scholarly journals Classification of Negative Information on Socially Significant Topics in Mass Media

Symmetry ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1945
Author(s):  
Ravil I. Mukhamediev ◽  
Kirill Yakunin ◽  
Rustam Mussabayev ◽  
Timur Buldybayev ◽  
Yan Kuchin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Topic Model ◽  
Negative Information ◽  
Fourth Power ◽  
Operating Characteristics ◽  
Conditional Probability Distribution ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Text Corpora ◽  
The Media ◽  
High Level

Mass media not only reflect the activities of state bodies but also shape the informational context, sentiment, depth, and significance level attributed to certain state initiatives and social events. Multilateral and quantitative (to the practicable extent) assessment of media activity is important for understanding their objectivity, role, focus, and, ultimately, the quality of the society’s “fourth power”. The paper proposes a method for evaluating the media in several modalities (topics, evaluation criteria/properties, classes), combining topic modeling of the text corpora and multiple-criteria decision making. The evaluation is based on an analysis of the corpora as follows: the conditional probability distribution of media by topics, properties, and classes is calculated after the formation of the topic model of the corpora. Several approaches are used to obtain weights that describe how each topic relates to each evaluation criterion/property and to each class described in the paper, including manual high-level labeling, a multi-corpora approach, and an automatic approach. The proposed multi-corpora approach suggests assessment of corpora topical asymmetry to obtain the weights describing each topic’s relationship to a certain criterion/property. These weights, combined with the topic model, can be applied to evaluate each document in the corpora according to each of the considered criteria and classes. The proposed method was applied to a corpus of 804,829 news publications from 40 Kazakhstani sources published from 01 January 2018 to 31 December 2019, to classify negative information on socially significant topics. A BigARTM model was derived (200 topics) and the proposed model was applied, including to fill a table of the analytical hierarchical process (AHP) and all of the necessary high-level labeling procedures. Experiments confirm the general possibility of evaluating the media using the topic model of the text corpora, because an area under receiver operating characteristics curve (ROC AUC) score of 0.81 was achieved in the classification task, which is comparable with results obtained for the same task by applying the BERT (Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers) model.

scholarly journals Forms of interaction of the general prosecutor’s office with the mass media

Legal Ukraine ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 60-66
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Klochkov
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Criminal Responsibility ◽  
Round Table ◽  
The Media ◽  
Information Materials ◽  
Objective Side ◽  
High Level ◽  
Radio Programs

The article investigates that the prosecutor’s office should carry out information activities in order to implement the principle of publicity, protection and protection of human rights and freedoms, and the interests of the state. It is substantiated that the forms of interaction of the prosecutor’s office with the media (hereinafter – the media) are: a press conference, placement of materials in the media; briefing; distribution of press releases; interview; Round Table; press tour; placing information materials on the website; performances by employees on television broadcasts and radio programs; placement of information materials in new media; inviting media representatives to a meeting. It was determined that the prosecutor’s office should have a high level of professionalism, which in turn would facilitate the correct and justified formulation of the answers to the questions posed by journalists and other media representatives. In particular, the article emphasizes the relevance of the investigation of criminal offenses involving the media. Has actuality of placement of materials in mass media. Important information allows to increase the level of legal culture of the population, to establish partnerships with the institutions of civil society. It is established that the basis of criminal responsibility is the commission of a person with a dangerous act that contains a crime. It includes: object, objective side, subject, subjective side. The absence of one of these elements does not constitute a criminal offense. Key words: forms of interaction, Prosecutor General’s Office, mass media, journalists, publicity, human rights, crime.

scholarly journals The Development of Physics Learning Materials to Improve Students’ Learning Results

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Syahrul Kahar ◽  
Miftah Sigit Rahmawati
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Teaching Material ◽  
Physics Learning ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
The Media ◽  
High Level ◽  
Better Than

Teaching science should emphasize the provision of real experiences for students to develop their competence so that their ability in learning can be improved. The aim of this study was to evaluate the improvement of students’ learning result after the development of the teaching materials. This study used the <em>Research and Development</em> (R&amp;D) approach with the 4D model. The data were collected through test and validation analysis. The findings show that after teaching implementing the developed material, there were no students in the low category, students in the medium level were 11 (35,48%) only, while the majority of them (20 students) which were 64,52% were categorized into the high level. Besides that, referring to the descriptive analysis of mean scores obtained by students, their achievement was regarded to be better than before (87,06). In terms of the improvement in students’ learning results, after they were taught using the media which was developed in this study, students experienced improvement as the t-test showed the t<sub>count</sub> = 50,160 &gt; t <sub>table</sub>= 2,042 with the significance level of 0,000. Based on that results, the development of teaching material does support the learning activities in the classroom. Therefore, it can be concluded that the use of teaching material brings an impact on the improvement of students’ learning results so that they can understand the materials better. This current study gives insight to the learners about the importance to develop teaching media for learning Physics.

