Mobile Social Networking and the News

Understanding the Design of Mobile Social Networking

The coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak has become a global crisis, where most nations are suffering from severe health and economic consequences. As known, the probability of infection is high, so it is important to understand the public perception of trust in sources of information, especially mobile social networks (MSNs). As a result, this information will assist in better informing public health messaging. In this study, we surveyed the users of MSNs to understand their perceptions regarding the utilization of MSNs as communication platforms during the COVID-19 outbreak. An online survey was utilized to collect the responses of 854 MSN users in mid-November 2024 using a questionnaire that we developed. The sample of participants was fairly similar to the general MSNs population in terms of gender, age, usage time, and education level. We found that 60% of the respondents mentioned that there is a lot of misleading, inaccurate, and anonymous information. The majority of the respondents stated that utilizing MSNs can be a helpful tool to promote and explain strict infection prevention policies proposed by the government to control the outbreak. Based on our findings, health professionals should lead the COVID-19 response to enhance trust in information sources. Consequently, it is crucial to emphasize and enhance the understanding and views of the use of MSNs during and following the crisis period.

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The idea for this column started with a tweet. Both of us are active on Twitter, the social media website where users can share messages, or tweets, of 140 characters or less. While Twitter has swept around the world, a small but growing fraction of scientists are using it to establish collaborations or exchange information. More importantly, side effects of Twitter include a narrowing of the gaps between academic or industrial scientists, a burgeoning movement of science communicators, and a public very interested in science and technology. As the saying goes: we're here to help. We propose that scientific publications include a short section, akin to the acknowledgments at the end, which lists several outreach activities related to the paper. These could be new resources that the authors have created, or existing resources that are related to the paper's subject(s) - the goal is to reach out across that gap and help non-expert readers understand the work. Yes, we know that writing a paper is hard enough. But if publishing scientists don't continue to help non-scientists (or even non-specialists in our areas) engage with our work, then disturbing trends will continue. Right now many of us bemoan the lack of science coverage in mainstream media - if we don't constantly work to translate our science, the coverage will continue to disappear. In addition, we will fail to give non-experts the tools and resources that will help them understand research and fact-check suspicious claims. Publishing scientists will also be increasingly unable to compete successfully against other demands for either governmental or philanthropic funds. Engagement even allows us to understand our own work better. If scientists can't summarize their work in a one-minute elevator pitch or in a phone call to their family, our experience suggests they'll have a harder time keeping pace with their peers. Increasing numbers of grant proposals require a section on education or outreach; our proposal could help you find the materials - or inspiration - you need for your next funding application. Finding material for this section will not be as difficult as you might think: many scientists may not be aware that the past few years have seen an explosion in high-quality, multimedia resources in science communication. Consider the 2012 Flame Challenge, hosted by the Center for Science Communication in NY, USA and the actor Alan Alda. Participants were challenged to explain with scientific accuracy, but speaking to an 11-year-old, what exactly a flame is. Entries included written text, videos, graphics and animations (viewable at http://flamechallenge.org/). The winning entry is definitely worth a watch and ends with a rocking chorus of pyrolysis - chemiluminescence - oxidation - incandescence in front of both molecular-block diagrams of the process and a guitar-playing Lucifer. Not exactly a paper in a high-profile journal, but scientifically accurate and more likely to be retained in the mind of an 11-year-old.

The spread of health misinformation poses a threat to public health as it can influence individuals’ health beliefs and, potentially, behaviors, and their support for public health policies. The mainstream news media have the potential to inadvertently increase the salience of misinformation through their reporting. This study explores the agenda-setting effects of mainstream news media coverage on public salience of public health misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyzed the association between news media coverage and public salience – as measured by Google Trends relative search volume – of three different pieces of COVID-19 misinformation: (1) hydroxychloroquine is a safe and effective treatment for COVID-19; (2) the COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility; and (3) ivermectin is a safe and effective treatment for COVID-19. We plotted news coverage of each piece of misinformation against Google Trends relative search volume over time. Autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models were used to account for autocorrelation and analyze the relationship between the two time series. News media coverage volume was a significant predictor of same-day relative search volume for hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin. The relationship between news media coverage and searches for COVID-19 vaccines and infertility was not significant. These findings indicate mainstream news media coverage may contribute to the public salience of misinformation. Mainstream media outlets should contextualize their reporting on misinformation with verification from scientific consensus.

