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A Farm Newspaper Capitulates To Advertiser Pressure: Determinants Of Readers’ Attitudes Toward The Firing Of An Editorial Cartoonist, Lulu Rodriguez, Supathida Kulpavaropas Dec 2018

A Farm Newspaper Capitulates To Advertiser Pressure: Determinants Of Readers’ Attitudes Toward The Firing Of An Editorial Cartoonist, Lulu Rodriguez, Supathida Kulpavaropas

Journal of Applied Communications

On April 2016, the weekly Farm News cut its ties with veteran freelancer Rick Friday who drew a cartoon that called attention to how much the CEOs of large agricultural corporations are paid. This study examines the determinants of people’s attitudes toward Mr. Friday’s firing. Using data gathered from a national online survey of newspaper readers, this study traced the antecedents of these attitudes. While the incident drew strong negative reactions, we found that public attitudes were strongly mediated by readers’ attitudes toward Big Ag advertisers. That is, those who saw Big Ag in a positive light were more inclined …

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Why Websites Work: An Examination Of Interdisciplinary Agricultural Center Websites, Ashley N. Mcleod, Valerie Mckee, Savannah Woodall, Brandon Mckee, Joy Rumble Dec 2018

Why Websites Work: An Examination Of Interdisciplinary Agricultural Center Websites, Ashley N. Mcleod, Valerie Mckee, Savannah Woodall, Brandon Mckee, Joy Rumble

Journal of Applied Communications

This study examined the online content of interdisciplinary agricultural center webpages. Content modification dates, mission statements, and content were determined through a content analysis. Many of the websites did not mention a modification date for the content, while many websites had outdated content mostly older than six months. More than two-thirds of the websites provided PDFs that visitor could download to learn more about topics, by many of the websites lacked any media element that was being coded. Additionally, many websites did not use multiple forms of media. More than half of the websites were coded as lacking any social …

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Collegiate Millennials' Perceptions Of Locally Produced Beef, Shelby Oesterreicher, Lisa K. Lundy, Joy N. Rumble, Ricky W. Telg Dec 2018

Collegiate Millennials' Perceptions Of Locally Produced Beef, Shelby Oesterreicher, Lisa K. Lundy, Joy N. Rumble, Ricky W. Telg

Journal of Applied Communications

Millennial consumers are stepping into important roles as decision makers and consumers. A knowledge and communication gap exists between cattle producers and consumers this knowledge seeking generation. This study focused on collegiate millennials’ perceptions of locally produced beef. The research design was qualitative in nature using focus groups. Participants associated the beef industry and beef products with the environment, management practices, treatment of animals, human health concerns, retail, experience with the beef industry, experience with beef, and transparency. Results of this study showed participants had minimal knowledge of the industry and relatively negative perceptions of the industry and beef products. …

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Analyzing Media Coverage Of Agricultural Health And Safety Issues, Lisa K. Lundy, Tiffany M. Rogers-Randolph, Angela B. Lindsey, Clay Hurdle, Heather Ryan, Ricky W. Telg, Tracy Irani Dec 2018

Analyzing Media Coverage Of Agricultural Health And Safety Issues, Lisa K. Lundy, Tiffany M. Rogers-Randolph, Angela B. Lindsey, Clay Hurdle, Heather Ryan, Ricky W. Telg, Tracy Irani

Journal of Applied Communications

Farming, by the very nature of the occupation, is riddled with uncertainty. The risks associated with the agriculture industry are just as diverse as the industry itself. For all risks, one challenge is the development and dissemination of safety communication materials tailored for diverse audiences. Valkenburg, Semetko, and Vreese (1999) examined common frames used in news media. Their analysis pointed to four commonly used news frames: conflict, human interest, responsibility and economic consequences. The purpose of this study was to describe the agricultural and health safety issues discussed in Florida news media during the year 2016, discussing the prominence of …

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A Sentiment And Content Analysis Of Twitter Content Regarding The Use Of Antibiotics In Livestock, Garrett M. Steede, Courtney Meyers, Nan Li, Erica Irlbeck, Sherice Gearhart Dec 2018

