What kind of country we want for our children: an analysis of media coverage of the 2017 New Zealand General Election

ABSTRACT

This article is the third in a series investigating media reporting of New Zealand elections. Based on content analysis of 510 articles published in the New Zealand Herald, and thematic analysis of a subset of news stories related to young people, the study examines media coverage of the 2017 elections by looking at the topics of news stories, presence of party policies, diversity of sources and references to social groups. Comparing the 2017 results with the results of the Herald’s coverage of 2014 elections, we register a shift towards a stronger presence of policy issues, more female voices in the reports and significantly higher reference to young people. We further investigated the high number of references to young people by conducting qualitative analysis on the subset of articles mentioning young people.     

Media Production as Therapy: A Systematic Review

Abstract

The rapidly changing communication environment of the digital age has generated needed discussion regarding implications of media technologies for social work practice. Yet scarce research has considered the therapeutic value of media technologies for social work practice. This systematic review explores how media production is used as a therapeutic intervention in human services to identify the therapeutic value and potential challenges of its application in the field. Media Production as Therapy (MPT) affords a range of therapeutic outcomes, including self- and community-awareness, self-reflection and self-correction practices, self-expression and story-sharing, and processing trauma. Challenges confronted through MPT include time and resource constraints, logistical difficulties, issues of authenticity, and dissemination concerns. Despite limited research, this review provides needed guidance for social workers to harness technology for social good, operating in the digital space to implement MPT interventions that afford a range of therapeutic benefits to clients in an increasingly mediated world.     

Role of Gambling Media Exposure in Influencing Trajectories Among College Students

In the study, a model of the relationship between mass media depictions of gambling and subsequent gambling attitudes and behavioral intentions of college students was developed. A survey was conducted with 229 undergraduate students (79.5% female, mean age = 20.5, SD = 2.04) enrolled in three different communication courses at a large southeastern university. Through structural equation analysis, the six hypotheses of this study were analyzed using the method of maximum likelihood with AMOS 6. The model was consistent with the hypotheses that media exposure impacts gambling attitudes and behavioral intentions both positively and negatively, depending on the valence of the gambling depiction. Theoretical and practical implications of mass media exposure and gambling behaviors are discussed, and future research directions are outlined.     

人口网络信息传播的策略探析——以中国人口网为例

通过考察中国人口网的信息传播现状,认为其信息传播多为自上而下的宣传,少平等温和的互动,没有发挥网媒的优势,传播方式还处于传统媒体信息网络化阶段,缺乏有效的信息传播手段和技巧。为此,运用传播学理论探析增强人口计生信息传播效果的手段和途径,认为在人口计生宣传中有效设置议程,满足受众的信息需求,并注意新闻信息的涵化,有助于正确引导计生舆论,提升计生政策的宣传效果。     

教师教育中的媒介素养教育探析

教师教育是整个教育工作的母机,本研究目的是通过现实总观和基本理论论证,倡导在教师教育中进行媒介素养教育。必要的教师教育路径下的媒介素养教育其形式是渗透教学,以多种方式整合和一般教学相整合。这一教育形式的前景是克服教师个人素质和外部环境双重阻力,使之成为媒介生活反思本身。     

语气副词“不免”的语法化历程

语气副词＂不免＂由表示＂不能避免＂的动词词组语法化而来,大致可以分为四种语气类型。＂不免1＂始见于先秦,表示＂免不了＂,与动词短语＂不免＂语义最为接近。＂不免2＂始见于魏晋,表示＂只好＂、＂不得不＂,其语义比＂不免1＂更为虚化。＂不免3＂始见于唐宋,其VP与心理活动有关。＂不免4＂始见于宋元,重在强调事件发生的自然而然,带有关联的意味。这四种＂不免＂的先后产生体现了语法化的层层深入。     

布什伊拉克战争演讲的批评性分析

以批评语篇分析的理论为指导,从词汇选择、及物性、情态、人称代词等方面来分析前总统布什在伊拉克战争期间发表的演讲。试图通过该语篇的分析来揭示其演讲的真实目的,从而提高人们的批判性语言意识。     

日本媒体涉华报道的传播视阈——以《朝日新闻》2010年1月至9月报道为例

2010年9月钓鱼岛＂撞船＂事件给中日关系走向蒙上了神秘＂面纱＂,媒体此时发挥了微妙作用。从2010年开年至＂撞船＂事发前后《朝日新闻》的涉华报道可以发现,日本政府是国际传播的强势主体,报道的题材选择和倾向性选择受两国关系中的利益和文化主导,同时也受传播规律的引导,这种传播还能反作用于两国关系。     

关于传播学交叉研究的路径思考——兼评邵培仁教授《媒介地理学》

学科发展的科层制困境长期困扰着传播学科的建设,学科交叉研究作为解决这一困境的手段之一,在促进学科创新的同时,也给学科的独立定位带来了消极影响。如何既建立起传播学自己的核心框架,又在更广阔的社会背景下进行分析,成为新时期传播学者们的主要探索方向。邵培仁的《媒介地理学》一书在问题意识、概念体系、范式革命、研究方法、人文关怀等五个方面做出了自己独特的贡献,在对传播学科危机深入反思的基础上投身实践,努力建构起了一个"既有中国学术主体性又有世界元素和全球视野"的知识体系。理论创新的贡献不仅在于分析当下问题的应用,更在于将来的学科发展,该书最大的意义正在于此。     

温家宝上海世博致辞的批评语篇分析

该文从批评性语篇分析角度出发,借鉴了费尔克拉夫的理论框架和韩礼德系统功能语法的三大元功能,以温家宝《弘扬世博理念,推动共同发展——在第七届上海世博国际论坛开幕式上的致辞》为例,从宏观层面分析了其预设和语境,在微观层面上分析了其及物性和情态,以考察温家宝如何通过语言外壳将意识形态潜移默化的传递给听众,从而揭示意识形态对语篇的影响和语篇对意识形态的反作用,以期提高读者的批评性阅读能力,增强其语言敏感性。