Perceptions Of Media Research Articles

The Perception and Use of Social Media by the Parent of Student at University Malaysia Perlis

Communication is very important in an organization as a means of communication with one another. The role of communication is emphasized in an organization as a channel and partnership between partners, lecturers, family members and others. Communication is also important as a tool of socialization and education experienced by an individual to bring him to a person having knowledge of the intricacies of social media. This study was conducted to find out the use and usage pattern of social media among parents of University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP). The research method used in this study was a “semi-structural” interview. The data were analysed using thematic method. The results of the analysis found that some categories of social site use among parents are for the purpose of keeping up with current developments; connect with family members, to get information, entertainment, motivation and others. The finding found that Facebook’s good and bad. In the context of relationship with children, some respondent admit that social media has the potential to be platform to monitor children activities.

Beyond the Horizon of Media Ontologies

The article in brief presents all the main concepts and problems the authors of the issue are engaged in, also the article contains brief descriptions of the articles. New anthropological, sociological, philosophical, political projects suggested by posthumanist researchers and united by a critique of «Human» necessarily include a critique of the anthropomorphic perception of technology and media as a «natural» environment serving humanity. All articles examine new forms of such a new agency, which irrevocably change the subject and constantly crossing the dualistic boundaries as human/non-human, artificial/natural, cultural/natural.

Persepsi Pembelajar Terhadap Media Kamus Tematik Berbasis Web Bagi Pembelajar Kosakata Bahasa Jepang Tingkat Dasar

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 Penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui persepsi pembelajar terhadap Media Kamus Tematik Bahasa Jepang Berbasis Web. Penelitian ini didasari penelitian pendahuluan yang dilakukan dengan angket dan wawancara ke 38 responden mahasiswa pendidikan bahasa Jepang Unnes dan observasi kepada siswa SMA PGRI 1 Kendal, penulis menemukan fakta dijumpai pembelajar yang kesulitan dalam mengingat dan memahami kosakta bahasa Jepang oleh karena itu diperlukan media penunjang kosakata yang mempermudah pembelajar belajar kosakata bahasa Jepang, Salah satu media yang dapat menjadi pilihan adalah Kamus Tematik Bahasa Jepang Berbasis Web. Pengambilan data dalam persepsi oleh 21 pengguna menggunakan non tes berupa angket semi terbuka kepada responden pembelajar bahasa Jepang Umum. Media prototipe Kamus tematik berbasis web menghasilkan web dengan 5 tema pembelajaran kosakata dasar, yang dilengkapi dengan kosakata bahasa Jepang, dan terjemahan bahasa Indonesia. Hasil analisis persepsi melalui 12 pertanyaan yang diberikan ke pembelajar diperoleh rata-rata sebesar 81,65% pembelajar beranggapan media baik untuk digunakan untuk belajar kosakata bahasa Jepang dasar.
 
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 This study is to determine learners' perceptions of Web-Based Japanese Thematic Dictionary Media. This research is based on preliminary research conducted by questionnaire and interview to 38 respondents of Japanese students of Unnes education and observation of high school students of PGRI 1 Kendal, the writer found facts that were found by students who had difficulty in remembering and understanding Japanese language vocabulary and therefore needed supporting vocabulary media make it easier for learners to learn Japanese vocabulary, One of the media that can be selected is Web-Based Japanese Thematic Dictionary. Retrieval of data in perception by 21 users using a non-test in the form of a semi-open questionnaire to respondents learning Japanese General. Prototype media Web-based thematic dictionaries produce a web with 5 basic vocabulary learning themes, which are complemented by Japanese vocabulary, and Indonesian translations. The results of the analysis of perception through 12 questions given to learners obtained an average of 81.65% of learners think the media is good for use for learning basic Japanese vocabulary.

Rape Myth Acceptance Reflects Perceptions of Media Portrayals as Similar to Others, but Not the Self.

Understanding the antecedents and consequences of rape myths is important for sexual assault prevention programming. We investigated whether general perceptions of media predict rape myth endorsement among community college students, a group with elevated sexual assault risk. Students who perceived greater similarity between people they know and people in media reported higher endorsement of rape myths that blame the victim and exonerate the accused. This relationship did not emerge for perceptions of one's personal similarity to people in media, with the exception of men's endorsement of myths exonerating male perpetrators.

