Online Broadcasts Research Articles

Boundaries of Distance. Local Media Relevance for Citizens: Measuring Consumption, Digital Extensions and Information Levels

Local media are decisive for communities in the context of a global culture. In Portugal, communicating for a more geographically restricted area deals with permanent hazards, especially in the journalistic scope, from both structural and organizational points of view. Arguably weakened and lacking from institutional support, Portuguese local media, ranging from printed media, radio, and television to online broadcasts, still thrive on uncertainty. Also, from an academic point view, little is known about the audiences’ perceptions towards these local media. In doing so, this article presents the data collected from an online survey of 139 consumers of local media, thus concluding: traditional media (printed and FM) are still the most consumed formats, compared to the online scope;the COVID-19 pandemic was not decisive to increase local media consumption habits;seeking for information is the fundamental reason to follow local media;participants understand that websites and Facebook, mainly, are the most dynamic digital spaces that local media foster, thus giving them a very good evaluation;half of the sample have already interacted with broadcasters, especially to suggest ideas for journalistic approaches;in a global perspective, participants are pleased with the news coverage of local media towards local matters. Future research should implement complementary scientific approaches, based on in-depth perspectives to fully understand motivations to engage with local media and other social representations towards these mass media. © 2021, Bastas Publishing. All rights reserved.

ЗДОБУТКИ В СФЕРІ НАУКОВОГО РЕДАГУВАННЯ ТА КОМУНІКАЦІЙ

During the first half of 2021 6 more webinars took place online, as a continuation of a series of lectures and workshops for scientists on writing quality of scientific articles, These events were held with the support of Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, the Shevchenko Scientific Society, the Western Scientific Centre of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Council of Scientific Editors of Ukraine. The participants had opportunity to view online broadcasts and recordings of the events at “Рroceedings of the Shevchenko Scientific Society. Medical Sciences” journal Facebook page and Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40L7KlZ5UU4hrMj_--yqHw). Each registered participant received a certificate with certain number of points of continuous professional development. Traditionally, webinars were held in English, among the invited speakers were Ukrainian and foreign fellow scientists from Great Britain, Croatia, USA, Iran and India

Violence on Demand: Commodification of Digital Violence in Trash Streaming

Abstract: This article examines how representations of violence in a range of transgressive autobiographical narratives streamed online have become objects of (financial, social, communicative) transactions in which the aesthetic and moral status of acts of violence (understood as radical instances of norm-breaking) contributes to audience engagement and results in a voluntary servitude relationship between creators and their viewers. The argumentation I offer here analyzes the connection of audience engagement with gratification mechanisms based on high eventfulness of the violations presented, on the one hand, and participation models based on an illusory sense of agency, on the other. In this conjunction of participation and gratification, performative aspects of online streaming are discussed to show that violence is not merely an event represented on-screen but also a performative product of the power regimes that are established between authors and audiences. Essential for contemporary narrative theory in general, the notion of eventfulness is discussed here for two reasons: to indicate the reliance of digital culture on event as an organizing compositional principle, and to observe the potential effect this reliance might have on the endorsing of violent acts by internet communities. The com-modification of violence that results from the nexus of eventfulness, gratification, and participation is illustrated in a case study of the so-called "trash streams," a subgenre of online broadcasts in which authors present radically violent, odd, transgressive content to attract the attention of viewers, solicit financial support, and obtain reputational benefits.

Cybersuicydologia – nowe technologie a samobójstwo

The aim of the work is to show the emerging problems related to the internet in the field of suicidology and to indicate how the new technologies contribute to increase the number of suicides. The possibility of preventing suicide on the internet was also presented. The article was based on numerous websites, forums, chats, social networking sites, where all the content related to suicide was analyzed.
 Today, the Internet plays an increasingly important role in the human life. In addition to taking advantage of profits, it is also worth noting some dangers associated with its existence. One such danger is help in online suicide. In chat rooms, discussion forums, and social networks, you can find more and more often the instruction how to kill yourself. You can also come across the outrageous online broadcasts of people suicide. It happens that potential suicides are looking for a companion to combine suicide. Another time, browse various Internet forums to find the “ideal” and least painful way to end your life. The Internet is also covered by others, namely to leave entries with the features of farewell letters on chats or social networking sites such as Facebook or Instagram. Such entries are most often a cry for help and an expression of hope of their authors that, however, someone will stop them.

