward advertising, whereas attitudes toward brands were affected by all variables investigated. For business practitioners, this study suggested that to improve customer attitudes toward advertisements and brands advertised; advertisers should assess the credibility and information delivered in advertisements.

The Role of Digital Journalism in Framing the Issue of Child Marriage in Jordan

There is a dearth of academic studies focusing on the role of mass communication in combating issues related to child marriage. The present study examines the role of the Alrai news website in framing the news about early marriages in Jordan in terms of providing information that contributes to raising awareness of this issue and identifying the motives that prompted the Jordanian legislation to allow marriage for those under 18 years of age. The study examines whether child marriage causes an increase in the rate of psychological and physical abuse of girls while tracking the causes of the prevalence of child marriage in Jordan. It also monitors the role of news platforms in covering the contributions of human rights activists in providing solutions and suggestions to limit the spread of this issue and empower girls to overcome the consequences of marriage at an early age. A descriptive approach using quantitative content analysis was adopted to examine the press’s role in framing the issue of child marriage in 2019, 2020, and 2021. The results of the frame analysis for Al-Rai news website showed that victims of child marriage are exposed to physical and psychological violence, deprivation of education, early divorce, unplanned pregnancy, restricting girls’ freedom of choice, employment, and economic empowerment. This shows the position of the Al-Rai newspaper website towards the issue of child marriage, focusing on the multiplicity of negative effects of this type of marriage and reducing the focus on the negative effects of it. Moreover, the reasons for the enactment of the Jordanian legislation stating the legal age for marriage to be 15 years were found to be obscure.

Luxury yacht spaces and their impact on the well-being of guests and crew

PurposeThe purpose of this practice-led article is to explore yachting tourism and its impact on visitors' well-being. This is specifically addressed through the lens of yacht spaces on luxury boats, their use and therefore the enjoyment they facilitate for guests. The article argues that the sense of well-being and satisfaction with life can be facilitated by creating stylish and comfortable spaces which allow a closer connection and interaction with the outdoor environment, ability to combine work and pleasure, and offer retreat for personalised well-being activities such as beauty treatments.Design/methodology/approachThe article is supported by knowledge derived from relevant books, academic and practitioner journals and media, including newspaper articles and websites. The article utilised a qualitative methodology to obtain first-hand luxury yacht practitioner knowledge through ethnographic methods of the life-course of the researcher. Primary data were qualitatively analysed in the context of prior knowledge of the industry.FindingsThe findings demonstrate that interior and exterior spaces on luxury boats can contribute to and enhance the state of well-being and satisfaction with one's life by providing spaces which are not only unique and exclusive in their beauty and comfort but also can facilitate the quality of overall experience when on a luxury yacht holiday. This includes connection with the broader environment of the area, tranquillity, possibility to enjoy one's holiday while being able to engage in one's work, enhancing the quality of a luxury yacht holiday experience through customising one's recreational and relaxation activities such as beauty treatments, sunbathing and offering space for personal seclusion and privacy. Design of yacht spaces in some cases also offers recreation areas for crew, which is a considerate approach towards the well-being of staff. However, this is not currently common practice, especially on smaller boats.Practical implicationsOne potential implication is recognition of the use of space on luxury yachts for the particular benefit of guests. This is a critical consideration at the stage of architectural design of the yacht and its interior planning. Another practical implication is the introduction of recreational/well-being spaces for crew to maximise their productivity by offering them space to recharge their physical and psychological state while working away from home and at intense work levels.Originality/valueThe value of the article is in shedding light on the importance of spaces on luxury yachts and discussing their impact on the well-being of guests and crew. The article provides an insight into daily operations and the use of space to achieve the enhancement of well-being of guests and crew. It also offers recommendations to relevant stakeholders in the luxury yacht industry, charter companies and luxury yacht architects and designers regarding the importance of spaces for owners and guests of luxury yachts to maximise their satisfaction with their luxury yacht experiences and, more specifically, their state of well-being. Understanding the reality of the luxury yachting experience contributes to our academic engagement with this sector of Special Interest Tourism (SIT) which is currently under-researched.

THE EFFECT OF ARRANGING WOMEN'S ISSUES IN THE IRAQI ELECTRONIC NEWSPAPERS' WEBSITES ON THE COGNITIVE LEVEL OF IRAQI UNIVERSITY FEMALE TEACHERS A FIELD STUDY OF A SAMPLE OF FEMALE TEACHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD

Women are considered the real power to build societies, as they are half of society, and it is their responsibility to raise generations، as human history testifies to the recording of great names with their giving and achievement in various scientific, social and humanitarian disciplines. Because of the importance of women in our lives, society must give them special care, whether at home or within the community structure to which they belong, so that they contribute to the image that brings about a transformation in the public scene, as well as providing them with support to take charge of bringing about change themselves, and this explains the interest of the press at all levels. Women's issues and topics through various journalistic arts، including news, articles، investigations, interviews, and even press photos. Therefore,knowing the order of priorities for women's issues has become one of the main tasks to stand up to in order to know the agenda of the medium and the public around it. This study is looking at measuring the levels of the effect of prioritizing women's issues in the Iraqi electronic newspapers' websites on the cognitive level of Iraqi university female teachers. The questionnaire، which included four axes to measure the effect of arranging women's issues in different locations Iraqi electronic newspapers at the cognitive level of university teachers, as the first axis represents demographic characteristics,the second is exposure to the websites of Iraqi newspapers, and the third axis, which includes women's issues in the websites of newspapers, as well as the fourth axis, which represents the effect of prioritizing women's issues. And analytical to reach the objectives of the research, as the problem of this research revolves around a major question that says (What is the effect of arranging women’s issues in the Iraqi newspapers’ websites on the cognitive level of university female teachers, Baghdad University female teachers?) In its theoretical construction، the study relied on the hypotheses that came out of the prioritization theory (agenda)، and the research reached several results, the most important of which are: 1.Women's issues (social issues، political issues and security issues) topped the first three ranks in order of their priorities from the websites of Iraqi newspapers. 2.The study showed the presence of common interests at a hierarchical level in the websites of the Iraqi newspapers among the respondents، as the issue of (violating women's rights) came as a first priority in social issues،then the issue of (women's participation in elections) came as a second priority in political issues, and the issue of (increase in crime rates of all kinds A third priority in security issues. 3.The qualitative analytical survey of the hierarchy of women's issues and topics on the websites of Iraqi newspapers showed that they were affected by the media policy of these newspapers in the eyes of Iraqi women.