Social media are often perceived as platforms enabling more direct connection between politicians and citizens. While there is certainly potential for this, it is also important to investigate how these social media platforms are impacting the role and working of the mainstream media. While media logic is a well-studied phenomenon, less is known about social media logic. This contribution questions to what extent social media alter politicians’ dependency on mainstream media and/or generate new dependencies. Social media, in this context, are considered as non-neutral platforms, which are distinct from, yet interact with, mainstream media. The research presented draws on a qualitative approach focusing on the analysis of politicians’ use of Facebook and Twitter, including in-depth interviews with them about their social media behavior. We are particularly interested in how social media function and are perceived in relation to the politicians’ campaigning objectives. In this context, specific attention is given to the use of social media and (1) mainstream media coverage; (2) virality on social media; (3) the power of “likes”; (4) content as a process; and (5) the selectivity of audiences. Despite the “small data” approach and the exploratory character of the research presented within this chapter, our analysis does enable us to reflect upon the interdependencies that the hybrid media ecology produces.

Although the theory of agenda-setting is a pillar of political communication research, understanding the dynamics of public attention remains an important challenge as the communication system becomes increasingly fragmented. The development of ideologically oriented niche media and the ability of the mainstream media to carefully track the interests of their audience suggest that both public interest and niche media attention to an issue could affect the mainstream media’s agenda itself. We develop and test the theory of agenda-uptake to isolate when mainstream media influences both public and niche media attention to issues and when public interest and niche media attention influence the mainstream media to cover an issue. Analyzing mainstream and niche media coverage along with Google Trends individual search data for 4 issues in 2008, we provide evidence that the dynamics of agenda-uptake are crucial to understanding the character and content of the information environment in the 21st century.

The article is a study in the background with observations of good citizen journalism, by preaching information that can provide positive value for the development of publications. Not a stove that always heats the situation and situation. "Citizen journalism" is arguably the most recent finding in the current journalistic domain. A term where people intervene to share information is like a reporter. Various sources view differently about who actually started this trend. There are sources who say citizen journalism was pioneered by the tsunami of 26 December 2004 in Aceh. At that time, Acehnese people through a personal documentation video recorded water scenes that devastated Aceh and its surroundings. These videos play an important role in the supply of news for mainstream / mainstream media. There is another source who mentions that one of the private television sets opened video shipments of citizens who reported the incident in their respective homes through their own citizen journalism platform. Whatever claims to who initiates "Citizen Journalism", mainstream media seems to be seriously working on this fairly new market share. All may be one view that the future of the journalistic world is in "Citizen Journalism". A distinctive feature of citizen journalism lies in the framing of the news. Framing is a term in the world of journalism about how a media frame / construct / process the reality that occurs in society into a story, which is certainly in line with the tendency of the media concerned. In the case of citizen journalism which positions itself as a freestanding reporter, it is not bound by any media institution. From there, a personal framing is formed, which is nothing but the framing of the citizen itself which incidentally tends to construct reality in the field without any inclination. That is to say, something that is not reduced or exaggerated for certain purposes. The earthquake in Meulaboh was reported not only to have caused a tsunami in the western region of Aceh, but also struck the island of Sabang. At that time, the Satlak for Disaster Management and Refugee (PBP) Region III of West Aceh, until March 13, 2005 reported that the death toll reached 12,873 people, 2,403 people missing and 73,915 people displaced. Keyword: : Journalisme, Citizen, dan Tsunami

