Perceptions Of Media Research Articles

Examination of Privacy and Security Perceptions of Social Media and Online Shopping Users

In a period when the protection of the privacy of personal information and data belonging to internet users became extremely important, this study intends to evaluate, analyze and present the privacy and security perceptions of social media and online shopping users. After examination of five factors related to the information privacy and security, the research aims at investigating the relationship between these factors and their impacts on online users’ protection behaviors (protection and concealment). The research also intends to make a comparison between Turkish and American online users in terms of privacy and security perceptions and their online protection behaviors. The theoretical basis of the study is the Protection Motivation Theory and the study is an explanatory research based on quantitative research methods that is seeking answers to specific questions and testing hypotheses with a positivist approach. After the obtained findings have been evaluated, the limitations of the study are determined and some suggestions regarding to the future research are presented.

Students Perception of Readability of Comic-Based Physics Ethnoscience Learning Media on Sound Wave Material Using Microsoft PowerPoint Application

This study aims to conduct a readability test in order to describe students' perceptions of comic-based physics ethnoscience learning media on sound wave material using the Microsoft PowerPoint application. This type of research is development research. The research instrument used was a student perception questionnaire with 10 questions given to 30 respondents who were students in 3 schools, namely SMA Negeri 1, SMA Negeri 6 and SMA Negeri 9 Bengkulu City. In this study, data analysis used quantitative descriptions. Based on the results of the data obtained, it can be concluded that the comic-based physics ethnoscience learning media on sound wave material using the Microsoft PowerPoint application is very good based on the perceptions of students. This is based on the data obtained that of all statements regarding the readability of comic-based physics ethnoscience learning media, almost all of them were answered with the largest percentage being in the very good and good answer choices. This means that students agree with the statements offered on each question they fill in the perception sheet. Based on the data obtained, the average percentage of content quality aspect is 83%, the aspect of time allocation is 80% and the grammatical aspect is 87.5%. So it can be concluded from these three aspects that the module developed is very good with an overall average percentage of 83.5%.

Enqi Weng, Media Perceptions of Religious Changes in Australia: Of Dominance and Diversity and Felicitas Becker, Joel Cabrita and Marie Rodet, Religion, Media and Marginality in Modern Africa

Enqi Weng, Media Perceptions of Religious Changes in Australia: Of Dominance and Diversity, Oxon/New York: Routledge, 2020, pp. 252, ISBN: 9780429201387 (ebook). US$27.74. Felicitas Becker, Joel Cabrita and Marie Rodet, Religion, Media and Marginality in Modern Africa, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2018, pp. 332, ISBN: 9780821446249 (ebook). US$79.99.

