scholarly journals Mapping the Media Landscape: The Influence of Ownership and Broadcast Schemes on Modern News Consumption

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremie Rappaz
Keyword(s):  
News Consumption ◽  
The Media ◽  
Broadcast Schemes

scholarly journals Who Believes in Conspiracy Theories about the COVID-19 Pandemic in Romania? An Analysis of Conspiracy Theories Believers’ Profiles

Societies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Raluca Buturoiu ◽  
Georgiana Udrea ◽  
Denisa-Adriana Oprea ◽  
Nicoleta Corbu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
News Media ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Conspiracy Theories ◽  
Critical Thinking Disposition ◽  
News Consumption ◽  
The Media ◽  
Thinking Disposition

The current COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by the circulation of an unprecedented amount of “polluted” information, especially in the social media environment, among which are false narratives and conspiracy theories about both the pandemic and vaccination against COVID-19. The effects of such questionable information primarily concern the lack of compliance with restrictive measures and a negative attitude towards vaccination campaigns, as well as more complex social effects, such as street protests or distrust in governments and authorities in general. Even though there is a lot of scholarly attention given to these narratives in many countries, research about the profile of people who are more prone to believe or spread them is rather scarce. In this context, we investigate the role of age, compared with other socio-demographic factors (such as education and religiosity), as well as the role of the media (the frequency of news consumption, the perceived usefulness of social media, and the perceived incidence of fake information about the virus in the media) and the critical thinking disposition of people who tend to believe such misleading narratives. To address these issues, we conducted a national survey (N = 945) in April 2021 in Romania. Using a hierarchical OLS regression model, we found that people who perceive higher incidence of fake news (ß = 0.33, p < 0.001), find social media platforms more useful (ß = 0.13, p < 0.001), have lower education (ß = −0.17, p < 0.001), and have higher levels of religiosity (ß = 0.08, p < 0.05) are more prone to believe COVID-19-related misleading narratives. At the same time, the frequency of news consumption (regardless of the type of media), critical thinking disposition, and age do not play a significant role in the profile of the believer in conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic. Somewhat surprisingly, age does not play a role in predicting belief in conspiracy theories, even though there are studies that suggest that older people are more prone to believe conspiracy narratives. As far as media is concerned, the frequency of news media consumption does not significantly differ for believers and non-believers. We discuss these results within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals The Pandemic News Experience: Covid-19, News Consumption, Mental Health, and the Demand for Positive News

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
An Nguyen ◽  
Amy Smith ◽  
Daniel Jackson ◽  
Xin Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Bell Curve ◽  
The Public ◽  
High Interest ◽  
News Consumption ◽  
The Media ◽  
Solution Focused ◽  
Depth Interviews

COJO for COVID Recovery is a UKRI/AHRC-funded rapid Covid-19 response research project that addresses the role that constructive journalism (COJO), particularly solution-focused journalism, can play in the pandemic recovery. The research set out in this report details the findings of the project’s initial in-depth interviews and survey with UK news audiences. Four key sets of findings regarding Covid-19 news consumption and experience emerge from this analysis. 1.The high interest in Covid-19 news was associated with the need to monitor and navigate the uncertain evolution of the pandemic as it affected audiences. 2.There was a clear fluctuation that followed “an inverse Bell curve” (up-down-up) pattern of Covid-19 news consumption which was in parallel with the severity of the pandemic and its associated lockdown restrictions. 3.Many of our participants reported switching off from the news or avoiding it for reasons linked to mental and emotional health, including negativity, repetitive reporting and information overload. 4.Participants demanded the media provide more positive news that helps to lift the mood of the public and/or offers ways out of the pandemic.

scholarly journals O impacto dos media no medo de contrair COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-102
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Media Impact ◽  
Media Type ◽  
News Consumption ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Consumption Frequency ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Trust

Objective: The current study sought out to assess the mass media impact on the fear of contracting COVID-19. We focused on people's trust in information associated with media type, worry regarding daily reports of statistics, concerns about prevention measures and warnings in the media, news consumption frequency, evaluation of the media in explaining and informing about the pandemic, and the fear of contracting the disease. Methods: The sample comprised 349 participants who completed online a Sociodemographic Questionnaire, a Mass Media Opinion Questionnaire, and the Fear of Contracting Covid-19 Scale (FCCS). Results: Fear of contracting COVID-19 was higher in women compared to men. Participants with higher fear of contracting the disease trusted more in the information provided by television, newspapers, and radio, but not social media. Higher scores on the FCCS were associated with higher scores on clarification, awareness, and information conveyed by media. Trust in newspapers, feelings regarding daily reports of COVID-19, news frequency consumption, and media evaluation in explaining and informing about the pandemic were predictors of fear of contracting COVID-19. Conclusions: Mass media proved to be fundamental in raising awareness and sensitization of the population.

