Use Of Print Media Research Articles

Utilization of Learning Media in Digital Simulation Subjects

In a learning activity, the use of learning media in delivering material is very important in order to make it more effective and efficient for learning activities. This study aims to determine the use of instructional media in class X digital simulation subjects in office administration skills competency at SMK Negeri 4 Pangkep. Therefore, to achieve these objectives researchers used data collection techniques with observation, questionnaires, and documentation with a population and sample of 45 people. As well as the data processed using quantitative analysis to determine the extent to which the use of learning media in the digital simulation subjects. The results of this study indicate that the use of learning media in digital simulation subjects at SMK Negeri 4 Pangkep can be classified as good. This can be seen from the use of print media which are classified as good, the use of media reality which is classified as good and the use of electronic media which are classified as good.

PENYIARAN ISLAM MELALUI MEDIA CETAK (KONSEP IDEAL, PROSPEK DAN TANTANGANNYA)

Islam is a religion of da'wah which always encourages its followers to always actively carry out da'wah activities. As a religion of da'wah, Islam requires its people to internalize, transmit, diffuse, transform and actualize Islamic law by various methods and media. The use of print media in the implementation of Islamic da'wah is called Islamic broadcasting. Islamic Broadcasting is all activities which purpose to disseminate the teachings of Islam to the public in order to understand and practice it. One of the communication media that can be utilized for Islamic broadcasting is the print media. Islamic broadcasting through print media has special advantages when compared to da'wah in verbal communication and also other media. Therefore, Islamic broadcasting through print media must be handled professionally which based on journalistic code of ethics in accordance with Islamic teachings. Thus, Islamic broadcasting in print media will give maximum results.

Peranan Media Sosial Facebook Dalam Manajemen Publikasi Informasi Fakultas Tarbiyah Dan Ilmu Keguruan Iain Kendari

This study discusses the role of social media in the management of information publications Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty of IAIN Kendari. The results of the study showed that the management of information publication at the Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty of IAIN Kendari was divided into four stages. First, the planning stage, which includes analysis of information to be published, namely academic, student or general information, related parties involved in the publication, namely the leadership of the Tarbiyah Faculty and administrative staff. As well as media publications to be used, namely Facebook social media and print media. Second, the organizing stage, namely the administration of the Tarbiyah Faculty has five administrative staff in charge of organizing information publications. Third, the implementation stage, this information publication was carried out by administrative staff as well as the head of the Tarbiyah Faculty administration section through the use of print media and Facebook. The last stage is supervision, where faculty leaders are involved in supervising the publication of that information. The role of Facebook in the management of information publications at the Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty of IAIN Kendari consists of three roles, namely information optimization, ease of publication and access to information, and has interesting features in information publication

Dimensions of the Adult Reading History Questionnaire and their relationships with reading ability

The Adult Reading History Questionnaire (ARHQ; Lefly & Pennington, 2000) is a widely used measure of self-reported reading difficulties. We explored the factor structure underlying this questionnaire using both exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. A six-factor solution emerged, with childhood reading ability, current reading attitude, spelling skill, reversal, print media use, and memory factors. We created subscales reflecting these factors and explored relationships between subscale scores and different reading abilities (word reading, nonword reading, and passage comprehension). The total ARHQ score, as well as scores on the childhood reading ability, current reading attitude, and spelling skill subscales were significantly associated with word reading, nonword reading, and passage comprehension. The spelling skills subscale showed a stronger relationship with nonword reading than other reading skills, while scores on the current reading attitude subscale showed a weaker relationship between nonword Reading skill and other measures of reading. Overall, the results suggest that reading history is multidimensional and should be regarded as such in future research. Importantly, this self-report measure of lifetime reading experience was associated with adult reading skill in a population of university students showing typical variation in reading skill, with different aspects of the scale relating to different reading subskills.