CREATIVE STRATEGIES FOR THE GUITAR CLASS AT I. P. KOTLYAREVSKY KHNUA

Introduction. The guitar class, opened by V. Dotsenko in 1989, recently celebrated its 30th anniversary and presented the university with many winners of international competitions, ensemble groups and new scholarly discourses. Together with the constant changes in society’s requirements for academic education and musician’s activities, this encourages us to estimate its achievements and prospects at the present stage. The aim of the article is to identify the key vectors of the guitar class of Kharkiv National University of Arts at the present stage. In accordance with the goal, such methods are chosen as historical, which allows to reveal the dynamics of development of the Kharkiv guitar school in the period of its formation to the present; typological – to identify key areas of activity of the guitar class at the present stage. Results and Discussion. The study of the Kharkiv guitar school and guitar class of KhNUA from its formation to the present day allows us to identify the leading vectors and key features of their activities, among which it is proposed to distinguish two main ones: innovation and multivectority. Already at the stage of formation, the Kharkiv guitar school proved to be innovative – it was in Kharkiv where the first guitar club in Ukraine and the USSR was opened, within which the first guitar quartet in the USSR soon appeared, the first in Ukraine scholarly conference dedicated to guitar art, it was one of the first to join the digitalization process, conducting online performances and successfully presenting the guitar orchestra at the international level, resulting in two Grand Prix in 2020. Already within the activities of the guitar club, another leading feature of the Kharkiv guitar school – multivectority – has declared itself. Gathering like-minded people to share experiences and get acquainted with samples of modern guitar art, the club “nurtured” teachers, masters of instruments, and musicians-ensembles. All the directions initiated in the last century deepen and continue to branch out in the XXI century in the activities of the guitar class KhNUA: educational one is supplemented by scientific (conferences, defense of PhD theses), pedagogical one – by methodical complex (methodical works of V. Dotsenko), solo and ensemble performance – by the orchestra. Conclusions. Innovativeness and multivectority become leading features of the guitar class of KhNUA at the present stage. In recent years, the school’s activities are supplemented by such vectors as the formation of a guitar orchestra (2016), cooperation with European institutions of higher music education (Erasmus), active immersion in the digitalization process, in particular, online competitions and online broadcasts of the concerts, which fit its activity into the latest trends in the development of musical performance and education and shows the involvement in the European standards of artistic activity.

ПРОБЛЕМЫ И ВОЗМОЖНОСТИ КОНЦЕРТНО-ПРОСВЕТИТЕЛЬСКОЙ РАБОТЫ В ДИСТАНЦИОННЫХ УСЛОВИЯХ

The article discusses the problems of concert educational work in distance conditions, as well as the possibilities that are associated with this format of activities of musical educational organizations in terms of attracting a new target audience. The purpose of the article is to present the results of an empirical study, conducted by the author during the quarantine period on the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research methodology is based on a systematic approach and includes a group of general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, deduction, induction), as well as a group of special methods: content analysis of scientific literature on the research topic; sociological survey method (questionnaire survey); method of statistical data analysis. The data obtained during the empirical study was processed using the advanced analytics program Neural Designer. The materials of the research were the answers of respondents to three questionnaires containing questions about the quality of concert and educational activities in a distance format. Based on the results of the empirical study, the author of the article came to the following conclusions: the main problem of the concert and educational work of music institutions in a distance format is the low level of awareness of the potential target audience about educational projects, which is associated with the lack of information about musical educational projects in social networks, as well as with the absence of online broadcasts based on a subscription in the media environment. Based on the identified problems, the author of the article provides practical recommendations.

“Nevertheless, the Beseda Happened”: Online Broadcasts as a New Religious Practice of the Churikovtsy Community

“Nevertheless, the Beseda Happened”: Online Broadcasts as a New Religious Practice of the Churikovtsy Community

