scholarly journals Myths and facts about online mate choice. Contemporary beliefs and empirical findings

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 358-381
Author(s):  
Andreas Schmitz ◽  
Susann Sachse-Thürer ◽  
Doreen Zillmann ◽  
Hans-Peter Blossfeld
Keyword(s):  
Mate Choice ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Empirical Reality ◽  
The Mass Media

With the increasing dissemination and usage of online mate choice, finding a partner via the Internet has attracted remarkable public attention in the last decade. Several, mostly negative prejudices toward online mate choice – especially regarding its risks and disadvantages – circulate constantly throughout the mass media and form public perceptions. This article presents common stereotypes on this (still) new phenomenon, derived from an investigation of newspapers online and offline, online guides, blogs, and discussion forums and confronts them with the empirical facts. Based on several descriptive analyses, we discuss whether and to what extent ten prevalent beliefs correspond to the empirical reality of finding a mate via the Internet in Germany. Zusammenfassung Mit ihrer wachsenden Verbreitung ist die Partnerwahl im Internet zu einem bemerkenswerten Gegenstand des öffentlichen Diskurses geworden. Viele, meist negativ konnotierte Annahmen über die Eigenschaften und den Ablauf der Partnerwahl im Internet, insbesondere hinsichtlich ihrer Risiken und Nachteile, zirkulieren heute in den Medien und beeinflussen deren öffentliche Wahrnehmung. In diesem Beitrag präsentieren wir weit verbreitete Stereotype zum (immer noch) neuen Phänomen der Partnerwahl im Internet. Diese Klischees und Vorurteile, die in (Online-) Zeitungen und Zeitschriften, Online-Ratgebern, Blogs und Diskussionsforen recherchiert wurden, werden mit empirischen Fakten konfrontiert. Basierend auf verschiedenen deskriptiven Analysen diskutieren wir, ob bzw. inwieweit zehn populäre Vorstellungen mit der empirischen Realität der digitalen Partnersuche in Deutschland übereinstimmen.

Revisiting the synopticon: Reconsidering Mathiesen’s ‘The Viewer Society’ in the age of Web 2.0

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Reciprocal System ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Media Production ◽  
Top Down ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
The Many

Thomas Mathiesen’s ‘The Viewer Society’ has been widely influential. Mathiesen posited, alongside the panopticon, a reciprocal system of control, the synopticon, in which ‘the many’ watch ‘the few’. I point to the value of Mathiesen’s arguments but also suggest a reconsideration. I consider where recent challenges to theorizing surveillance as panoptic leave the synopticon. The synopticon is tied to a top—down, instrumental way of theorizing the media. It neglects resistance, alternative currents in media production and reception, the role of culture and the increasing centrality of the internet. Mathiesen’s piece is most useful in a narrower way, in highlighting how surveillance and the mass media interact, rather than in thinking about the role of the media in control more generally.

Symbolic Resistance to the Waco Tragedy on the Internet

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-82
Author(s):  
Mark MacWilliams
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Branch Davidians ◽  
Second Amendment ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Militia Movement ◽  
Political Groups ◽  
David Koresh

For marginalized religious and political groups, the Internet is a powerful tool for informational and organizational purposes. Important examples of this are Branch Davidian and Waco-related websites. A survey of these sites shows that the controversy over what happened in 1993 that led to the Waco tragedy still rages on the Internet. Despite the fact that Branch Davidian survivors, Libertarians, Second Amendment rightists, and the militia movement have very different political, ideological, and in some cases, theological positions, they employ a common set of symbols to make their case——that what happened at the Branch Davidians' Mount Carmel was wrong. In particular, their websites use shared symbols to protest, effectively offering a powerful counter-vision in contrast to what they perceive as the promulgation of pernicious stereotypes and untruths about David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and the Waco tragedy by the government and the mass media.