scholarly journals The depiction of marketing and marketers in the news media

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 752-769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Cluley
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
News Media ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Marketing Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
News Reports ◽  
The Media ◽  
One Year ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose In an effort to explain the high level of scepticism and distrust towards marketing and marketers, this paper aims to explore how marketing practice and practitioners are depicted in the mass media. Design/methodology/approach The paper analyses 6,877 news reports that discuss “marketing” across two one-year time periods from three UK newspapers. A systematic content analysis is presented through N-grams and K-grams, close readings of individual cases and manual coding. Findings The paper finds that the news media cultivates an image of marketing and marketing practitioners as a cost to businesses and something that businesses do to consumers. The study finds that marketers are also presented through a narrow viewpoint. Marketers are depicted as male and tend to be viewed as a source of authority only when speaking on behalf of their organizations in response problems and crises. Research limitations/implications The cultivation effect of mass media is widely accepted among communications scholar, yet its use within marketing research is limited. The paper represents an empirical application of this approach. Practical implications Organizations including the Chartered Institute of Marketing and American Marketing Association have attempted to counteract marketing’s image problem by redefining what marketing means. The results of this study suggest that such attempts are unlikely to work, as the practice of marketing, in particular PR, cultivates a negative image in the media. Social implications The paper explores the relationship between marketing practice and the marketing profession and society. Originality/value The paper demonstrates the utility of cultivation theory and systematic content analyses of media texts. It develops a methodology to examine how professional practice is depicted in mass media.

scholarly journals Representation of migrants in the Russian mass media and its dynamics (2010-2020)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-40
Author(s):  
Olga A. Iakimova
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Explanatory Models ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Russian Media ◽  
The Media ◽  
High Level

Over the last decades, scholars have reported a high level of xenophobia in Russia, which persists and spreads amidst all strata of the population. This shows the significance of the migration issue in the country and its topicality in the public discourse. However, the explanatory models used to analyze the perception of immigrants in Western countries do not find absolute empirical support in Russia. For this reason, researchers emphasize the importance of media discourse as a leading factor in constructing attitudes toward the foreign migrants in Russia. We take into account, firstly, the persistence of xenophobic attitudes among Russians, and secondly — the role of the migrants’ image, constructed by mass media, in shaping the perception of the immigrants among the locals. In this regard, this article hypothesizes that despite the official ban of the “hate language” and ethnization of crime, the negative representation of immigrants not only persists in the Russian media discourse, but is unfortunately increasing. To test this hypothesis, we utilize the results of research on the representation of immigration in Russian media discourse published between 2010 and 2020, which we analyze in the methodological framework of critical discourse analysis. We conclude that at the end of the current decade, there have been certain improvements in the media coverage of the migration issue, caused by the shift of the spotlight onto other problems, thus, the negative images of immigrants simply were not a part of the media agenda. On the one hand, this can help reduce ethnic tensions, although on the other, it complicates the development of the culture of interaction between the local and immigrant communities, since the national and cultural characteristics of migrants and their experience of living in Russia remain underrepresented in the media.

scholarly journals Conceptual Organization is Revealed by Consumer Activity Patterns

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam N. Hornsby ◽  
Thomas Evans ◽  
Peter S. Riefer ◽  
Rosie Prior ◽  
Bradley C. Love
Keyword(s):  
Human Activity ◽  
Conceptual Knowledge ◽  
Computational Models ◽  
Topic Model ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Text Corpora ◽  
Conceptual Organization ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Human Activity Patterns ◽  
High Level

Abstract Computational models using text corpora have proved useful in understanding the nature of language and human concepts. One appeal of this work is that text, such as from newspaper articles, should reflect human behaviour and conceptual organization outside the laboratory. However, texts do not directly reflect human activity, but instead serve a communicative function and are highly curated or edited to suit an audience. Here, we apply methods devised for text to a data source that directly reflects thousands of individuals’ activity patterns. Using product co-occurrence data from nearly 1.3-m supermarket shopping baskets, we trained a topic model to learn 25 high-level concepts (or topics). These topics were found to be comprehensible and coherent by both retail experts and consumers. The topics indicated that human concepts are primarily organized around goals and interactions (e.g. tomatoes go well with vegetables in a salad), rather than their intrinsic features (e.g. defining a tomato by the fact that it has seeds and is fleshy). These results are consistent with the notion that human conceptual knowledge is tailored to support action. Individual differences in the topics sampled predicted basic demographic characteristics. Our findings suggest that human activity patterns can reveal conceptual organization and may give rise to it.