In the past few years, it is observed that social media was the first to respond to some issues that become the talk of the town. Broad and easy access to mobile devices and social media has created immense opportunities for the public to share and publish their works on open forums. The audience as the prosumer (producers and active consumers) generates ‘user-generated content’ that undoubtedly influences the mainstream media’s content production procedure and manner through distributing them to many news or social platforms. This process leads to citizen journalism as a parallel mode of journalism where collection, collaboration and dissemination of the information go through a single channel. This study is based on both primary and secondary data sources to understand the impacts, challenges, and opportunities of citizen journalism needed beside the journalism. The qualitative data are collected from seven in-depth interviews with senior journalists, editors, academics and news managers. And two semi-structured interviews were conducted with citizen journalism project coordinators. Their analysis regarding this citizen journalism practices in mainstream media creates access to information by opening a new door to more significant resources. However, the concern remains whether incorporating citizen journalism into mainstream journalism poses any threat or not. It is observed that the absence of practicing journalistic rules and regulations in social media makes their credibility questionable and generates confusion. Online news sites use mobile technologies to create and disseminate their media products, gradually attracting the audience and readers. As a result, people are often used to accessing news from online sites rather than print media. With this current demand, mainstream news media is focusing on more interactivity on their online platforms and encouraging their audiences to join in the news production process.

The study analyses two cases of digital movements in Indonesia. It identifies who are the actors behind the movement, the spread of the movement, the tactics used to increase exposure, and challenges a digital movement faces. The first case is the movement to reject Firli Bahuri as chairman of the Corruption Eradication Committee (KPK), and the second case is the persecution of David Ozora by Mario Dandy, the son of a tax official. The Firli case represents a long movement that brought a lot of controversies. It attracted massive public attention, shown in the form of, among others viral hashtags on social media, news coverage in mainstream media, and even demonstrations that claimed lives. However, this movement was not successful. On the other hand, the movement that demands the persecution of David Ozora, which only lasted for a few days, successfully moved the government to respond quickly to remove the official’s position, suspect perpetrators, and bring gratuity and money laundering cases into court

Homonationalism, the instrumentalization of LGBTI acceptance for nationalist, xenophobic, or Islamophobic purposes, has become widespread in Flanders. This dissertation sets out to investigate homonationalism through the lens of journalism, investigating its characteristics and prevalence in a mediatized context. This dissertation engages with the notion of inclusive journalism to analyze journalistic practices regarding LGBTI topics. Chapter 1 sets out to provide a comprehensive view of the Flemish media landscape regarding LGBTI topics by analyzing 1,570 articles published by thirteen Flemish news outlets in 2021. To this end, an inductive framing analysis was combined with quantitative content analysis. The findings indicate that most articles are framed inclusively, but also demonstrated the large share of homonationalist frames. Chapter 2 provides a critical discourse analysis of othering discourses in mainstream and alternative news media coverage of an alleged homophobic murder in March 2021. This study highlights the differences between mainstream media, which anchor the gay-friendly position of Belgium, and right-wing alternative media, that extend this discourse with overt Islamophobia. Chapter 3 features a thematic analysis of 1,127 user comments under articles of PAL NWS, a far-right medium that frequently positions LGBTI topics in a culture war discourse. This chapter highlights how homonationalism and LGBTI-phobia coincide and even reinforce each other, resulting in discriminatory discourses about Muslims and non-homonormative LGBTI people. Chapter 4 moves away from news content and investigates how journalists view their role in inclusive coverage, and how they reconcile this with notions of objectivity. Through seventeen semi-structured interviews, this study shows that perspectives between journalists differ between an objectivity model, an inclusivity model, and an advocacy model. This chapter also lists three challenges to more inclusive coverage: implementing guidelines, providing room for reflexivity, and removing intersectional shortcomings. Taken together, the findings underscore the critical role of journalism in shaping public discourse on LGBTI issues and the importance of inclusive journalistic practices. The presence of homonationalist discourses in mainstream media highlights the need for ongoing critical scrutiny and the promotion of alternative narratives that challenge exclusionary ideologies. Additionally, the investigation into journalistic practices reveals that fostering inclusivity requires a commitment to reflecting diverse perspectives and addressing social justice issues comprehensively.