Kultura udomowiona a nowe technologie

Although the restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced or completely eliminated the manifestations of artistic life, human ingenuity and simply necessity made it possible to transfer many offline cultural events and events to the online environment. Free online broadcasts from concerts such as the Berlin Philharmonic, opera performances from the New York Metropolitan, as well as theater and music concerts have gained in popularity worldwide. Film production companies have begun to make films available online. The offer of video or VOD (Netflix, YouTube, Twitch, Showmax, Paramount Play) has increased (Upper, 2020). Because, at least in the first phase of the pandemic, the revenue from the cinemas fell, VOD services could watch hits, e.g. in the United States — Emma, and in Poland — Hejter. Virtual tours were offered by well-known museums, such as the Louvre in Paris and international cultural heritage sites, including the Roman Colosseum. Since the outbreak of the epidemic there has also been a rapid increase in online gaming traffic. Finally, after the total suspension, sports competitions, e.g. football matches, came back, but without the participation of the fans, albeit like stand-ups with played recordings of the stadium’s fans’ reactions. In this way, what we call entertainment or popular culture has been domesticated and is done through the media. In this article I review the possibilities that new technologies now offer for domesticated culture in new circumstances forced by a pandemic COVID-19.

ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF THE FORMATIVE STAGE OF THE PEDAGOGICAL EXPERIMENT ON THE INTRODUCTION OF THE MODEL OF BACHELOR TRAINING IN CYBER SECURITY IN THE CONDITIONAL AND DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT

The article presents an analysis of the results of the formative stage of the pedagogical experiment on the implementation of the model of training bachelors in cybersecurity in an educational and digital environment. It is noted that bachelors in cybersecurity were provided with training technology in courses of this type, in particular, provided methods and electronic support, interactive lectures, audiobooks, presentations on specialized disciplines, video lectures, online broadcasts, electronic online calculators, mass and distance learning, YouTube channels with interactive self-assessment, online programming simulators, collaborative educational platforms, collaborative learning in mobile applications, collaborative online platforms, virtual models and online labs, three-dimensional graphics environment for visual programming, data processing, chatbots. The study was carried out in compliance with a number of requirements, the main of which are: compliance with the methodology and timing of the experiment (duration in time, the implementation of the correction of the organization and reproduction of results); substantiation of the experimental base of the research. The experimental work was carried out for five years. 879 bachelors in cybersecurity took part in the experiment. The obtained results of the formed readiness of bachelors in cybersecurity in the conditions of educational and digital environment according to certain criteria in control and experimental groups before and after the experiment are considered. Levels of readiness of bachelors in cybersecurity in the educational-digital environment for professional activity by motivational, integration, activity-operational and creative criteria in control and experimental groups before and after experimental research are presented in the form of spreadsheets. The obtained results of the experimental study provide an opportunity to assert that the constructive model of training bachelors in cybersecurity in the educational-digital environment is effective

ЗДОБУТКИ В СФЕРІ НАУКОВОГО РЕДАГУВАННЯ ТА КОМУНІКАЦІЙ

During 2020 a series of lectures and master classes, dedicated to scientific writing in journals indexed by international scientometric databases were held with the support of Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, the Shevchenko Scientific Society, the Western Scientific Centre of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the events were held using Zoom platform. Also the participants had opportunity to view online broadcasts and recordings of the events at “Рroceedings of the Shevchenko Scientific Society. Medical Sciences” journal Facebook page and Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40L7KlZ5UU4hrMj_--yqHw). Foreign colleagues-scientists from Great Britain and India, who are expert reviewers of Scopus and Web of science databases became the speakers of these webinars as well as Ukrainian colleagues-scientists. Scientific authors, graduate students, doctoral students, as well as editors of scientific journals of Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University and other medical universities of Ukraine were the target audience of these English-speaking events. Each registered participant received a certificate, providing a certain number of points of continuous professional development.

Information services in culture and arts: Present stage and prospects. (Based on the Proceedings of the Eleventh All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference «Information Context of Culture: Resources, Technologies, Services»)

The XI all-Russian scientific and practical conference of heads and specialists of information services on culture and art "Information context of culture: resources, technologies, service", organized by the Russian state library, the Russian state library of arts and the St. Petersburg state Institute of culture, was held in Moscow. It was attended by more than 90 representatives of the cultural authorities, Federal, Central regional and municipal libraries, universities and training centers for training, as well as other institutions of culture, science, education, media and bookselling 24 regions of theRussian Federation. Thanks to online broadcasts, the total audience of the event increased by almost 200 people. Heads and specialists of the national libraries ofArmenia,BelarusandKazakhstantook part in the event via video link. The program included 36 reports and presentations. They were presented at a special session "Year of theatre in the library", Round table" national library as a center of information on culture and art", section "Information potential of cultural organizations in the implementation of the state cultural policy". As a result of such events, the Russian state library publishes collections of materials. The last one was released in 2018.