FORMATION OF A POSITIVE MEDIA IMAGE OF EMPLOYEES OF THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS BODIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 41-54
Author(s):  
S.A. GAVRILIN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Media Image ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Internal Affairs ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
High Level

The aim is to identify the features of the emerging media image of employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation on the basis of sociological analysis, the results of All-Russian empirical sociological studies presented in the work. The article analyzes the image of police officers broadcast by the mass media. The analysis is based on an understanding of the multifactorial nature of the formation of the image of the police. It is proved that the assessment of the objectivity of the coverage of the work of the police by the mass media forms the attitude of the population to the activities of the police. It is proved that the assessment of the objectivity of the coverage of the work of the police by the mass media forms the attitude of the population to their activities Among the factors influencing the formation of a positive media image of police officers should be identified: personal, professional and moral qualities. It is concluded that the high level of morality and professionalism of police officers, together with objective coverage of their activities in the media, contribute to increasing the prestige of the Department of Internal Affairs, as well as increasing public confidence in the employees of this organization.

scholarly journals REALITAS MASYARAKAT INDONESIA DALAM MEDIA MASSA

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-76
Author(s):  
Asep Soegiarto
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Social Control ◽  
News Media ◽  
Fourth Power ◽  
Media Ownership ◽  
Media Image ◽  
The Press ◽  
Key Word ◽  
The Media

Abstract The mass media, not just serve as the grantor information, the amusement and social control or fourth power as a nation ( the four estate ), but also as a form of public opinion who directs and public opinion in the issues developing world. Reporters when covering an event and writing it has a tendency to subjective and biased. The problem of bias in the press is not a matter of who, or of what system, is supported. The problem is that the bias exists, and the system through which our media operates seems guaranteed to ensure that bias will continue. Journalistic product in the media is not the whole of the reality of the society but only parts of reality that described as realities. In a so-called media image. The news media in a determined by its media ownership, and other factors it has a very significant role aside from bias a journalist   Key Word: Objectivity, Media Biased, Media Image

scholarly journals REPRESENTASI BERITA PENISTAAAN AGAMA DALAM MEDIA MASSA DI INDONESIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Muhamad Fahmi
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Negative Information ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Media Representation ◽  
Nationalist Party ◽  
The Media

This article wants to see how the representation of mass media in Surakarta, namely Solopos and Joglosemar, in the case of the establishment of Religion by Basuki Cahaya Purnama (Ahok). The method used is Theo van Leuwen's critical discourse analysis which focuses on how actors are inclusion and exclusion in media news. The results of this study explain that: (1) Pos Solo sided with Ahok. Ahok is excluded (omitted, blurred from narrative text) when it comes to negative information and vice versa, inclusion (made clear) if positive news information for Ahok. (2) Joglosemar also seems to support Ahok. Joglosemar uses exclusion and passivation techniques. The use of these two techniques is done while giving "profit" to Ahok. (3) there are three factors that influence framing, construction and media representation that make the media appear to support Ahok, namely: 1). The Surakarta factor as the basis of the nationalist party, Factor Joko Widodo (Jokowi), Factor of media owners. These factors ultimately impacted on the news related to the blasphemy case carried out by Ahok where the media tended to defend Ahok. AbstrakArtikel ini ingin melihat bagaimana representasi media massa di Surakarta, yaitu Solopos dan Joglosemar, pada kasus peninstaan Agama oleh Basuki Cahaya Purnama (Ahok). Metode yang digunakan adalah analisis wacana kritis Theo van Leuwen yang fokus pada bagaimana para aktor di-inklusi dan eksklusi dalam berita media. Hasil penelitian ini menjelaskan bahwa: (1) Solo Pos berpihak pada Ahok. Ahok di-eksklusi (dihilangkan, diburamkan dari teks naratif) ketika menyangkut informasi negatif dan sebaliknya, di-inklusi (dibuat terang) jika informasi berita positif untuk Ahok. (2) Joglosemar terlihat juga mendukung Ahok. Joglosemar menggunakan teknik eksklusi dan passivasi. Penggunaan kedua teknik ini dilakukan selama memberikan "keuntungan" kepada Ahok. (3) ada tiga faktor yang mempengaruhi framing, konstruksi dan representasi media yang membuat media terlihat mendukung Ahok, yaitu: 1). Faktor Surakarta sebagai basis partai nasionalis, Faktor Joko Widodo (Jokowi), Faktor pemilik media. Faktor-faktor ini pada akhirnya berdampak pada berita yang terkait dengan kasus penodaan agama yang dilakukan oleh Ahok dimana media cendrung membela Ahok.