STRATEGI PROMOSI MELALUI MEDIA PERIKLANAN DESA WISATA KUBU GADANG KOTA PADANG PANJANG

The purpose of this research is to analyze the promotion strategy through advertising media at Desa Wisata Kubu Gadang Kota Padang Panjang view from 3 indicator: print media, electronic media, outdoor media. The research is a descriptive qualitative with survey method. Determination of informant using purposive sampling and snowball sampling. The purposive sampling technique involving 2 informant from tourism govermant and 2 informant from desa wisata Kubu Gadang Kota Padang Panjang manager then snowball sampling technique involving 3 informant from desa wisata Kubu Gadang Kota Padang Panjang visitor. Technique of collecting data is done by interview, observation, and documentation. The results of this study indicate that: 1) the strength of promotion advertising are: news paper easy to get, the picture quality on brochure have a good and interesting, radio can be heard anywhere, television give information through sound and picture, desa wisata Kubu Gadang also have a website and a big billboard with a perfect lighting. 2) the weakness of promotion advertising are: there was no promotion through a brochure, there was no update on the Kubu Gadang’s website, the billboard was vulnerable of damage. 3) the opportunities of promotion advertising are: there are many people who still interest to read the newspaper and brochure, there are many people who interest of internet using, many people can see the outdoor media as if billboard and baliho. 4) the threats of promotion advertising are: there are competitor through print media, television and outdoor media. The conclusion of The promotion strategy through advertising media at Desa Wisata Kubu Gadang Kota Padang Panjang is 1) making use of print media for promotion, 2) to increase the promotion thourgh radio, television and website/internet, 3) making advertising through outdoor media as if billboard and baliho.

Women’s Empowerment in Pakistan: Its Dimensions and Determinants

On the eve of the twenty-first century, due to continuing male dominance there exists widespread discrimination and gender gaps in Pakistani society which are hindering the progress of women to take an active part in development. It is common perception in development literature that countries can get considerable benefits for growth and economic development if women become more empowered. The present study while using the data of Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS) 2012–2013 tried to explore the factors that can play important role in empowering the women in Pakistan. In this regard, descriptive and correlation analysis, Logit, and Ordered Logit models have been estimated. It has been found that age, living in urban areas, education of women, participation in paid job, ownership of assets, wealth index of the household, number of sons and daughters alive and use of electronic media have positive relationships with different empowerment dimensions. However, age of household head, size of family and being relative of the husband has negative relationships with empowerment indicators. Husband’s education and use of print media have insignificant relationship with the women’s empowerment.

Taking a Closer Look at the Factors That Influence Ethnic Identity

Ethnic identity (EI) has long been known to supersede race as a predictor for attitudes and behaviors. However, little is known about the constituent parts that comprise and influence ethnic identity. In order to improve communications that target EI, we examine both demographic and communication variables to determine which have a greater pull on people’s attitudes and actions. Race appears to moderate the effects of age on ethnic identity, whereby age was negatively related to ethnic-identity exploration among White participants and positively related to ethnic identity commitment among Black participants (p < .05). Having a higher income, print-media use, and information-engagement orientation were also positively correlated with ethnic identity; education and gender were not. Implications and future directions are discussed.

Media use predictors of online political efficacy among Internet users in five Arab countries

ABSTRACTInformed by research on the uses and gratifications of the Internet for political activity, this study examines predictors of online political efficacy among Internet users in five Arab countries (N = 4029): Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Lebanon, Qatar, and the U.A.E. As predicted, variables presumed to be associated with political dissidence in Arab countries – unemployment, distrust of mainstream media, young age, and feeling country is on the wrong track – were not positively associated with online political efficacy. Counter to what was hypothesized, however, Internet reliance and social media use were not strongly or consistently associated with online political efficacy in the five countries. Rather, the strongest predictors of efficacy were a belief in news media credibility, print media use (newspapers, magazines, and books), belief in the reliability of online information, and tolerance of free speech online. Findings align with some prior research on predictors of online political efficacy, but not with common presumptions of the role the Internet plays among Arab publics.

