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Healthy lifestyle promotion from the perspective of state policy, journalism, healthcare, sociology, and psychology was analyzed. The objective of the study was to analyze changes in the financial and agitation state policy aimed at increasing the motivational activity of citizens of the Russian Federation towards a healthy lifestyle (HLS) in the Soviet era and at the post-Soviet stage and assess the effectiveness of these measures. The effectiveness of the Soviet propaganda of healthy lifestyles among the population was evaluated. Crisis phenomena in public health, low persuasiveness of the media presentation of the healthy lifestyle value, the COVID-19 pandemic, difficulties in implementing corporate health promotion programs in the workplace at individual en-terprises, and ignoring gender stereotypes in attitudes to health are the reasons that contribute to the adherence of Russian workers to unhealthy behaviors, that cause an increase in the incidence of chronic non-communicable diseases. The historical aspect of changes in state policy for health promotion made it possible to determine the tasks in developing health-saving programs.Copyright © 2023, Media Sphera Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
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Scientific misinformation has grown during the Covid-19 pandemic. To reduce the impact of false information, serious games are emerging that aim to make young people media and digitally literate through gamification. The main objective of this work is to analyse the potential of the Go Viral! edugame in terms of its journa-listic quality and design in order to detect the advantages of its implementation in different social contexts. The methodology used is based on a discursive and content analysis used in the study of other newsgames. The results indicate that this game, based on psychological inoculation, effectively allows the user to know how misinformation is created in networks, how it is increased by echo chambers and what tools are necessary to create a network community from the point of view of from the disinformer's point of view, thanks to the transmission of data, contextualization, awareness, interaction and stimulation to action. Although its journalistic quality is limited;the content, the architecture and the design indicate advantages that favor the reduction of disinformation noise as mechanisms to bury the echo chambers created in social networks. Although it cannot be presented as a single effective vehicle to combat scientific misinformation, it can become a valid instrument alongside others such as awareness campaigns, educational resources launched by institutions and the regulation of digital platforms.
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Rudy Gobert's positive COVID-19 diagnosis in March of 2020 started the process that led to American sports shutting down in the early days of the pandemic. After the diagnosis, video of him touching reporters' voice recorders at a press availability went viral. This framing analysis in five mainstream newspapers finds that over the course of 72 hours, Gobert went from a bad actor to a hero in news copy as an episodic frame focusing on his actions gave way to a thematic frame about the virus and its effects on the country.
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Background: Many patients affected by COVID-19 suffer from persistent symptoms after infection. Compared to biomedical mechanisms, psychosocial mechanisms have been less investigated. This study examined the association between trust in sources of information on COVID-19 and the burden of incident persistent symptoms. Method(s): A prospective study using data from the SAPRIS and SAPRIS-Serologie surveys nested in the French CONSTANCES cohort. Trust in medical doctors, government, scientists, journalists, and social media was measured between April 2020 and May 2020. The number of incident persistent symptoms lasting for at least two months was recorded. Psychological burden was measured with the somatic symptom disorder B criteria scale. Associations between trust in information sources and outcomes were examined with zero-inflated negative binomial regression and general linear models, adjusting for gender, age, education, income, self-rated health, SARS-CoV-2 serology tests, and self-reported COVID-19 Results: Among 20,985 participants, those with higher trust in government/journalists at baseline had fewer incident persistent symptoms at follow-up (estimate (SE): -0.21 (0.03), p < 0.001). Among 3372 participants (16.07%) who reported at least one symptom, those with higher trust in government/journalists and medical doctors/scientists had lower SSD-12 scores (-0.39 (0.17), p = 0.0219 and - 0.85 (0.24), p < 0.001, respectively), whereas higher trust in social media sources predicted higher SSD-12 scores in those with lower trust in government/journalists (0.90 (0.34), p = 0.008). These associations did not depend upon surrogate markers of past infection with SARS-CoV-2 Conclusion(s): Trust in information sources on COVID-19 should be tested as a target in the prevention of incident persistent symptoms.Copyright © 2023
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Disinformation has become one of the main problems for society and democracy. Despite the increase in research on this topic, citizen perception of the effects caused by fake news and how to combat it is yet an ongoing issue. Our objective is to analyze these two aspects in the context of COVID-19 in Spain. Also, we seek to identify the sociodemographic and political factors that determine them. We employed a quantitative survey run through an online panel (n=682). The results indicate that disinformation generates, as the primary effect, an increase in mistrust towards the media and politicians among Spanish citizens. Likewise, the incidence of disinformation in the change of opinion and the decision to vote has dropped. Concerning Coronavirus, falsehoods had a low impact on vaccination, although they promoted conspiracy theories among citizens. Men, young people and far-right sympathizers perceive the consequences of deception more intensely. Finally, the work of fact-checking agencies and legislation are the mechanisms to combat disinformation that citizens consider most reliable. These results have important implications for public institutions and journalism. © 2023 Scientific Association Icono14. All rights reserved.