A Sentiment And Content Analysis Of Twitter Content Regarding The Use Of Antibiotics In Livestock, Garrett M. Steede, Courtney Meyers, Nan Li, Erica Irlbeck, Sherice Gearhart

Journal of Applied Communications

On January 1, 2017, the final rule of the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) was put into place requiring antibiotics approved for both humans and animals to be discontinued for growth promotion. This change was brought on by the role growth promoters in livestock production play in the development of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance increases the costs associated with human health care by increasing the length of stays in the hospital and requiring more intensive medical care for patients. The purpose of this study was to explore sentiment and characteristics of social media content and the characteristics of the key influencers …

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Comparison Of Extension Personnel And Supervisor Perceptions Of Communications Activities, Brittany Bowman, Quisto Settle, Elizabeth Gregory North, Keri Collins Lewis Dec 2018

Comparison Of Extension Personnel And Supervisor Perceptions Of Communications Activities, Brittany Bowman, Quisto Settle, Elizabeth Gregory North, Keri Collins Lewis

Journal of Applied Communications

Extension is often called the “best-kept secret” having low awareness with the public but high satisfaction with clientele. Extension services nationwide have faced budget cuts, creating a need for the organization to re-evaluate its activities, including how it communicates with its stakeholders. While Extension personnel are the ones who will do most of the communicating, their supervisors impact the personnel’s actions, which means it is important to assess both groups. A survey was conducted with Extension personnel and their supervisors in Mississippi assessing engagement in communications activities and perceptions of those activities, as well as personnel’s preference of professional development …

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The Communication Effectiveness Of Scientist-Stakeholder Partnerships Addressing Agriculture And Natural Resources Issues: An Analysis Of The Media Attention And Media Framing Of The Florida Water And Climate Alliance, Shuyang Qu, Tracy Irani Dec 2018

The Communication Effectiveness Of Scientist-Stakeholder Partnerships Addressing Agriculture And Natural Resources Issues: An Analysis Of The Media Attention And Media Framing Of The Florida Water And Climate Alliance, Shuyang Qu, Tracy Irani

Journal of Applied Communications

Scientist-stakeholder partnerships are formed by scientists from academic institutions and industry representatives in an effort to address contingent science issues such as climate change, inform the public and influence public policies. Such organizations often lack expertise in communicating to the public and conducting outreach which are crucial components to building a good reputation. This study selected Florida Water and Climate Alliance [FWCA] as an example of such an organization, exploring its media attention and media framing to assess the visibility and reputation of [FWCA]. Results showed very limited media attention had been devoted to [FWCA]. The framing analysis results indicated …

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The Guardian, Week Of December 31, 2018, Wright State University Student Body Dec 2018

The Guardian, Week Of December 31, 2018, Wright State University Student Body

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News articles from The Guardian for the week of December 31, 2018. The Guardian is the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.

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Genetic Modification, Factory Farms, And Alf: A Focus Group Study Of The Netflix Original Film Okja, Garrett M. Steede, Kelsi Opat, Leah S. Curren, Erica Irlbeck Dec 2018

Genetic Modification, Factory Farms, And Alf: A Focus Group Study Of The Netflix Original Film Okja, Garrett M. Steede, Kelsi Opat, Leah S. Curren, Erica Irlbeck

Journal of Applied Communications

Okja is a fictional Netflix original film that was released in 2017. Okja features a “super pig” that is owned by the large, agricultural company Mirando Corporation. Okja is raised by a young girl, Mija, and her grandfather in the South Korean mountains. The film climaxes when Mija and the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) narrowly save Okja and a smuggled piglet from the slaughter process. The purpose of this study was to understand how college students responded to the film. The viewers of this film included students who were majoring in a field within the agricultural college (COA) at Texas …

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Blue Bell's Facebook Posts And Responses During The 2015 Listeria Crisis: A Case Study, Kelsi Opat, Haley Magness, Erica Irlbeck Dec 2018

Blue Bell's Facebook Posts And Responses During The 2015 Listeria Crisis: A Case Study, Kelsi Opat, Haley Magness, Erica Irlbeck