scholarly journals Model to Assess Effectiveness of Regional Mass Media

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Makarenko ◽  
Lyudmila Kovalchuk
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Media System ◽  
Evaluation Algorithm ◽  
Information Products ◽  
The Media ◽  
High Level

The article presents the structure of the media in the Trans-Baikal Territory. The elements of the media system include leading information agencies, television channels, periodicals, determined by the media rating in the Trans-Baikal Territory. The mass media presented in the model have different technical and technological properties allowing them to represent the interests of various social and age groups. Taking into account the interests of the maximum number of the media product consumers makes it possible to assess the overall level of awareness of the population about the events and facts of regional social and economic development, which, in the authors' view, should be considered an indicator of the regional media effectiveness. The significance of this indicator is determined by the participation of the media in the formation of values, political views, moral and ethical guidelines and motives of the population. In this context, an evaluation of the overall performance of the system and partial performance indicators of its elements is an important management task. At the same time, the task is complicated because of the lack of a generally accepted system of indicators for assessing the processes of creating and transmitting information, as well as tools for their convolution. In accordance with the purpose of the study, the authors proposed a system of indicators for assessing the factors that determine the effectiveness of the processes of creating information products at each of the media in the region, as well as indicators of the overall effectiveness of the media system of the region. Given the differences in technologies for creation and transmission of information products, the authors solved the problem of comparability of indicators and data. At the stage of obtaining integral estimates, the problem of the convolution of the obtained indicators arose. To solve the problem of convolution, the apparatus of fuzzy logic and fuzzy logic inference was used. The obtained estimates revealed a high level of awareness of the population of the Trans-Baikal Region about the events, facts and processes of regional socio-economic development. The evaluation algorithm presented in the work allows one not only to assess the overall level of effectiveness of the regional media system, but also to compare the media systems of different regions, and to monitor the activities of individual media enterprises. The principal moment of practical application of the proposed algorithm is the possibility of building on its basis a computer expert system that allows to automate the calculations and the formation of an information base.

scholarly journals KazNewsDataset: Single Country Overall Digital Mass Media Publication Corpus

Data ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Kirill Yakunin ◽  
Maksat Kalimoldayev ◽  
Ravil I. Mukhamediev ◽  
Rustam Mussabayev ◽  
Vladimir Barakhnin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Topic Model ◽  
Multiple Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Publication Activity ◽  
Operating Characteristics ◽  
Socially Relevant

Mass media is one of the most important elements influencing the information environment of society. The mass media is not only a source of information about what is happening but is often the authority that shapes the information agenda, the boundaries, and forms of discussion on socially relevant topics. A multifaceted and, where possible, quantitative assessment of mass media performance is crucial for understanding their objectivity, tone, thematic focus and, quality. The paper presents a corpus of Kazakhstan media, which contains over 4 million publications from 36 primary sources (which has at least 500 publications). The corpus also includes more than 2 million texts of Russian media for comparative analysis of publication activity of the countries, also about 4000 sections of state policy documents. The paper briefly describes the natural language processing and multiple-criteria decision-making methods, which are the algorithmic basis of the text and mass media evaluation method, and describes the results of several research cases, such as identification of propaganda, assessment of the tone of publications, calculation of the level of socially relevant negativity, comparative analysis of publication activity in the field of renewable energy. Experiments confirm the general possibility of evaluating the socially significant news, identifying texts with propagandistic content, evaluating the sentiment of publications using the topic model of the text corpus since the area under receiver operating characteristics curve (ROC AUC) values of 0.81, 0.73 and 0.93 were achieved on abovementioned tasks. The described cases do not exhaust the possibilities of thematic, tonal, dynamic, etc., analysis of the considered corpus of texts. The corpus will be interesting to researchers considering both multiple publications and mass media analysis, including comparative analysis and identification of common patterns inherent in the media of different countries.

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