Turkish Teacher Candidates' Perception of New Media: A Metaphor Analysis

Turkish Teacher Candidates' Perception of New Media: A Metaphor Analysis

Audience perceptions of news media on the Covid-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT – This article pairs journalism studies and social psychology to investigate, with a quantitative method, audience perceptions of news media in the initial stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil by verifying the relations among media credibility, subjective well-being (SWB), and fear of missing out (FoMO). All told, 306 Brazilians took part in this study, answering a questionnaire to elicit demographic data, perceptions of media credibility, and behavioral characteristics. The findings revealed high averages of measures of news media credibility, with over 70% of respondents evaluating the work of the press as excellent or good. People with higher averages of negative affects tended to perceive the news media as more reliable. Furthermore, individuals who reported fear of missing out on the news during Covid-19 experienced more negative affect, and attributed greater credibility to news media. These findings show that in a time of fear and uncertainty, citizens seem to trust solid institutions more, accepting their reports less critically. We also found that unknown risks can attract attention more than regular events, tending to keep vigilance on specific news. Future studies can add additional measures of FoMO and use more diverse samples in different contexts. RESUMO – Este artigo aproxima os estudos de jornalismo e a psicologia social para investigar, com um método quantitativo, as percepções da audiência sobre a mídia noticiosa nos estágios iniciais da pandemia Covid-19 no Brasil, verificando as relações entre credibilidade da mídia, bem-estar subjetivo (BES) e fear of missing out (FoMO). Participaram deste estudo 306 brasileiros, que responderam um questionário demográfico, uma escala de credibilidade da mídia e questões sobre características comportamentais. Os resultados revelam que as médias das medidas de credibilidade da mídia são altas, com mais de 70% dos entrevistados avaliando o trabalho da imprensa como excelente ou bom. Pessoas com médias mais altas de afetos negativos tendem a perceber a mídia como mais confiável. Além disso, os indivíduos que relatam medo de perder notícias durante a Covid-19 experienciam mais afetos negativos e também dão mais credibilidade para a mídia. Argumenta-se que, em uma época de medo e incerteza, os cidadãos parecem confiar mais em instituições sólidas, aceitando seus relatos de forma menos crítica. Também é discutido que eventos com riscos desconhecidos podem atrair mais atenção do que acontecimentos regulares e isso mantém a vigilância sobre notícias específicas. Estudos futuros podem adicionar medidas adicionais de FoMO e usar amostras mais diversas em diferentes contextos. RESUMEN – Este artículo aborda los estudios de periodismo y psicología social para investigar, con un método cuantitativo, las percepciones de la audiencia sobre los medios de comunicación en las primeras etapas de la pandemia de Covid-19 en Brasil, verificando las relaciones entre la credibilidad de los medios, el bienestar subjetivo (BES) y el fear of missing out (FoMO). En este estudio participaron 306 brasileños, quienes respondieron un cuestionario demográfico, una escala de credibilidad mediática y preguntas sobre características de comportamiento. Los resultados revelan que los promedios de las medidas de credibilidad de los medios son altos, con más del 70% de los encuestados calificando el trabajo de prensa como excelente o bueno. Las personas con promedios más altos de afecto negativo tienden a percibir los medios como más confiables. Además, las personas que reportan miedo a perderse noticias durante el Covid-19 experimentan más efectos negativos y también dan más credibilidad a los medios. Se argumenta que, en una época de miedo e incertidumbre, los ciudadanos parecen confiar en instituciones más sólidas, aceptando sus cuentas de manera menos crítica. También se discute que los eventos con riesgos desconocidos pueden atraer más atención que los eventos regulares y esto mantiene al tanto de noticias específicas. Los estudios futuros pueden agregar medidas adicionales de FoMO y utilizar muestras más diversas en diferentes contextos.

Study on the impact of Corona Virus and it’s mutants in India using machine learning algorithms

With the advent growth of technology, large volumes of data are available in the internet for researchers to explore. Social Media is one such platform that helps researchers in analyzing various data for various reasons such as improved Customer Service, development of quality Products. , discovering New Marketing Strategies, improve Media Perceptions and much more. The Social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram are being used by people on a large scale to share and express their views in the form of text, emoji and post. This data is used for sentiment analysis. This paper aims at analyzing the human sentiments and emotions in the second wave of Corona virus in India and about the awareness of vaccination using twitter data. Machine learning algorithms such as Naïve Bayes, Logistic Regression and Support Vector Machine were implemented on the twitter data set. As the pandemic situation has created an alarming situation with new symptoms, the disease has affected many in India. This study will assist the government agencies and health care volunteers to better assess the mental state of public and to bring more awareness on safe and secured living by adapting precautionary measures.

The Effect of Social Media Perceptions on Student’s Intention to Use Facebook in Education and its Impact on Students' Engagement, Academic Performance, and Satisfaction: A Case Study on Students of Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

The Effect of Social Media Perceptions on Student’s Intention to Use Facebook in Education and its Impact on Students' Engagement, Academic Performance, and Satisfaction: A Case Study on Students of Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

PERSEPSI SISWA TERHADAP MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN DALAM JARINGAN (Daring) PADA MATA PELAJARAN BIOLOGI DI MADRASAH ALIYAH NEGERI TARAKAN

Abstract: This study aims to look at students' perceptions of online learning media in Biology subjects at MAN Tarakan. This type of research is a survey research with a qualitative descriptive method. The population in this study was 200 students with a total sample of 66 students. Overall data was obtained based on scores and answers from student perception questionnaires distributed online via Google form. The results showed that students' perceptions of the use of learning media in the network system (Online) in Biology subjects at MAN Tarakan students had good perceptions of the platform as learning media in the network system (Online) in Biology subjects. Keywords: Perception, Media, Online.