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The growth of open access (OA) has been reflected through the use of OA research by the news media, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic spurred more researchers to share preprints in open repositories. However, little is known about what journalists, particularly science journalists, actually know of and think about OA research as it pertains to their work. This study seeks to help answer these questions by surveying science journalists working in the United States. Results show a broad awareness of OA and related concepts. They also show that a majority of respondents are willing to use Gold OA and Hybrid OA scholarly articles as sources, although they expressed more hesitancy in using Green OA articles, especially when they are preprints. Respondents showed awareness of the term "predatory publishers," and a majority expressed concern about them.
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The media can play an important role in suicide prevention and mental health care, especially in a country like Colombia, affected by an internal armed conflict, and with worrying cases of suicide that increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is known that mental health conditions were accentuated during the first year of this pandemic, with the deaths of family and friends, mandatory isolation, and the economic crisis, among others. This study examines the relationship between media reception and suicidal ideation in Colombia during this period. Methodologically, this predictive, cross-sectional, and non-experimental correlational study presents the results of a survey of Colombians aged 18 to 59 (N=660) from the three most populated regions of the country, conducted from January 1 to November 30, 2020. It was found that both frequent reception of news about deaths coronavirus, as well as the intentional search for or access to information in the media about suicide cases, acted as risk predictors of suicidal ideation. Conversely, the reception of programs that promoted or strengthened spiritual life was a protective factor against suicidal ideation. Age and physical and mental health did not influence the relationship between suicidal ideation and the reception of information about these human losses. In conclusion, the way in which a pandemic and suicide cases are journalistically covered influences suicidal ideation. Exposure to audiovisual entertainment programs could help lower the levels of suicidal ideation in contexts of a health crisis, as long as they emphasize the support networks and the reasons for living that are present in the programs that promote spiritual life.