The Psychology of Mukbang Watching: A Scoping Review of the Academic and Non-academic Literature

Internet technology has facilitated the use of a wide variety of different activities and applications in online contexts. Despite a large amount of research regarding these activities including online social networking, online gaming, online shopping, online sex, and online gambling, very little is known regarding online eating shows called ‘mukbang’ (i.e. a portmanteau of the South Korean words for ‘eating’ [‘meokneun’] and ‘broadcast’ [‘bangsong’] that refers to online broadcasts where individuals eat food and interact with the viewers). The present study carried out a scoping review of the academic and non-academic literature (i.e. peer-reviewed publications, academic theses, and the print media) in order to examine the psychological characteristics of mukbang viewers and consequences of mukbang watching. A total of 11 academic outputs from different disciplinary fields (mainly peer-reviewed papers) and 20 articles from national UK newspapers were identified following an extensive literature search. Results from the scoping review indicated that viewers use mukbang watching for social reasons, sexual reasons, entertainment, eating reasons, and/or as an escapist compensatory strategy. Furthermore, mukbang watching appears to have both beneficial consequences (e.g., diminishing feelings of loneliness and social isolation, constructing a virtual social community,) and non-beneficial consequences (e.g., altering food preferences, eating habits, and table manners, promoting disordered eating, potential excess, and ‘addiction’). Implications of the study and directions for future research are also discussed.

Методика проведення відеолекцій та он-лайн трансляцій в системі підготовки бакалаврів з кібербезпеки в умовах освітньо-цифрового середовища

The article presents the method of conducting video lectures and online broadcasts in the system of training bachelors in cybersecurity in an educational and digital environment. It is determined that professional training of personnel in various industries in the modern world is an extremely important task of the state. Its solution becomes significant depending on how close these or those specialists are to the sphere of society. The meaning of the concept of "training" is defined, which is defined as a set of special knowledge, skills, qualities, work experience and norms of behavior that provide the opportunity to work successfully in a particular profession; as a process of communicating relevant knowledge and skills. " It is specified that the educational and digital environment can be understood as a set of organizational and pedagogical conditions for learning that contribute to the motivation of higher education students to self-development, self-education and is a key component of professional development of future professionals through information resources and services. It is emphasized that video lecture is the main form of conducting educational classes in the educational-digital environment, intended for mastering theoretical material. Each individual lecture is a component of the course of lectures in the educational and digital environment of the course discipline. Let's outline the general requirements for video lectures for bachelors in cybersecurity in the educational and digital environment. It has been determined that online broadcasting is a convenient way to communicate with bachelors in cybersecurity in real time in an educational and digital environment. At the expense of such broadcast it is possible to arrange for them game streams, to hold online seminars or to answer questions. The presented method of conducting video lectures and online broadcasts for the training of bachelors in cybersecurity is characterized by mandatory professional training for bachelors to obtain the qualification of information security specialist in information and communication systems and provides practice to provide training conditions in the real environment of future professional activities. Prospects for further research are the development of technology for the introduction of video lectures and online broadcasts in the system of training bachelors in cybersecurity and verification of the results.

Music Theater “Online”

The article discusses the features of online broadcasts of musical performances in a pandemic. The paper emphasizes the ambiguity of the attitude towards online broadcasts, examines the problems and experience gained in the process of organizing online shows of theater performances, notes the potential of online formats for the development of theater audiences. The author analyzes the summary billboard of online broadcasts in April­May 2020 and gives recommendations for the development of online formats for musical theater.

Online digital Radion apps usages in Israel: Consumers, consumption and meaning

• In Israel, most radio stations operate websites that stream live online broadcasts and offer consumers various types and levels of internet applications. • This study examined the gaps between various population groups in terms of the extent and variety of online radio services they use. To this end, an internet survey was conducted among a representative sample of 512 people from the Jewish population in Israel. • The findings of the research indicate low use of interactive radio tools and differences between population groups: residents of the periphery and the religious population use these tools more than residents of the center and the secular population.