scholarly journals Media consumption in Ukraine in 2018-2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 598-606
Author(s):  
Victor V. Chebanenko
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Election ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Election Campaign ◽  
News Consumption ◽  
The Media ◽  
Presidential Election Campaign ◽  
Media Market

This article analyzes the media market of Ukraine during the period from 2018 to 2020. The study includes social and political phenomena that had an effect on media consumption in Ukraine. Firstly, at the end of 2018, the presidential election campaign contributed to the mass digitalization of the country. Then at the begging of 2020, news consumption was highly increased due to the situation with coronavirus pandemic. The article provides statistics on the Ukrainization of media content.

scholarly journals Ephemeral Journalism: News Distribution Through Instagram Stories

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 205630511988865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Vázquez-Herrero ◽  
Sabela Direito-Rebollal ◽  
Xosé López-García
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Digital Native ◽  
News Production ◽  
News Consumption ◽  
The Media ◽  
Gain Access

Social media are increasingly integrated into media routines as channels to gain access, verify and spread information. Likewise, as mobile news consumption is standardized, the media experiment with native formats for these platforms. This study analyzes how the media use Instagram Stories, to identify the strategies that they apply, as well as the adaptation and innovation features on this platform. A content analysis was conducted from a sample of 17 online media that use Instagram Stories, both legacy and digital native. The results show an upward potential in ephemeral news production, one that is increasingly developed and unique.

scholarly journals News consumption and COVID-19: Social perception

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-41
Author(s):  
Pere Masip ◽  
◽  
Carlos Ruiz Caballero ◽  
Jaume Suau
Keyword(s):  
Social Perception ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Media Consumption ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
News Consumption ◽  
The Media ◽  
First Time

On 14 March 2020, the Spanish Government declared a state of alert for the first time since the reinstatement of democracy, confining millions of people to their homes in effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid emergency situations such as this, people need to be informed (Seeger et al., 2003). In light of this demand for information, the media responded by heightening the attention afforded to the pandemic and its news coverage, a phenomenon which has occurred repeatedly in similar situations (Ducharme, 2020; Pieri, 2018). Based on a survey of over 2,000 Catalan citizens during the period of lockdown, the main aim of this article is to analyse how the pandemic changed their information habits, gauge their perception of the media’s coverage and determine whether this coverage produced information overload. The results show an upsurge in media consumption as well as information overload among virtually half the population. This generates a paradox: despite the increased consumption of information, the media did not help to improve people’s understanding of the pandemic, but instead resulted in information fatigue, thus hindering comprehension.

Russia's independent media will be quietly squeezed

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Content Type ◽  
News Consumption ◽  
Media Space ◽  
The Media ◽  
Generational Shift ◽  
Media Outlet ◽  
Independent Media ◽  
Financial Wrongdoing

Significance Control of national television stations allows the Russian authorities to dominate the media space and manage public news consumption. They can therefore afford to devote fewer resources to silencing dissenting voices. When the authorities do decide that an independent media outlet has gone too far, as happened recently with RBC news and may now befall Ekho Moskvy, they have a range of options: pressuring the owners, bringing tangential charges such as financial wrongdoing and quietly squeezing out troublesome editors. Impacts Virulent attacks on the opposition and its 'fifth columnist' media allies will intensify on state TV ahead of the elections. Self-censorship will remain the norm for many journalists. A generational shift will see younger Russians turning to the internet rather than traditional media.

scholarly journals Profiling news consumption on social media

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 320-334
Author(s):  
Veronika Veronika ◽  
Agustinus Eko Raharjo
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Uses And Gratification ◽  
Uses And Gratification Theory ◽  
News Consumption ◽  
The Media

Social media is an exciting platform to be researched at this time because users are increasing. This condition is a challenge for the media to be able to take advantage of this phenomenon into a great opportunity. The concept of social media journalism is growing as many media use social media with diverse objectives. A lot of studies have tried to see from a variety of spectacles. This research fills the research void related to the consumption of news through social media in Indonesia based on uses and gratification theory and social media concept. The survey conducted by distributing questionnaires online for two months to get 736 respondents from various regions in Indonesia. The result is that social media is not the main place for Indonesian people to look for news. Most of the respondent is still looking for news through two mediums, namely offline and other online. People who access news through social media are satisfied, but they do not have confidence in the news on social media. Besides understanding news consumption patterns on social media, this research suggests a model that the media needs to understand to utilize social media more effectively.

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