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Researchers often use traditional sports' theoretical frameworks to evaluate esports' 'genuineness'. Therefore, this article shows how esports is assessed by traditional sports and esports journalists and how this is important for esports research. We conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews (n = 15) with the journalists representing top-tier Polish media and used inductive conventional content analysis. Three main analytical categories and ten subcategories indicate how the two types of journalists differ in their assessments of esports being or not being 'real' sport. The results highlight how problematic it is to use traditional sports as a frame into which esports needs to fit. We indicate the misconceptions of this approach and propose more inductive ones (e.g. searching for esports' distinct frameworks or revealing those used by different groups or communities). Also, our research has some practical implications and is a kind of 'map' showing the esports' new quality and its complex nature.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the public interest in science, and thus the need to report on scientific facts and information correctly has increased. While the pandemic has posed challenges to working journalists across the globe, problems for Pakistani journalists continue to grow. The country's journalists struggle not only to report on the pandemic but also to report on other scientific matters ranging from environmental issues to technological developments. This indicates the timely need for journalists' expert knowledge to report on science. Nevertheless, science journalism research is in its nascent stage in Pakistan, and there is no prior national study that analyzes science reporting in relation to knowledge-based journalism. Therefore, informed by the conceptual model of knowledge-based journalism, this study contributes a qualitative analysis of challenges that hinder the practice of knowledge-based journalism for science reporting within the context of Pakistan. © 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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The article draws on the concepts of "felt needs” and "politics of listening” widely used in community development and applies them more broadly to the humanitarian crisis suffered by internally displaced persons in Burkina Faso. It investigates the two-way communication stream between radio journalists and listeners drawing on feedback collected remotely from 153 representatives of internally displaced and host communities in Burkina Faso during COVID-19. It argues that while a voice must be given to marginalised communities, it must also be listened to and acted upon. Rather than radio journalism being a loudspeaker for top-down messaging, the study argues that alternative approaches should be adopted in conflict- and pandemic-affected areas. It finds that a balance is needed between the information that listeners feel they need in their new extreme circumstances and the information that radio journalists, drawing on their expertise, feel would be strategically empowering. © 2023 The Author(s). Co-published by Unisa Press and Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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Using a labour process lens, this research focuses on the structured antagonism that characterises the employment relationship. This article seeks to further our understanding of how news organisations employ control strategies to extract the labour power of journalists and achieve organisational objectives, and we pay particular attention to the role of editors in this regard. We also explore the responses of journalists as workers to managerial control which can include accommodation, resistance, compliance, or consent. The findings are based on an empirical case study of a local newspaper incorporating interviews with editors and journalists. The case study reveals how journalists' work intensified with the turn to digital content, and because of reduced staffing since COVID-19, but editors ensured high levels of productivity through distribution of digital analytics and constant monitoring.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the routine of human life to a new norm. The changes sparked various implications and differences of opinion in terms of religion, social, civilization, professionalism, and universal human rights. The media industry and journalism careers are no exception and have also suffered from economic constraints, staff reductions leading to the closure of news agencies. Compliance with the Movement Control Orders and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the newly introduced norms have been adapted to the current norms which eventually led to changes in newsroom and journalistic work routines. This study is an exploration that examines the careers of health news journalists in Malaysia in adjusting aspects of their professionalism, work norms and technology while working in pandemic situations. Based on in-depth interviews with journalists, sub-editors and health news editors from various news agencies, the study found that they are able to adapt to current changes and circumstances, as well as cultivate norms of flexibility without compromising professional ethics. In a short time, health news reporters are seen to be able to act by arranging work remotely or from home, adapting to online meeting with news sources and strengthening the structure of digital newsrooms through virtual communications and social media applications. Health news journalists in Malaysia are also seen to have high aspirations and self-esteem by prioritizing social responsibility over personal concerns over the Covid-19 virus.