The use of traditional marketing tools by SMEs in an emerging economy: a South African perspective

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in all economies around the world, they are responsible for creating of jobs, alleviating of poverty, contributing to innovation and to the gross domestic product of a country. However, many of these businesses face challenges and often fail within a short period of time. The success of small businesses is not only having products and a market to sell them to but also effective marketing of these products to the targeted market. A vast array of studies have investigated SME marketing tool usage however few have looked to SMEs in emerging economies and specifically to the traditional marketing tools such firms employ. Therefore the focus of this study was to describe the usage of traditional marketing tools employed by SMEs from a South African perspective. This study followed a quantitative research methodology whereby a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to SME owners within the Gauteng province of South Africa. Results obtained from this research indicate that SME owners mostly make use of print media while broadcast media is used selectively. Results obtained within this study will be of value universally to SME owners as it can be seen that all SMEs irrespective of geographic location face similar challenges

The experience of using the newsflash approach to democratise teaching, learning and assessment at a South African university

In this paper, the use of print media in university curricula is considered, in order to help theorise our practice in higher education in South Africa and elsewhere. Furthermore, the potential contribution of such media to the kind of education to which we aspire, is interrogated. Our reflections are based on an assessment of the use of different media (hard copy or web-based content of newspaper articles) in a third year community development module, at a large contact university in South Africa, over a five year period. The module focused not on academic literacies per se, but on disciplinary content, work-related skills, and the development of critical thinkers and citizens. We considered Bloom’s (amended) taxonomy of learning objectives and activity theory to structure our reflection. It is concluded that the use of popular media can add value to the class learning experience, although there are notable concomitant challenges, which are discussed.

An Examination of the Relationship Between Health Information Use and Health Orientation in Korean Mothers: Focusing on the Type of Health Information

The present study explores the relationship between mothers’ health information use and health orientation regarding their children's health. Given that the online mothering community (i.e., parenting websites) is currently an important source of parenting information for mothers of young children, the present study distinguishes between informal online health information provided by mothering communities and formal online health information provided by health-related websites to test for differences. An online survey of 533 Korean mothers of children between the ages of 0 and 3 years revealed that the frequency of health-related website use (i.e., formal information) was associated with mothers’ health consciousness and their health information orientation toward their children's health. The frequency of mothering community use (i.e., informal information) was associated with health information orientation, but not with health consciousness. Mass media use and contact with a health care professional for health information were not related to health consciousness or health information orientation. However, mothers’ education level moderated the relationship between interpersonal communication and health consciousness, and between print media use and health information orientation. Results are discussed with an emphasis on the theoretical and practical implications of our findings.

Best practices in social marketing among Aboriginal people

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify, summarize and assess literature focused on developing social marketing programs for Aboriginal people. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted a literature search and review of research papers concerning social marketing and Aboriginal populations over the period 2003-2013. Findings – The research reveals very little published research (N = 16). The literature points to a wide range of findings including the importance of segmenting/targeting and avoiding pan-Aboriginal campaigns; cultural importance of family and community; the importance of multi-channels; universal value of mainstream and Aboriginal media outlets, use of print media, value of elders and story-telling for message dissemination; increasingly important role of Internet-based technology; need for campaign development to reflect Aboriginal culture; and importance of formative research to inform campaign development. Social implications – Considerable research is warranted to better develop more effective social marketing campaigns targeted to Aboriginal audiences to improve health outcomes for such groups across the globe. Originality/value – This paper provides a baseline foundation upon which future social marketing research can be built. It also acts as a call to action for future research and theory in this important field.

From Latin America to Africa: Defining the “World Revolution” in The Black Panther

Throughout the late 1960s and 1970s, the Black Panther Party offered an alternative discourse to the Civil Rights Movement, primarily using Black power rhetoric, Black nationalism and internationalism, and Marxist-Leninist revolutionary politics. This article provides a historical analysis of the Party's international news coverage, published between 1967 and 1970, in its newspaper The Black Panther Black Community News Service. Although previous literature has largely analyzed the Party's use of print media, less work has analyzed how the Party's newspaper became a tool for internationalizing the U.S. Black Power Movement (BPM), immediately following the launching of The Black Panther. An analysis of the newspapers’ first 3 years of publication locates the 1960s BPM within a global movement focusing on both race and class struggle. Although there is little evidence that suggests the newspaper had a significant effect on fostering an international BPM, its existence is important. This article shows how the newspaper helped shape the discourse of race and class by highlighting how The Black Panther informed their members and other readers about the organization and its messages, but also educated readers about international affairs (particularly about socialist and liberation movements abroad). Such a project underscores the importance of the relationship between media history and social movements.