Social media perceptions, readiness and usage in fostering sustainable growth of micro and small enterprises in Uganda

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of social media, perception, readiness and usage on sustainable growth of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Uganda.Design/methodology/approachThis study is cross-sectional and adopted a mixed method approach. Data was gathered through a questionnaire survey of 212 business owner–managers that are members of the Uganda Small Scale Industries Association (USSIA) and engaging 8 business managers in the in-depth interviews to support and strengthen the quantitative results. Data analysis was done using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS.24) and Atlas ti.8.FindingsThe study reveals that social media perception, readiness and usage positively influence sustainable growth of MSEs in Uganda. However, the insufficient soft and technical skills, lack of devices such as computers and smartphones and the high cost of Internet data undermine the usage of social media by business owner–managers for sustainable growth of their businesses.Practical implicationsThe findings demonstrate what policymakers, social media operators and business owner–managers need to do to enhance integration of social media platforms and channels into the operations of MSEs in Uganda.Originality/valueThis study adds to existing literature on social media technology in MSEs with evidence from Uganda. The study results are likely to foster usage of social media as policymakers and social media providers will come up with appropriate strategies to unlock the social media potential of the business owner–managers for sustainable business growth in Uganda.

Internet of Things Technology: Balancing privacy concerns with convenience

The diversification of the use of Internet of Things (IoT) technology attracts a variety of consumers. Based on this social change, we examine the effect of IoT usage on users’ media privacy concerns, focusing on the use of wearable devices while considering cloud service usage. The data were derived from the Korea Media Panel Survey collected from 2018 to 2020 in South Korea. We extracted a final sample of 690 participants using the propensity score matching (PSM) method and applied logistic regression to analyze the data. We reveal the different perceptions of media privacy concerns between IoT service users and non-users. We found that greater use of wearable devices results in greater concern about media privacy. On the contrary, the concern is lower when cloud services are used. We propose that the use of physical IoT technology leads to an increase in anxiety about the risk of personal data leakage, whereas the use of non-physical IoT does not have a significant effect. Currently, the usage of IoT devices and services is on the rise, so this anxiety can also be expected to increase. We discuss the risks of privacy and data breaches and the need for countermeasures to balance the use of IoT technology.

PERAN MEDIA SOSIAL SEBAGAI SARANA PROMOSI PADA PEMASARAN HASIL PENGOLAHAN AMPLANG DI KECAMATAN SANGA SANGA KABUPATEN KUTAI KARTANEGARA

The aim of this study is to determine the level of producers perception in using social media as a means of promotion and determine the role of social media as a means of promotion of marketing envelopes. The research method used was a survey method, quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques with a total sample of 11 people.
 The results of this study indicate that the producers perception of social media is in the medium category, with a score reached 27,91 which is in the range of scores of 20,01 – 28,00. Based on index value (%) shows a score of 82,75 which is in the range of 66,68-100 which is included in the agreed category, meaning that social media for promotion tool for marketing amplang in Sanga-Sanga District is plays a role to marketing promotion
 Keywords: Role of Social Media, Promotion, Amplang

COVID-19 as a Metaphor: Understanding COVID-19 Through Social Media Users.

This study, which aims to reveal the metaphorical perceptions of social media users regarding the term, COVID-19, is in accordance with the phenomenological method. The phenomenological method was used in this study. In July 2020, a total of 125 social media users voluntarily participated in this research study and were asked to derive metaphors regarding the concept of COVID-19. With the participation of social media users, metaphors about COVID-19 were determined. These metaphors, which were provided completely voluntarily in response to social media posts, reveals that the participants approached the COVID-19 phenomenon with a variety of meanings. When the metaphors derived by the participants are examined through different categories, it can be seen that a variety of metaphors are produced and almost all of them attribute negative meanings to COVID-19. A significant part of the metaphors evoke disasters and unexpected events. The absence of more hopeful metaphors regarding the end of the pandemic, may stem from the fact that this study took place during the middle of the pandemic, when discussions of the "new normal" were being made just after the first wave.

Exploring Social Media Role in Political Awareness Among Voters of Peshawar

The study aims to investigate social media's role in political awareness in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and to understand the voters' perception of social media in political participation. The study is quantitative, and the survey method was used to examine the transition in the political arena in Pakistan during the General Elections 2013 due to the rich participation of social media by political parties and even common citizens. A structured questionnaire was developed with purposive sampling of 260 participants to analyze the voting behavior of Peshawar. This study's results showed that social media enabled political parties and citizens to access information and participate in any political debate. The results also showed that the people of Peshawar responded to the call for demonstrations through social media. The study concludes that citizens got more aware of their political rights with the advent of social media.