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This study explores how the COVID-19 pandemic—with its college closures, business shutdowns, and student enrollment declines—impacted the independence of college media during the pandemic, and how those impacts will continue after the pandemic is over. Using a mixed-methods approach based on the Hierarchical Influences Model framework (Shoemaker & Reese, 2013), this study integrates the results of a survey of 126 student media news outlets with interviews from 15 well-known news organizations from universities with established independent practices, to establish a relationship between revenue sources and student participation with independence measures. Results confirmed a stronger push toward digital products and the use of a wider variety of revenue-generating techniques during the pandemic. [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Newspaper Research Journal is the property of Sage Publications Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)
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Introduction: The aim of this research is to analyze how COVID-19 was studied by the academic discipline of journalism, regarding its impact, methodology, thematic and source, and their repercussions on sites. Methodology: A universe of 124 articles is obtained through algorithmic grouping by InCites (journalism micro topic, Spanish affiliation, and COVID-19 keyword). A bibliometric analysis is performed, accompanied by a qualitative content analysis to generate common codes in methodology, themes, and use of sources. Quantitative analysis of co-occurrence and descriptive correlations between the three variables studied and their citations are carried out. Results: Articles on COVID-19 received five times more citations than the rest. The majority of cites (86%) are concentrated in the first-published articles. Classic methodologies were mostly used (49% content analysis, 16% surveys). Bibliographic review (13 cites/article) and advanced automated analysis techniques (10.75 cites/article) are the ones that receive the most citations. The main theme is disinformation (26%, 11,07 cites/article) and the most common source is the press (27%, 6,15 cites/article), although social networks (22%, 9.12 cites/article) and fact-checkers (10%, 8.50 cites/article) generated a greater impact. Discussion and Conclusions: The articles that were published during the first months generated the highest volume of citations. In journalism research, a recurrent use of classic strategies (content analysis, press) was found, although the slightly more novel approaches (advanced automated analysis techniques) are the ones that produced the most citations. Misinformation becomes one of the key issues in journalism studies. Unusual methodologies and themes receive practically no citations.Alternate :Introduction: Se analiza el impacto y el modo en el que la disciplina académica del periodismo investigó sobre el COVID-19 y su repercusión metodológica, temática y de fuentes. Metodología: Se obtiene un universo de 124 artículos mediante agrupación algorítmica por InCites (micro tópico periodismo, afiliación española y palabra clave COVID-19). Se procede a un análisis bibliométrico, acompañado por un análisis de contenido cualitativo para generar códigos comunes en metodología, temática y uso de fuentes. Se realizan análisis cuantitativos de co-ocurrencia y correlaciones descriptivas entre las tres variables estudiadas y sus citas. Resultados: Los artículos sobre COVID-19 recibieron cinco veces más citas que el resto, y la mayoría (86%) se concentran en los primeros artículos. Se emplearon mayormente metodologías clásicas (49% análisis de contenido, 16% encuestas). La revisión bibliográfica (13 citas/ artículo) y las técnicas avanzadas de análisis automático (10,75 citas/artículo) son las que reciben más citas. La temática principal es la desinformación (26%, 11,07 citas/artículo) y la fuente más común la prensa (27%, 6,15 citas/artículo), si bien generan más impacto las redes sociales (22%, 9,12 citas/ artículo) y los fact-checkers (10%, 8,50 citas/artículo). Discusión y Conclusiones: Los artículos que primero se publicaron generaron más citas. Se identificó un uso recurrente de estrategias clásicas (análisis de contenido, prensa) si bien son las aproximaciones ligeramente más novedosas (técnicas avanzadas de análisis automático) las que producen más citas. La desinformación deviene uno de los temas claves. Las metodologías y temáticas poco comunes no reciben prácticamente citaciones.
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Information disorders on social media can have a significant impact on citizens' participation in democratic processes. To better understand the spread of false and inaccurate information online, this research analyzed data from Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. The data were collected and verified by professional fact-checkers in Chile between October 2019 and October 2021, a period marked by political and health crises. The study found that false information spreads faster and reaches more users than true information on Twitter and Facebook. Instagram, on the other hand, seemed to be less affected by this phenomenon. False information was also more likely to be shared by users with lower reading comprehension skills. True information, on the other hand, tended to be less verbose and generate less interest among audiences. This research provides valuable insights into the characteristics of misinformation and how it spreads online. By recognizing the patterns of how false information diffuses and how users interact with it, we can identify the circumstances in which false and inaccurate messages are prone to becoming widespread. This knowledge can help us to develop strategies to counter the spread of misinformation and protect the integrity of democratic processes.
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That literary journalism has the potential to communicate across physical and political borders in the quest for social justice is demonstrated by two recent books of real-time memoir: Wang Fang's Wuhan Diary (2020) concerning lockdown at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and Behrouz Boochani's No Friend but the Mountains (2018) which describes the circumstances of the refugees and asylum seekers imprisoned by the Australian government on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. Their texts-written in circumstances where the opportunities for immersive reporting by journalists were unavailable-prompt consideration of the links between (im)mobility justice and literary journalism. They also raise questions about the line between fact and fiction in literary journalism, particularly under the threat of political censorship. And they provoke deliberation on the role literary journalism can play in reporting across closed borders on matters that are intensely local but at the same time of global concern. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.