Tourist perception of the intention to visit green open space

Tourism is one of the industries that is growing very rapidly in global market. This condition is due to the changes in consumer behavior that makes traveling as a lifestyle and necessity. Green Open Space is one of the tourist destinations that can be used as an attraction as well as an important aspect in the concept of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As one of the tourist destination cities in Indonesia, Batu City has the potential to develop green open space as an alternative tourism destination. The existence of social media in the tourism industry also cannot be ignored given the perceptions that encourage the intention to visit certain tourist destinations. Thus, this study aims to examine the extent to which social media perceptions can influence tourists' intentions to visit green open tourist destinations in Batu. The data collection method in this study uses a questionnaire distributed online and will be obtained using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).

Effect of Social Media in Tourism (Case in Cambodia)

A survey of 500 respondents has confirmed all the hypotheses of the study to identify the most critical traits of social media use in the tourism, to analyze traveler's perceptions of social media, to determine essential features and benefits, and to consider the consequences of the users. Social media in tourism value creation model was formed to realize how the functions apply to tourism and how the benefits perceived as employing social media for tourism affects or influences traveler’s value creation to tourists when planning a trip and traveling. Subsequently, that investigation on the strategic bearing of social media on travel business and implementation of RBV model, it is inclined to believe that social media affects tourism. Consequently, the most critical and various social media resources for travelers are vital, and it can be a potential and crucial sustainable support because of Value, Rareness, Imitability, and Non-substitutable. The travel industry can increase the conversion cost if they have a successful value creation strategy and focus on personalizing their services.

Perception of Social Media in Secondary Students

Communication has always been a basic need for human beings throughout the history. The Internet, which became widespread in the late 20th century, provided new and improved opportunities in communication. Social media, one of these communication opportunities, has become an indispensable means of communication. The aim of the current research is to determine which social media accounts the middle school students use and why they use social media. The sampling of the study is comprised of 211 students attending a state middle school in Turkey. In the current study, the participating students were asked to write an authentic composition with the title “use of social media” and the collected data in this way were analyzed by using the content analysis method. According to the results obtained in the current study, it can be argued that the participating children are aware of the negative effects of the use of social media on their social life, academic achievement and health. However, despite these negative effects, they find it difficult to keep themselves away from social media. According to the participating students, social media is a harmful communication tool that makes it easy to get information and news, is entertaining, addictive and not suitable for children.

Social Media Usage Among Nurses: Perceptions and Practices.

This study aims to examine the existing perceptions and social media practices of nurses in a large academic medical center. Limited data are available about the perceptions and social media practices among healthcare providers. An understanding of the social networking landscape within the nursing profession is necessary to inform policy and develop effective guidelines. This was a single-center prospective observational study involving nurses at a large academic medical center. Nurses completed an anonymous questionnaire regarding their personal use and perceptions of social media in the context of clinical medicine. A total of 397 nurses participated in the study survey. Overall, 87% of participants reported using a general social media account currently. Increasing age was associated with decreasing frequency of social media use. Social media usage is common among nurses. Social media perceptions and practices among nurses vary considerably. Well-informed policy and targeted education are needed to guide social media use among healthcare workers.

“Reconciliation Isn’t Sexy”: Perceptions of News Media in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland

ABSTRACTNews media play a key role in post-conflict contexts in helping to explain the peace process and report on current events. This research explores the perceptions of cross-community leaders about the role of journalism in reconciliation in present day Northern Ireland. The findings suggest that community activists perceive the media to be sustaining the legacy of the conflict and constraining debates about the way forward in Northern Ireland. We propose that they essentially advocate for a conflict sensitive model of journalism (Howard, 2004, Conflict sensitive journalism: A handbook by Ross Howard. IMPACS: International Media Support. https://www.mediasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ims-csj-handbook-2004.pdf.), underpinned by a communitarian ethical framework (Christians, 1997, “Social ethics and mass media practice.” In Communication ethics in an age of diversity, edited by J. M. Makau, and R. C. Arnett, 187–205. Urbana Champaign: University of Illinois Press.) which would better reflect the changed interests and needs of a post-conflict community.