INTRODUCTION Using a known platform to share content which is often overlooked by scholarly communication networks, The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) LibGuide from the University of New Mexico Libraries facilitates access to Native American perspectives on the #NODAPL movement through inclusion of social media content and primary source materials. This LibGuide highlights Native American voices and stories, content that is difficult for people outside Native American communities to find and shares a different view of the protest movement absent from most mainstream media coverage. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT Rather than a comprehensive listing, a majority of the guide content comes from Native American media outlets and Native American social media accounts by individuals and groups instead of library resources behind paywalls. Non-Native mainstream and alternative media sources are listed if authored by a Native American or if much of the source features a named individual using first-hand accounts. The DAPL LibGuide is the most viewed guide at UNM and was replicated at a small number of other academic libraries. NEXT STEPS Libraries can support the democratic process by highlighting similar types of community created content shared outside of scholarly communication networks, giving space to voices regularly unheard. The DAPL guide may be considered, along with similar social justice and topical guides as the beginnings of a new model which reimagines the possibilities of the LibGuide resource.

News values is a research topic that has received extensive attention in the scholarship. However, previous studies have not widely examined news values in the context of Citizen Journalism. Drawing on Harcup and O’Neill’s (2017. “What is News?: News Values Revisited (Again).” Journalism Studies 18 (12): 1470–1488) contemporary news values model, this study employs a content analysis of 420 Citizen Journalism and mainstream news lead articles in Hong Kong media, collected respectively from the local outlets StandNews and MingPao. The results show that Citizen Journalism publication StandNews tends to adopt and make similar use of news values to the mainstream MingPao in publishing its articles, which suggests that in Hong Kong, Citizen Journalism is increasingly closing the gap with mainstream media in terms of the editorial decisions that lead to the publication of news stories and, more in general, in terms of newsworthiness. This study intends to contribute to the comprehension of how news values compare between Citizen Journalism and mainstream news outlets, and therefore whether Citizen Journalism presents traits of newsworthiness.

PurposeThis study aims to evaluate 125 research libraries in North America to identify whether they incorporate reference and social networking tools in their library's website.Design/methodology/approachA content analysis of 125 library websites is conducted to determine whether libraries who are members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) incorporate and promote reference and social networking tools in their website. For the purpose of this study, a list of reference and social networking tools was chosen and each library's website was visited to determine first, which reference and social networking tools from this list appear on their library's homepage and, second, which tools appear elsewhere on the library's website.FindingsThe results show that even though most of these reference and social networking tools are incorporated into their library's websites, their presence is lower on their library's homepage.Practical implicationsAcademic and research libraries should incorporate reference and social networking tools on their library's homepage to make these services more visible and more easily accessible to their users.Originality/valueThis study demonstrates the importance of the right placement for reference and social networking tools on ARL websites.

Research Article| July 01 2011 “Instants of Truth”: The “Kill Team” Photos and the Depravity of Aesthetics Henry A. Giroux Henry A. Giroux HENRY A. GIROUX holds the Global TV Network Chair Professorship at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Afterimage (2011) 39 (1-2): 4–8. https://doi.org/10.1525/aft.2011.39.1-2.4 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Henry A. Giroux; “Instants of Truth”: The “Kill Team” Photos and the Depravity of Aesthetics. Afterimage 1 July 2011; 39 (1-2): 4–8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/aft.2011.39.1-2.4 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAfterimage Search This content is only available via PDF. © 2011 Afterimage/Visual Studies Workshop, unless otherwise noted. Reprints require written permission and acknowledgement of previous publication in Afterimage.2011 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.