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In parallel to the impact of the Covid health pandemic, the fight against disinformation has become one of the main concerns of democratic societies and the media system itself due to its historical role as guarantor of the right to access to rigorous, contrasted, and quality information. The viralization of hoaxes, most of them through social networks, has led media and journalists to place verification processes as one of the cornerstones of their activity and to explore new narratives and publication strategies to reach audiences. In particular, the younger generations are increasingly disconnected from traditional communication environments. This context is revitalizing, redefining and placing science journalism in a strategic position: for what it implies in fact-checking processes and for the opportunity to improve engagement with the public. This research is structured on the basis of a solid corpus of interviews with academic and professional experts. The considerations and opinions of these specialists have made possible the elaboration of a decalogue of good practices oriented to the exploration of the transmedia ecosystem as a vehicle for innovation and promotion of media literacy. © 2023 Scientific Association Icono14. All rights reserved.
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In this overview paper, we consider interactive digital narratives (IDN) as a means to represent and enable understanding of complex topics both at the public level (e.g. global warming, the COVID-19 pandemic, migration, or e-mobility) and at the personal level (trauma and other mental health issues, interpersonal relationships). We discuss scholarly, artistic, and non-fiction approaches to complexity, point out limitations of traditional media to represent complex issues, and describe the foundational advantages of IDN in this regard, using the SPP model as a conceptual lens. Then, we describe the problem space of IDN for complexity, and what aspects need further work in order to more fully realise the potential of IDN to represent complex topic in education and public communication.
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Journalists are among the workers who continue to engage in journalism activities like news covering despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Journalists facing paradoxical conditions between being productive in news covering and the dangers of virus transmission that can infect at any time. In other hand, journalists need support equipment facilities to avoid virus transmission during news covering process. Moreover, various media companies announce layoffs and salary cuts by asserting business uncertainty. This study aims to describe journalists' vulnerability within journalism activity and journalist as occupation during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This study was conducted with a qualitative method by analyzing the primer data from 50 journalist various region and representatives of journalist's association in Indonesia. Furthermore, we analyze secondary data that provided officially by Alliance of Independent Journalists Indonesia. Authors found that the lack of health insurance, support for preventing the spread of COVID-19, unilateral dismissals by media institutions, and salary cuts place journalists in a difficult position. Aspects of journalism activities that run normally without institutional or structural support legitimize the vulnerabilities experienced by journalists in Indonesia. © 2022 Rev. Archai. All rights reserved.
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The 2020 COVID-19 outbreak led to business closures and social activity restrictions. In particular, the cultural sector was severely hit by lockdowns, placing cultural journalism within exceptional circumstances. In this article, we analyse how journalists overcame restrictions by developing a proactive approach to the cultural sphere. As cultural journalism largely leans on the coverage of pre-planned events, exploring the journalistic approaches employed during the pandemic may unveil essential factors in the cultural-journalistic concept of culture and country differences. Our data comprise three consecutive sample weeks from 2020-2021 (weeks 17, 47, and 15) from the culture pages of the largest dailies of Finland, Sweden, and Latvia. Through comparative content analysis, we investigated the journalistic strategies of cultural desks. Using a story entity as the unit of analysis, we examined three aspects of story ideation: reliance on pseudo-events, choice and development of cultural-journalistic genres, and staging and storytelling methods regarding newsroom proactivity. We found differences in cultural concepts, including (dis)connections between art and society, which are frequently discussed in the literature. The results further indicate that proactivity can be a useful tool for developing future cultural journalism. © 2023 by Animal Bioscience.