At-Risk Youth in After-School Programs: How Does Their Use of Media for Learning About Community Issues Relate to Their Perceptions of Community Connectedness, Community Involvement, and Community Support?

This paper highlights a study examining the impact of various media formats on at-risk youth to identify forms of media technology that might impact their community connectedness, community involvement, and community support. Over a three-year period, a sample of 133 youth enrolled in after-school programs in two communities completed a questionnaire annually consisting of the following areas: community support, community involvement, community connectedness, and media use for learning. Linear regression analysis indicated media use for learning about community issues was a predictor of student’s perceptions of community support, community connectedness, and community involvement. The media format most identified for gaining knowledge about community issues by the youth was the Internet, while the use of print media increased over the course of the study. The most significant relationships were found between media use and perceptions of community overall with the most significant gains in media use during Y2, where youth knowledge of community issues increased.

Comparison of Selected e-Books and Equivalent Print Books: Have Handheld Portable Devices Increased Use in Three Aggregated Resources?

This case study examined how technological innovations such as handheld portable devices (e.g., Barnes & Noble's NOOK, Amazon's Kindle, Apple's iPad, and smartphones) revolutionized collection development and information dissemination at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Selected titles in three e-book resources, McGraw-Hill, MD Consult, and Stat!Ref, were compared with equivalent print book counterparts to gain insight into patron use and trends, as well as to unveil potential consequences for collection development with respect to the proliferation of e-book versus print media use. Results definitely showed an unprecedented surge in e-book use compared with the equivalent print title. What is more, in some cases, e-book use exceeded print material use by 1,005%, thus engendering major policy challenges for collection development librarians. Equally salient, e-books were used more than print titles. This study also revealed that patrons continued using print titles in spite of the availability of e-book counterparts. Additionally, the benefits and shortcomings of three e-book purchasing models (á la carte, direct purchases, and consortium) are discussed in this study.

Using ecological momentary assessment to determine media use by individuals with and without major depressive disorder.

To use ecological momentary assessment techniques to measure the association of major depressive disorder (MDD) with media use. Data were collected using an ecological momentary assessment protocol with cellular telephone-based brief interviews. Participants received as many as 60 telephone calls from a trained staff member during 5 extended weekends in an 8-week period. One hundred six adolescent participants who were part of a larger neurobehavioral study of depression in Pittsburgh from January 1, 2003, through December 31, 2008. At each call, participants were asked whether they were using the following 5 types of media: television or movies, music, video games, Internet, and print media, such as magazines, newspapers, and books. We developed multivariable models to determine the independent association of each type of media use with MDD, controlling for sociodemographic variables. Of the 106 participants, 46 were diagnosed as having MDD. In multivariable models controlling for age, sex, and race, each increasing quartile of audio use was associated with an 80% increase in the odds of having MDD (odds ratio, 1.8; 95% confidence interval, 1.1-2.8; P = .01 for trend). Conversely, each increasing quartile of print media use was associated with a 50% decrease in the odds of having MDD (odds ratio, 0.5; 95% confidence interval, 0.3-0.9; P = .009 for trend). Major depressive disorder is positively associated with popular music exposure and negatively associated with reading print media such as books. Further research elucidating the directionality and strength of these relationships may help advance understanding of the relationships between media use and MDD.

Les racines populaires de l’art de la propagande communiste en Chine : des gravures sur bois du Mouvement pour la nouvelle xylographie (xinxin banhua 新新版畫) aux nouvelles estampes du Nouvel An (xin nianhua 新年畫)

This article discusses the folk origins of Communist political art in China which emerged in rural areas during the period of the anti-Japanese war (1937-1945). The introduction of the New Woodcut Movement in the mid-1930s in Shanghai and Canton under the supervision of the writer, Lu Xun, marked the beginning of artistic practices favouring the use of print media in order to establish a more direct contact with the lower strata of the population. But black and white woodblock, created by educated intellectuals in an urban environment, proved unappealing to peasant audiences after artists moved to the rural areas of North-West China due to the outbreak of the War. A shift occurred towards the popular language of the peasants’ New Year Prints (nianhua), in the liberated areas controlled by Communist troops. By adopting Mao’s pro-rural political discourse and appropriating folk visual practices, the urban origins of the woodblock were altered into a new visual idiom, which used formal elements derived from folk heritage, but was partially regulated by aesthetics associated with the artists’ previous academic training. The article concludes by arguing that the form of political art created in these circumstances has continued to influence the artistic production of the People’s Republic of China after its founding in 1949.