Peran Media Pembelajaran Guru Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini (PAUD) di Provinsi Jambi

The media is very instrumental and has a strategic function that directly or indirectly can affect motivation, interest and attention for young children in learning. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of PAUD teacher learning media in Jambi Province. The method used is descriptive quantitative cluster sampling technique, in this case the District and City in Jambi Province as the cluster. The number of early childhood education units (schools) include TK / RA, KB, TPA, and SPS, totaling 7,584. Then every District and City was selected by 10% randomly PAUD teachers from each school. So the number of samples was 758. The research instrument was a questionnaire or Media Perception Evaluation Scale (MPES) questionnaire containing 28 question items. Data for all parameters using a Microsoft Excel database. Pearson correlation was used to study the correlation between variables and independent t-test was used to compare groups with SPSS version 22. All statistical analyzes were carried out at a significance level of 5% and P <0.05 was considered statistically significant. The results of the study show that learning media plays an important role in the learning process for PAUD children in Jambi Province. As a result 59.6% answered strongly agree. Through the SPSS analyst results where the most influential visual media statements in PAUD teacher learning in Jambi province are statements 18,19,20,21 and 22 where 100% stated that visual media can provide motivation, whereas statements that had no effect were statements 17 where only 50.4% stated that visual media can provide motivation. It can be concluded that the use of learning media in early childhood is very instrumental to motivate, stimulate, explore and experiment.

Sleeping with your enemies – and what happens later

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to find out how organizations communicate with their opponents during crises and later.Design/methodology/approachQualitative research that is interviews with crisis communication professionals in Poland was conducted to explore their opinions, attitudes and practices toward opponents in crises, communication tools employed, methods of settling conflicts and ways of getting along with the former opponents later.FindingsCommunication and crisis managers provided in-depth insights on how they approach opponents during crises and later. Even though public relations professionals are aware that communicating with activist or hostile publics in times of turmoil is important, they pay more attention to internal publics and media. Senior executives often perceive media and journalists as crucial channels to reach out to different stakeholder groups during crises. Ongoing communication with opponents (or former opponents) – also after crises – mostly remains a high call for public relations professionals.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to corporate and crisis communication research by presenting how opponent publics are handled by communication professionals in crises. It shows that most organizations need to rethink their crisis strategies to include opponents in their relationship building, and to maintain these relationships with former opponents beyond the time of crisis.

Understanding the relationship people in their early adulthood have to small-town news and paywalls

Within the context of a high-choice, digital media environment, this study explores how people in their early adulthood perceive the value of news from the small town where they reside and their attitude towards paying for it. Based on qualitative data from in-depth interviews and a media landscape sorting exercise, the study demonstrates how those willing and unwilling to pay differ in terms of lived and anticipated value experiences with small-town newspapers. The study posits that there is a misalignment, for them personally and for the local community, with regard to their perception of small-town news media’s value. What might not be important for them as individuals is nonetheless experienced as important for the society they live in. The study expands on studies of perceived worthwhileness of news media in a small-town context and introduces the concept of societal worthwhileness to encompass media users’ incorporation of collective interests in their value assessment of news media.

The study of the perceptions of internet and social media among adolescents and problematic use of ınternet

The adolescents’ perceptions of social media in relation with problematic internet use were examined in this study. The study group consisted of 209 students (113 girls, 96 boys), who were studying secondary schools in Istanbul. "Problematic Internet Usage Scale-Adolescent" and "Open-ended Questions Form on Internet and Social Networking Sites", were utilized by the researchers, and applied to adolescents in order to determine students' level of problematic use of the internet and their perceptions regarding social media. The analysis revealed that the adolescents who stated that they “needed” to use the internet had the highest level of problematic internet use. Significant age differences among adolescents with regard to meaning of internet pointed out how the internet played various purposes to individuals in various age groups. It has been determined that students in the 11-12 age group preferred to use the internet for "entertainment” purposes more than for other purposes. It was also found that the problematic use of the internet by these adolescents was associated with their opinions about their own academic achievements - specifically those individuals who thought of themselves as "poor" students showed a higher use of the internet in correlation with high levels of negative consequences.