Transmisja Mszy świętych w live streamingu w Internecie. Analiza możliwości, postulaty i propozycje

Expectations of the Faithful of the Catholic Church related to the Internet and social media are constantly growing. This refers especially to live streaming. The Catholic Church is now facing the challenge of the digital revolution. The virtual world has become a new challenge for the Church and may become an effective tool for evangelization. The article discusses the issues related to livestreaming of Holy Masses. Several postulates have been formulated regarding this type of online broadcasts.

Transformations of the new media of the Christian confesions in Ukraine

The author investigates the changes of the new media in Ukrainian churches. It has been proved that the Internet environment has triggered the activities of various electronic confessional media, making them new means of bringing the mission of the Church into Ukrainian society. The official websites of the denominations, social networks and others are analyzed for the purpose of the emerging features of the new media by E. Toffler, such as interactivity, mobility, reciprocity and the possibility of interconnection. It is concluded that the Christian new media, such as social networks’ groups, forums, sites, blogs, etc. are organically combining the media and denomination’s functions, also transform the external and internal communication in the church environment. Relatively low cost and insignificant efforts have inspired many Christians and churches to spread their message to an expanding audience. People of all age and social categories join religious beliefs and practices through watching online broadcasts of church worship, theological conferences, seminars, participation in thematic forums on Christian resources. Social behavior in virtual Christian communities and environments is a new phenomenon that allows researchers to observe, document, and analyze how church and non-church people adapt and accept patterns of behavior in response to various conditions that are received in a particular social group that depends on its existence through technology linked to a computer or smartphone. The phenomenon of virtualization and consumerism of religion are associated with the new media. Mediation of the Christian denominations of Ukraine through the prism of the Internet environment is due to the global change of a person, and thus the Church, which seeks a dialogue with a community of people through the means of the new media.

A systematic analysis of online broadcasts of suicidality in China.

This study attempts to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of online broadcasts of suicidality in China. A total of 193 incidents were identified by systematically searching for relevant news reports on the internet. A content analysis on these news reports was conducted to obtain information on the characteristics of each individual incident. Of these incidents, the ratio of males to females was 1:1.7 (age: 24.6±6.1years old). Approximately 45.4% and 70.8% of incidents were located in the region of Eastern China and Southern China, respectively, and 15.7% of incidents were unemployed. The most common suicide method was wrist cutting (57.5%), and the most common suicide location was at home (35.2%). Instant messaging apps (52.8%) were most frequently used for broadcasting suicidal thoughts and actions. Relationship breakup (61.1%) was reported as the leading cause of suicide. Furthermore, of the 193 incidents, 19 indicated that they suffered from a mental disorder, and 12 revealed that they had a history of suicide attempts. There were significant gender, age, regional, and occupational differences across the categories. This study indicates that in China, suicide prevention programmes need to target internet users.

Hands-on Analysis of 802.11ac Modulation and Coding Scheme

Current communication networks are full of mobile devices that are capable of performing data transfers at high data rates or access high resolution video streams. For such requirements, in the data communications there is a permanent concern of wireless communications development to keep up with the wired communication networks. Because the 802.11n technology is not fast enough for increasingly more users willing games and online broadcasts, the 802.11ac technology was developed. This new IEEE standard, along with the future technology 802.11ad, is aiming to achieve a new level of performance, called VHT (Very High Throughput). The goal is to reach transfer rates (over 1Gbps for now) comparable to those establish in wired networks. This article is proposing a study over 802.11ac technology by exploring the performances of the specific MCS (Modulation and Coding Scheme) with a handy digitally modulated signals investigation method, CCDF (Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function).

Out at Home: Why the Major League Baseball Advanced Media Agreement May Violate Antitrust Law

Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM or BAM) has created one of the most successful technology platforms for broadcasting professional baseball games online. BAM is extremely profitable, but its exclusive online broadcast of professional baseball games through MLB.tv may violate antitrust law. Conventional wisdom may suggest MLBAM would be exempt from antitrust law under the judicially created baseball exemption, but the online broadcast of professional baseball games likely does not fall under the baseball exemption. Therefore, an antitrust suit could be brought against BAM for its online broadcasts. In an antitrust suit, BAM would not be considered a single entity because of its similarities to NFL Properties in American Needle. BAM's MLB. tv product significantly restrains trade in a relevant market. BAM, however, will likely prevail in arguing that maintaining competitive balance amongst its teams is a procompetitive justification. Less restrictive alternatives exist, however, that may yet put BAM in violation of antitrust law.