Sources of Health Information Related to Preventive Health Behaviors in a National Study

Current literature suggests that certain sources of information are used in varying degrees among different socioeconomic and demographic groups; therefore, it is important to determine if specific classes of health information sources are more effective than others in promoting health behaviors. This study aims to determine if interpersonal versus mass media sources of health information are associated with meeting recommendations for health behaviors (nonsmoking, fruit/vegetable intake, and exercise) and cancer screening. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to examine the relationship of health information sources (mass media sources including print, TV, Internet; and interpersonal sources including friends and family, community organizations, and healthcare providers) with meeting recommendations for healthy behaviors and cancer screening in the 2005 and 2007 Health Information National Trends Surveys (HINTS). Analyses were conducted in 2009. In the 2005 HINTS, participants reporting use of print media and community organizations as sources of health information over the past year were mostly likely to meet recommendations for health behaviors. In the 2007 HINTS, utilization of healthcare providers for health information was associated with meeting recommendations for health behaviors, particularly cancer screening. Use of print media and interpersonal sources of health information are most consistently associated with self-reported health behaviors. Additional research should explore the relationship of health information sources to clinical outcomes. Social network interventions to promote adoption of health behaviors should be further developed.

Examining Media Habits: implications for health promotion programs among the Toposa in Southern Sudan

Dissemination of appropriate health education messages is essential to any health promotion campaign. This cross-sectional study examined media ownership, access and media preferences by target groups in Kapoeta South County, Southern Sudan. The target groups were segmented into household heads (n=368); women with children under five years (n=580); and youth 11-16 years old (n=349). Interviewees were selected at random from 49 villages. Overall, a small portion owned radios (6.8%) and television sets (0.2%); more had access to radio (27.1%), listened to cassettes (50.8%), and had access to television and movies (21.4%). The majority were interested in programs developed in the vernacular (89.0%). A very low literacy rate (1.3%) and difficulty in understanding signage (29.7%) posed potential obstacles for use of print media as a primary source of health communication. Heads of household were more likely to own radios (P<0.001), watch TV outside of the home (P=0.034), and see posters (P=0.038) than other groups. Traditional entertainment was attended by 94.4% of respondents. Information from chiefs (61.5%) and elders (51.5%) was considered trustworthy by the majority of respondents. This research highlights the utility in understanding media access, habits and preferences of community members when designing a health promotion campaign.

Mass media nutrition information sources and associations with fruit and vegetable consumption among adolescents

The objective of the present study was to examine associations between exposure to nutrition information as covered in mass media and daily fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption among adolescents. Cross-sectional nutrition survey. Vocational schools in Vienna, Austria. A sample of 2949 ethnically diverse adolescents with mean age 17.3 (sd 1.7) years. An FFQ was used to assess usual FV consumption. Data on mass media exposure and sociodemographic characteristics were collected by means of a self-administered questionnaire. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to control for potentially confounding variables. Adolescents who reported exposure to nutrition information provided by booklets, the Internet or newspaper articles were more likely to eat FV daily. For example, the OR for daily fruit consumption (ORfru) was 1.6 (P < 0.001) when exposure to the Internet was reported after adjustment for age, gender, ethnicity, BMI and salary. No such associations were found for radio, television and magazines as sources of nutrition information. A negative impact on daily FV consumption was found for exposure to radio commercials (ORfru = 0.74, P = 0.04 and ORveg = 0.67, P = 0.03). Exposure to TV commercials had a negative impact on vegetable consumption (ORveg = 0.81, P = 0.05). Newspaper articles, the Internet and booklets as a source of nutrition information are positively associated with daily FV consumption among adolescents, whereas radio commercials have a negative impact. Dissemination of 'healthy eating' slogans should make use of print media and the Internet.