THE PATIENTS PERCEPTION OF THE NUTRITION COUNSELING PROGRAM IN THE INPATIENT ROOM MEURAXA REGIONAL GENERAL HOSPITAL - BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA

Introduction: The nutrition counseling service program for patients at the Meuraxa District General Hospital in Banda Aceh has never been evaluated. Many studies say the evaluation of nutritional counseling for patients is very necessary because it relates to aspects of the top priority including the attitude of the counselor, material, methods, media, and time of counseling services. Objective: To analyze what is the patient's perception of nutrition counseling services in the Inpatient Room of the Meuraxa District General Hospital in Banda Aceh. Method: A quantitative method with a descriptive observational design was used in this study at the Meuraxa Hospital in Banda Aceh, which was conducted from October to December 2019. All inpatients who had received nutritional counseling became the population by involving 40 samples. To collect data, a series of questionnaires, observations, and in-depth interviews were conducted with 40 patients. After collecting data, the analysis was carried out by cross-tabulation, in the form of a table, and analyzed descriptively. Results: The patient's perception of the counselor is in good category (95%) with indicators of being friendly, polite behavior, and attractive appearance. The perception of the material presented is in a good category (100%). The indicators are easy to understand, supported by the patient's family and relatives. The perception of the method used in delivering counseling in the category of good (97.5%). An indicator is a patient-centered approach by fostering interactive and persuasive communication. The perception of the media used when implementing nutritional counseling is not good (72.5%). The media used in nutrition counseling activities is a nutrition booklet. The indicator of nutrition booklet is still not effective because it is still difficult for patients to understand. Perception of counseling time most patients have a good perception (80%). The indicator of counselor visits ranges from 1 to two times during the patient being treated. The time used when counseling some patients to feel the time given is still insufficient. Conclusion: Most of the patients in the Inpatient Room of Meuraxa Hospital in Banda Aceh had a good perception of the counselor, counseling material, counseling method, and counseling time. The perception of counseling media is in a bad category.

Exploring Perception of EFL Teachers towards Use of Media in Teaching English

This Research is against the backdrop of demand in mastering English. EFL teacher becomes one of the main important parts of teaching-learning English to handle a certain role in maximal the students’ achievement. The students’ achievement here means not only someone that has a lot of knowledge and high value but also someone that can give a positive contribution to other people. Because of that, the teachers have a big responsibility to facilitate students in learning. One of the facilitation of teaching-learning that has to be prepared by teachers is media. This study aims to investigate the teachers’ perceptions of ELT media. This study is classified into three main dimensions of perception proposed by Vernon (1987) namely understanding, outlook and action. By conducting a survey study, the researcher collected, analyzed, elaborated and eventually drew conclusions dealing with the teachers’ perceptions of ELT media. The main data of this study were collected with an interview and a questionnaire, which was distributed to 29 English teachers in the city of Tulungagung. The findings showed that Media is able to be a benefit for both teachers and students, be applicable to every class. To select criteria of Media is based on Media Mastery or flexibility due to different reference and less facility. Besides that, The teachers have positive responses towards the two of the dimensions, understanding, and view. The teachers, however, do not show positive responses toward the action. However, in general, the English teachers’ perceptions of ELT media in this study were categorized as a good perception. In other words, all the teachers have a positive perception of ELT media. 

Metaphors

To what degree can race relations, driven by media perception or inadvertent errors in speaking, be overcome by personal, positive, interactions? In this work of philosophical short story fiction, a retired, white, widowed woman lives in a predominately black neighborhood. Her African-American husband is long dead and she has made every effort to integrate herself into her black community. She is longtime friends with her neighbors, particularly the 16-year-old boy, Zion, who comes over daily to give her dog a diabetes shot and assist her with chores around the house to make extra money. However, as the Black Lives Matter protests escalate in the community, the narrator increasingly becomes the target of hate, sometimes for no reason, sometimes because of her thoughtlessness. Her relationship with Zion continues to falter until he sheepishly takes the side of those in the community and separates all ties with the narrator. He returns the various gifts she has given him over his life because he wishes to leave his childhood behind and take up the fight against oppression. This story, like all After Dinner Conversation stories, has suggested discussion questions at the end.