Youth University Uses for Interactive Forms on Saudi Newspapers Websites

Youth University Uses for Interactive Forms on Saudi Newspapers Websites

Suicide among doctors in Turkey: Differences across gender, medical specialty and the method of suicide.

Doctors have higher rates of mental illness and suicide than the general population worldwide. Suicides of doctors are known to be underreported in developing countries. To the best of our knowledge, there are no studies investigating suicides among medical students and doctors in Turkey. To investigate the characteristics of suicides in medical school students and doctors in Turkey. In this retrospective study, newspaper websites and Google search engine were searched for information on medical school student and doctor suicides in Turkey between 2011 and 2021. Cases of suicide attempt, parasuicide or deliberate self-harm were not included in the study. Sixty-one suicides were reported between 2011-2021. There was a male predominance (45 (73.8%)), and more than half of the suicides (32 (52.5%)) occurred among specialist doctors. Self-poisoning, jumping from heights and firearms were the most common methods of suicide (18 (29.5%), 17 (27.9%) and 15 (24.6%), respectively). Cardiovascular surgery, family medicine, gynecology, and obstetrics specialties had the highest numbers of suicide deaths. Depression/mental illness was the most common speculated etiology. These results show that suicides among medical students and doctors in Turkey have characteristics that differ from both suicided among the general population in Turkey and doctor suicides in other countries. In this study, we identified the suicidal characteristics of medical students and doctors in Turkey for the first time. The results help us to better understand this understudied topic and provide an avenue for future studies. The data also indicate that it is important to monitor the individual and systemic difficulties experienced by doctors, starting from the medical education stage, and to provide individual and environmental support to help decrease the risk of suicide.

International and Arab international newspapers’ websites coverage of the Corona pandemic crisis (Covid-19) Analytical study for the website of my newspapers (The Washington Post and the Middle East) for the period from 1/5/2020 to 1/5/2021.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected communities and people in general and has not excluded anyone. It created multiple crises of political, economic, Almay, social and finally education, and received extensive media coverage. Local, international and international in all its forms, whether traditional, digital or electronic, the research study therefore focused on the need to clarify the relationship between the websites of the worlds and Arab international newspapers in covering the most important global event that has swept the world and imposed its control over all spheres of life. The selection of websites for international and Arab newspapers and their role in covering the internal and external crises experienced by most countries was based on their importance and prominent role in performing media tasks. From the beginning to the moment, especially after the digital transformation that reflected on the performance of the press organization positively, the coverage of the corona virus crisis must be identified by those newspapers. As a result of the huge number of variables and rapid events associated with the pandemic around the world, the process of preparing and preparing news has become a complex industry. That she went beyond the usual description of events, so that she had her own means and methods and philosophy, and no longer just a description of a real-time event of interest, but a window that overlooked each of them to employ their own trends. Given the serious problems posed by this topic that may adversely affect societies in the future and lead to global collapses, The facts must be reached through the media and only through which the public can get news and information. All of this therefore raised questions about the research problem developed by the researcher as follows: - What are the substantive limits on the coverage of the coronavirus pandemic? Was the pandemic a priority for newspapers and their websites, or are there priorities for other issues? The research consists of an introduction, three investigations and a conclusion. The first research examined the methodological framework of the research. The second research touched on the theoretical aspect of the research, which was devoted to describing the pandemic and the websites of newspapers and inquiries used by newspapers during the coverage. The third research analysed the news coverage in the Washington Post and Middle East electronic newspapers of the crisis. Finally, reference was made to the researcher's main findings and recommendations through research data.

Трансформация российского цифрового медиапространства в 2022 г. (структурные и содержательные особенности)

The relevance of the study is determined by the processes of transformation of the Russian mass media policy against the background of the Russian special military operation on the territory of Ukraine. The aim of the work is a comprehensive analysis of digital media content at the national level: information releases of "Channel One" and "Russia-1" TV channel; publications "Gazeta.Ru" and "Komsomol'skaya pravda". The goal determined the solution of the following interrelated tasks: 1) to reveal the structural features of the media under consideration: site navigation, TV release architecture, composition of media materials; 2) to reveal the problem-thematic perspective of media messages; 3) to determine journalistic techniques and methods of covering events in the indicated publications and TV channels. The research methodology is based on the principles of systemic, structural and comparative analysis. The analysis revealed the following: the inclusion of the topic in the rubricators of newspaper websites, new hashtags in social networks; expressiveness of headlines and media materials that shape public opinion; the use of methods of attracting attention and influencing the mass consciousness; high audience engagement in social networks; linguistic diversity of materials, including the introduction of special vocabulary; a new problem-thematic paradigm of news broadcasting; dynamism and saturation of television materials, maximum visualization of military equipment; new faces and characters; strengthening the role of informal actors and their importance; use of historical analogies.