The Politics of the Police

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Bowling ◽  
Robert Reiner ◽  
James W E Sheptycki
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Police Work ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Mass Media

In its fifth edition, The Politics of the Police has been revised, updated, and extended to take account of recent changes in the law, policy, organization, and social contexts of policing. It builds upon the previous editions’ political economy of policing to encompass a wide global and transnational scope, and to reflect the growing diversity of policing forms. This volume explores the highly charged debates that surround policing, including the various controversies that have led to a change in the public’s opinion of the police in recent years, as well as developments in law, accountability, and governance. The volume sets out to analyse what the police do, how they do it and with what effects, how the mass media shape public perceptions of the police, and how globalization, privatization, militarization, and securitization are impacting on contemporary police work. It concludes with an assessment of what we can expect for the future of policing.

scholarly journals Awkward encounters: Orthodox Jewry and the internet

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 42-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoel Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Personal Belief ◽  
Traditional Societies ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
The Impact

The role which the mass media plays in modern society means that it has become a sub-agent of contemporary religious identities. This broadens the religious and theological significance of the mass media as an agent for the construction of personal (belief) systems. While in traditional societies, religion is based upon the authority vested in religious bodies, in complex industrial societies individuals construct religious meaning from a variety of sources. In the latter, communication about religious and spiritual issues is increasingly mediated through print and electronic technologies. The internet has accentuated the process of mediation within Judaism by linking Jews, irrespective of whether they belong to physical communal structures, to a virtual, worldwide Jewish community. Yet a key question to be examined here is the impact of the internet upon existing religious communities. This study examines this question by looking at the Israeli case, and the impact of the internet upon the religious identity of Orthodox Jewry.

scholarly journals Poverty and the media : mainstream newspaper coverage of anti-poverty activism

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Butler
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
North America ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
First Century ◽  
Newspaper Coverage ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
The Mass Media

In the twenty-first century, the mass media is increasingly seen as having a very pervasive influence: the extent and reach if it simply cannot be ignored. In communities large and small, and in countries all over the world, the mass media has the ability to set agendas and influence public opinion. In North America, the mass media is particularly ubiquitous; from television, to the internet, to newspapers, it has become difficult to avoid mass media products.

scholarly journals “Podemos tirar, se achar melhor”: a relação entre notícia e público no jornalismo online brasileiro

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Demeda dos Santos ◽  
Ana Maria Acker
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Journalism ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
Keywords Internet ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Medios De Comunicacion

Este artigo busca avaliar até que ponto a internet modifica a relação entre os grandes veículos de comunicação e seu público. Para isso, se parte de uma analise descritiva de caso com base em Wolton (2003 e 2010) e bibliografia selecionada. Os resultados apontam que a internet não é preponderante na modificação nas relações comunicacionais estabelecidas, mas reforça a autonomia do receptor diante dos meios de massa.“Podemos sacarlo, si prefieres”: la relación entre noticia y público en el periodismo en línea brasileñoResumen: Ese ensayo busca evaluar hasta qué punto el internet modifica la relación entre los grandes vehículos de comunicación y su público. Para eso, partiese de un análisis descriptiva de caso con base en Wolton (2003 y 2010) y bibliografía seleccionada. Los resultados indican que el internet no es preponderante en la modificación de las relaciones comunicacionales establecidas, pero refuerza la autonomía del receptor ante los medios masivos.Palabras-llave: Internet; Periodismo en línea; Dominique Wolton; Redes sociales; Medios de comunicación de masas.“We can take it out, if you prefer”: The relation between news and public in Brazilian online journalismAbstract: This article seeks to evaluate to witch extent the internet changes the relationship between the mass media press and their audience. To achieve this, it begins with a descriptive case analysis based on Wolton (2003 and 2010) and selected bibliography. The results imply that the internet is not relevant to the changes in the process of the established communicational relations, but it strengthens the autonomy of the receptor.   Keywords: Internet; Online journalism; Dominique Wolton; Social media; mass media.

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