Journal of Applied Communications

Blue Bell Creameries faced an unprecedented situation when it pulled all of its products during a Listeria outbreak in 2015. Despite a very public crisis that resulted in three deaths, Blue Bell survived the disaster and maintained a large and loyal customer base. A content analysis of the Blue Bell Ice Cream Facebook page was conducted to evaluate Blue Bell’s public communications, and its followers’ public reactions to the Facebook communication during the crisis. Results indicated that Blue Bell primarily posted messages that included recall and restocking information, thankfulness to stakeholders, and details about improvements to food safety during the …

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Strategizing Small And Medium Enterprises Development Through Ict-Related Innovations Adoption: Moderating Influence Of Gender, Age And Experience, Adamkolo Mohammed Ibrahim Dec 2018

Strategizing Small And Medium Enterprises Development Through Ict-Related Innovations Adoption: Moderating Influence Of Gender, Age And Experience, Adamkolo Mohammed Ibrahim

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The rapid advancement in information and communication technology (ICT) has brought huge entrepreneur benefits and challenges. A key challenge that has been less researched is the demand for skilled manpower in relation to the issue of the role employees' age and gender play in driving SMEs' ICT-related innovations adoption. This paper attempted to determine the moderating role of three important workers' demographic characteristics (age, gender and experience) on the use of innovations related to ICT by SMEs. Adopting the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) perspective, a questionnaire was designed and administered to 400 employees selected from …

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An Initial Exploration On Terrorism Issues In Malaysia And Indonesia: The Case Of The Wall Street Journal, Fauziah Hassan, Sofia Hayati Yuso㯬‚¬, Siti Zobidah Omar Dec 2018

An Initial Exploration On Terrorism Issues In Malaysia And Indonesia: The Case Of The Wall Street Journal, Fauziah Hassan, Sofia Hayati Yuso㯬‚¬, Siti Zobidah Omar

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The symbiotic relationship between Islam and media is inevitable. The frequent of media coverage about Islam has been researched by many especially since the remarkable incident of September 11 in 2001. From that moment, Islam has been viewed and labelled as negative by the Western media specifically to the Muslims living in America and those in the Middle East countries. This phenomenon has been contagious to the Muslims in Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia as these two countries are believed to have a connection with recent terrorist groups such as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant …

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Counter Hegemoni Atas Otoritas Agama Pada Film (Analisis Wacana Kritis Fairclough Pada Film Sang Pencerah), Syifaul Fauziyah, Kharisma Nasionalita Dec 2018

Counter Hegemoni Atas Otoritas Agama Pada Film (Analisis Wacana Kritis Fairclough Pada Film Sang Pencerah), Syifaul Fauziyah, Kharisma Nasionalita

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Koltay, Tibor. (2011). “The media and the literacies: media literacy, information literacy, digital literacy”. Media, Culture, & Society. 33(2). 211-221.

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Family's Communication Pattern In Preventing Students' Violence In Yogyakarta, Chatia Hastasari, Suranto Aw, Mami Hajaroh Dec 2018

Family's Communication Pattern In Preventing Students' Violence In Yogyakarta, Chatia Hastasari, Suranto Aw, Mami Hajaroh

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This investigates the family's communication pattern to avoid senior high school student violence in Yogyakarta. This study employs a qualitative method taking a sample of ten people consist of students' parents (SMAN 6 Yogyakarta, SMAN 8 Yogyakarta, SMAN 9 Yogyakarta, SMA Bopkri 2 Yogyakarta, SMA Muhammadiyah 7 Yogyakarta, and SMA Tamansiswa Yogyakarta); teachers and society figure. The results are (1) Communication pattern which is used effectively to avoid students' violence is one way communication. In this situation parents can give advice and become a role model for their children; and (2) Communication patterns which are used innefectively to avoid students' …

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The Effect Of Science Technology And Society Models On Science Process Skills, Agatha Asih Nugraheni, Wuri Wuryandani Dec 2018

The Effect Of Science Technology And Society Models On Science Process Skills, Agatha Asih Nugraheni, Wuri Wuryandani