Perception of social media use in disseminating health-related academic information in public health schools in Minna, Nigeria

This study examined the use of social media among students at health schools in Minna to exchange health-related information. In order to obtain data from simple random samples of 344 respondents, the study used survey questionnaires. The rate of response was 100%. Findings found that the most used social media platforms for contact were Facebook (79.9%), WhatsApp (65.5%) and Twitter (34.3%). The research study also found that (79.8%) of student respondents benefited significantly from using social media to disseminate health-related information and preferred to communicate these health information through video, audio, and mobile phone text formats to them. The study concludes that low network coverage, high data subscription rates, high smartphone costs and epileptic power supply have an effect on access to social media at Minna health schools. The study recommended that lecturers, students, researchers and health care instructors should disseminate health related information using social media tools based on its effectiveness.

Brazilian Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of the Role of Social Media in Online Recruitment for Internship Positions

The study investigated undergraduate students’ perceptions of social media’s role in online recruitment for internships in Brazil. A qualitative multiple case study was applied using semi-structured interviews and direct observations of eight participants. Two themes emerged from the content analysis: vague internship postings and application barriers. The findings indicate that the information published on social media was insufficient to engage students to apply for the opened positions, and the format of online resumes prevented students from continuing the applications. Recommendations are offered to improve the recruitment processes of undergraduate interns using social media. In conclusion, the internship ads were left untouched by respondents due to the imprecision of their content, despite the ease of access provided by advanced communication technologies.

Електронна демократія: трансформація осмислення

The paper deals with the analysis of changes in the interpretation of the e-democracy concept main provisions. The author compares the formulations of ‘e-democracy’ definition, which have been proposed by reputable researchers over the past 20 years. The paper considers the peculiarities of interpretation of e-democracy’s essence at the main stages of its development, which were connected with the improvement of information and communication technologies (ICT). The author summarizes the opinions of scientists that at the present stage, which is defined as a network society, e-democracy is the main tool that ensures the effectiveness of democratic procedures and the quality of political decisions. It is predicted that the next stage of development will be AI-democracy (artificial intelligence democracy). The paper considers the basic principles and functions of e-democracy, which were established by the EU legislative acts. The main directions of the impact of new ICTs on democracy are shown, and the peculiarities of their implementation in different basic models of democracy are described too. The author analyzes the submodels of ‘wikidemocracy’, ‘liquid democracy’, ‘bubble democracy’, and ‘algocracy’, which are proposed by modern researchers. The paper outlines the latest threats to e-democracy. It highlights the negative changes in the perception of social media’s political role and shows how these changes have influenced the transformation of the understanding of e-democracy. The author illuminates the critique of the instrumentalist approach to the assessment of the essence and prospects of digital technologies implementation in the processes of political communication and participation. The paper presents the achievements of researchers who focus on the ethical aspects of ICT development. The author concludes that in order to restore the truth to democratic values, it is necessary to replace the instrumentalist approach with an axiological one. This transformation is especially relevant in terms of prospects for the transition of e-democracy to the next stage of its development – AI-democracy.

Motivation of the youth of Bosnia and Herzegovina to start a business: Examining aspects of education and social and political engagement

In the present study, several logit models were tested to identify the antecedents of entrepreneurial intention among the youth of Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). Specifically, we explore whether demographic and socio-economic characteristic or whether perceptions of education curriculum and social and political engagement as well as the perception of media influence have an impact on the intention to start one’s own business. Data analysis was done on a sample of 3,611 young people. Education level and perception of the standard of living have an impact on the attitude towards self-employment. In addition, the perception of education curriculum and parents support in education is linked with the entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, some campaigns of social and political engagement are significant predictors of the propensity towards starting the business. Finally, the perception of media influence impacts entrepreneurial intention positively. The findings have important implications for policymakers and universities.