The digital communication tools and citizens' relationship with local governments: a comparison of Georgian and Polish cities

This article aims to explore the impact of digital communication tools application by citizens and the perceived usefulness of social media on the relationship between citizens and local authorities. The data were gathered in April–September 2020 through a survey (CAWI) among citizens of Poznan, Poland (n=502), and Kutaisi, Georgia (n=504), and were analyzed with structural equation modeling. The findings show that the intensity of digital communication tools usage for participation in the city branding and the perceived usefulness of social media contribute to the lasting relationships between citizens and local authorities in both countries. The novelty of this research concerns comparing two countries with different levels of development. Georgia is a developing economy in Europe and is in the process of modernizing the local governance across the cities. Poland, however, is a mature economy with a post-transformation heritage, where its cities benefit from considerable experience in building and developing citizen participation policies. Furthermore, the research was conducted amid the COVID-19 pandemic and evidenced the growing popularity of digital tools adoption by citizens in city matters. This study contributes to understanding the impact of digital tools on the relationship between citizens and local authorities in terms of city brand management. Citizens' participation in the city branding process via various digital communication tools increased citizen commitment towards long-lasting collaboration with local authorities. Moreover, citizens' perception of social media usefulness positively influences their desire to engage in the city branding process online, supporting the trust-building and collaboration between citizens and local authorities. Points for practitioners The intensiveness of digital tools usage – governments should identify the tools already trusted and popular among their audience and employ those tools to a greater extent to maximize the chances of feedback, high citizen participation, and commitment. Citizens’ perception of social media – such characteristics as ease of use, transparency, ease of communication with the municipality, and safety encourage citizens to get involved in the city brand management process. Consequently, local authorities should consider the features mentioned above and develop the online tools quality.

Does Fatigue from Ongoing News Issues Harm News Media? Assessing Reciprocal Relationships Between Audience Issue Fatigue and News Media Evaluations

ABSTRACT News media covers certain political issues extensively for weeks or months at a time, leading users to become fatigued, avoiding them altogether. Against the background of increasing distrust in and tune out of news media observed in several countries, this study investigates the role of fatigue from ongoing news issues for how audiences evaluate news media. It examines reciprocal causal relations between news users’ fatigue from ongoing news issues and their evaluations of news media with focus on the Brexit issue. A three-wave panel survey was conducted in Switzerland from April 11 to June 11, 2019. Random intercept cross-lagged panel models show that issue fatigue leads to negative evaluations of an issue’s media coverage and vice versa. However, issue fatigue does not predict negative news coverage evaluations in general and hostile media perceptions. Implications of ongoing news issues on news media evaluations are discussed, considering citizens’ attachment to news media faltering in today’s news environment.

Student-Professor Social Media Relationships: An Exploratory Study of Privacy and Trust

This article explores social media relationships between undergraduates and their professors. It addresses social media efficacy’s and social media privacy’s impact on students’ trust in both their professors and university. An online survey of 448 business students found that students who are in social media relationships with professors are more concerned about their own social media privacy and that these students are less likely to trust their professors and the university. When it comes to perceptions of professor and university trust, students’ perceptions of social media privacy are more important than their social media connections with professors. Implications are discussed.

Mainstream, on-demand and social media consumption and trust in government handling of the COVID crisis

PurposeThis study examined the association between media consumers' attitudes toward COVID-19-related content on mainstream, on-demand and social media and trust in the government's ability to handle the pandemic crisis.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on an online survey of a representative sample of 1,005 Israelis aged 18 and over and focused on consumers' perceptions of media contents as a source of information, social solidarity, criticism and anxiety.FindingsFindings indicate that mainstream media were the primary source of pandemic information. A positive association was found between perceptions of mainstream media as a source of criticism and trust in government's actions. This association was negative regarding social and on-demand media. The more mainstream media contents were perceived as anxiety evoking, the lower participants' trust in government's actions. A positive association was found between perceptions that social media encouraged social solidarity and trust in governmental action.Practical implicationsPolicymakers should take into consideration that various media operate synergistically to continually construct reality.Originality/valueThis study focuses on consumers' perceptions of COVID-related media contents, which are especially important in the current era of media outlet proliferation, distribution and impact on the government. The unique contribution is in the integrated application of media malaise theory, virtuous circle theory and echo chamber theory to explain the correlation between media consumption and public trust during a global crisis in the era of diverse media outlets.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-06-2021-0299.