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This study aims to integrate the Science Technology and Society models on the students' processes in grade IV elementary school. The implementation of this study uses a quantitative approach with a type of quasi-experimental research. The population of the study sample was calculated from the second class, namely the fourth grade of SD Negeri Margoagung as the experimental class and class IV SD Ngino 1 as the control class. Data analysis is an independent sample t-test. The results showed that there was a significant influence of the Science and Community Technology model on the process skills of the fourth grade …

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Media Literacy And Social Media Usage Analysis In Communication And Non-Communication Students Of University Of Amikom Yogyakarta, Dendy Suseno Adhiarso, Mohammad Suyanto Dec 2018

Media Literacy And Social Media Usage Analysis In Communication And Non-Communication Students Of University Of Amikom Yogyakarta, Dendy Suseno Adhiarso, Mohammad Suyanto

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Media literacy is the ability to understand, analyze, and deconstruct media images. The ability to do it is intended that the public as a media consumer becomes aware of how the media are built and accessed. The aims of this study are (1) to study the level of media literacy and social media usage patterns in communication and non-communication students. (2) to know the correlation between media literacy and social media usage patterns in communication and non-communication students. (3) comparing media literacy and social media usage patterns in communication and non-communication students. The population in this study were students …

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Managing Intercultural Interaction And Prejudice Of The Indonesian Community: As An Effort To Prevent And Manage Sara Conflict, Ferry Adhi Dharma Dec 2018

Managing Intercultural Interaction And Prejudice Of The Indonesian Community: As An Effort To Prevent And Manage Sara Conflict, Ferry Adhi Dharma

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Interaction and conflict have a very close relationship. Besides, can cause conflicts, interactions can also be used to prevent and manage conflict. There are intrigue and prejudice in dynamic social interaction. Therefore, it takes control of that assessment to others, to be honest, and rational. Individually, prejudice can be controlled through one-way and two-way communication within the family. In groups, prejudice control can be done through the establishment of institutions to communicate more transactional. Social institutions can impose sanctions on anyone proven to produce and disseminate prejudices. Moreover, social institutions can also produce and deploy a symbol of harmony through …

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State Position Among Of The Information Technology Paradigm: Review Of The Media Literacy Movement By Diy Kpid And Btkp Diy, Firly Annisa Dec 2018

State Position Among Of The Information Technology Paradigm: Review Of The Media Literacy Movement By Diy Kpid And Btkp Diy, Firly Annisa

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The Democratic System of Pancasila that has been chosen by Indonesian founders give several consequences. The state needs to be responsible for regulating equality policies for every citizen. Not only about the issue of equitable economic resources but also equal access to information. In the context of the country, democracy and markets equal access to information can be understood as information technology paradigm. This paradigm means that all systems that use by technology information are defined by networking sense, which is an empowering citizen to influence a wide variety of processes. Through the observation and depth of methods, this research …

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Hegemonic Masculinity In Archetypal African Novels, Amjad Alsyouf Dec 2018

Hegemonic Masculinity In Archetypal African Novels, Amjad Alsyouf

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The study attempts to examine the concept of hegemonic masculinity in Tayeb Salih's Season of Migration to the North (1966) and Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart (1958). To achieve that it deals with two concerns. First, it tackles the process of development of masculinity attempting to identify hegemonic masculinity among other stages within this process. Secondly, it investigates hegemonic masculinity as a concept occasionally occurs in popular African fiction with emphasis placed on its presence in Salih's Season of Migration to the North and Achebe's Things Fall Apart. The research concludes with a recommendation to focus more research efforts …

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Analisis Bingkai Pemberitaan Aksi Bela Islam 2 Desember 2016 (Aksi 212) Di Media Massa Bbc (Indonesia) & Republika, Abidatu Lintang Pradipta, Nadya Warih Nur Hidayah, Afifah Nafiatun Annisa Haya, Carissa Ervani, Deny Kristanto Dec 2018

Analisis Bingkai Pemberitaan Aksi Bela Islam 2 Desember 2016 (Aksi 212) Di Media Massa Bbc (Indonesia) & Republika, Abidatu Lintang Pradipta, Nadya Warih Nur Hidayah, Afifah Nafiatun Annisa Haya, Carissa Ervani, Deny Kristanto

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Jones, Rodney H. & Hafner, Christoph A. (2012). “Understanding Digital Literacies: A practical introduction”. Oxford: Routledge.