What influences student situational engagement in smart classrooms: Perception of the learning environment and students' motivation

AbstractSituational engagement plays a critical role in promoting students' academic performance. In a smart classroom environment, this study collected longitudinal real‐time data for 105 college students at a university in central China to investigate the relationship among situational engagement, personal characteristics and learning environment perceptions. Hierarchical linear modelling showed that environmental perception and students' personal factors have different effects on situational engagement. Specifically, (1) social support perceptions, autonomous motivation and controlled motivation have a significant impact on behavioural engagement; (2) perceptions of social and media support, autonomous motivation and controlled motivation have a significant impact on shallow cognitive engagement; and (3) perceptions of teacher and social support, self‐efficacy and autonomous motivation significantly predict deep cognitive and emotional engagement. This study suggests that the effect of the perception regarding advanced technology‐supported learning environments on students' situational engagement is limited, and instructors should pay more attention to improving students' perceptions of teacher and social support, self‐efficacy and autonomous motivation to promote students' situational deep cognitive engagement in smart classrooms. Practitioner notesWhat is already known about this topic Compared with overall engagement, situational engagement fluctuates and changes with time and context. Situational engagement is a product of environmental and personal factors. Few studies have focused on the nature of situational engagement and how environmental and personal factors influence situational engagement in smart classrooms. What the paper adds This study contributes to the existing literature by investigating the critical factors that predict situational engagement, using the experience sampling method in a smart classroom at a Chinese university. Environmental perception, self‐efficacy and students' motivation factors have different effects on situational engagement in a smart classroom. Perceptions of teacher and social support, self‐efficacy and autonomous motivation significantly predict deep cognitive and emotional engagement, while perceptions of media support only have a significant impact on shallow cognitive engagement. Personal factors (controlled and autonomous motivation) moderate the relationship between environmental perception factors and situational engagement. Implications for practice and/or policy Rather than only providing external technology‐rich conditions, instructors should focus more on improving students' perceptions of teacher and social support, self‐efficacy and autonomous motivation in the smart classroom environment. Instructors should promote students' perception of teacher support and their autonomous motivation to enhance their deep cognitive engagement.

Implementation and Evaluation of a Media Literacy Skills Curriculum: An Action Research Study

The literature highlights the significance of media literacy instruction in pre-service teacher education period, but there are few attempts to develop and implement curricula to this end. This action research study aimed to report the steps to adapt ‘the media literacy skills curriculum design’ for pre-service teachers, which was developed for face-to-face education environments, to an online learning management system in line with emergency remote teaching amid Covid-19 pandemic, and report the results of curriculum evaluation. The study adopted ‘The Curriculum Development through Action Research Model’. The participants were pre-service teachers at an education faculty of a state university in Turkey. The quantitative data were collected through Media Literacy Skills Scale and qualitative data were collected using several forms, rubrics, and reflection tools. The study revealed that the implementation of the media literacy skills curriculum had a strong positive effect on pre-service teachers’ levels of media literacy skills. The study also revealed changes in pre-service teachers’ perceptions of media and media literacy, interactions with media, as well as certain areas for curriculum development in terms of contents, teaching-learning experiences, and assessment components of the curriculum. The study discusses the results and offers implications for media literacy education in pre-service teacher education.

Social media medical misinformation: impact on mental health and vaccination decision among university students.

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need of social media as a medium for gathering health-related information. Simultaneously, a slew of false information, primarily about COVID-19’s origin, dissemination, prevention, treatment, and fatality surfaced, making it difficult to distinguish fake from genuine material. However, the possible effects on mental health and the extent to which this influences our decisions, particularly regarding vaccination, are unknown.AimThe purpose of this questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was to examine Lebanese University students’ perceptions of social media influence during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to measure the impact of misinformation on respondents’ mental health and vaccination decisions.MethodsIn total, 440 students took part and were asked to complete an online survey that included questions on social media trust, the “general health questionnaire index” (GHQ-12), and a scale measuring “attitude towards vaccination”.ResultsOur data demonstrated a low frequency of mental health disorders among Lebanese University students, which was correlated to frequent social media exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings suggested that students are more aware of misinformation and had lower rates of despair and anxiety than the general population. Furthermore, Facebook use was associated with worse attitude and behaviour towards vaccination (p = 0.001), but a better mental health. Twitter had the inverse effect (p = 0.002).ConclusionIt is a necessity to use social media correctly in health-related topics, to push governments and platforms towards making decisions about false and invalidated posts.