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Evaluasi Program Desa Mandiri Informasi Berbasis Aplikasi Android Sistem Informasi Desa (Sifordes), Suranto Aw Dec 2018

Evaluasi Program Desa Mandiri Informasi Berbasis Aplikasi Android Sistem Informasi Desa (Sifordes), Suranto Aw

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No abstract provided.

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Public Service Ads. Of Reserving Peat Forests, Atika Atika, Achmad Bayu Chandrabuwono Dec 2018

Public Service Ads. Of Reserving Peat Forests, Atika Atika, Achmad Bayu Chandrabuwono

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Social messages in Public Service Ads should be designed as appealing as possible because it affects the effectiveness of the advertisement. This study aims to investigate the attractiveness of public service advertisement of Preserving Peat Forests. The study uses a quantitative approach and data were collected through surveys involving respondents who work in Peat Restoration Agency in South Kalimantan. The measurement uses a semantic differential scale. The results show that informative/rational appeal of Public Service Ads Preserving Peat Forests is in the medium category, while the emotional appeal is rather low. Public Service Advertisement of Preserve Peat Forests which is …

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Public Relations And Employee Performance In Nigerian Institutions Of Higher Learning, Muhammad Nura Nguru, Adamkolo Mohammed Ibrahim Dec 2018

Public Relations And Employee Performance In Nigerian Institutions Of Higher Learning, Muhammad Nura Nguru, Adamkolo Mohammed Ibrahim

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Organizations' internal publics, which generally comprises two categories of personnel, namely management staff and employees constitute some of the key elements that contribute toward realizing the goals and objectives of the organization. However, unlike non-academic organizations, institutions of higher (academic) learning have two additional categories of internal publics "” academic staff and students. This makes such institutions a bit unique. Public relations (PR) as a management function and tool is utilized by the management between itself and all categories of internal publics to facilitate smooth information dissemination and communication for enhanced job performance. Hence, a unique type of PR practice …

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Konstruksi Media Dalam Pemberitaan Kontra Terorisme Di Indonesia, Mubarok Mubarok, Diah Wulandari Dec 2018

Konstruksi Media Dalam Pemberitaan Kontra Terorisme Di Indonesia, Mubarok Mubarok, Diah Wulandari

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David. (2006). “Defining Digital Literacy: What do young people need to know about digital media?”. Digital Kompetanse.” 4-2006. 1. 263-276.

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The Narration Of Digital Literacy Movement In Indonesia, Mery Yanti, Yusnaini Yusnaini Dec 2018

The Narration Of Digital Literacy Movement In Indonesia, Mery Yanti, Yusnaini Yusnaini

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This article aims to analyze the digital literacy movement in Indonesia and its determinant using the narrative approach. Empirical research is carried out with qualitative content analysis methods. The primary data of the study came from 255 online news which contained digital literacy keywords that were detected by Google search engines and published in trusted online media. Secondary data collected from publications of government, private, and civil society organizations related to digital literacy. We use an interactive model and Atlas.ti 8 to analyze research data. The results showed that each actor had a variety of views about the definitions and …

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Generasi Millenial Dan Absurditas Debat Kusir Virtual, Noveliyati Sabani Dec 2018

Generasi Millenial Dan Absurditas Debat Kusir Virtual, Noveliyati Sabani

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Head, Alison J. & Eisenberg, Michael B. (2009). “How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age?” Project of Information Literacy, University of Washington.

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The Media Framing Of The Selfie Between Miss Israel And Miss Lebanon From Cnn & Bbc Towards The Politic Interest, Sabrina Bawazier, Lestari Nurhajati Dec 2018

The Media Framing Of The Selfie Between Miss Israel And Miss Lebanon From Cnn & Bbc Towards The Politic Interest, Sabrina Bawazier, Lestari Nurhajati

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An international controversy occurred after the selfie between Miss Israel and Miss Lebanon went viral. The Instagram post received many responds from public whether its positive or negative feedbacks, the selfie itself involves a group photo of the Miss Universe contestants that are Miss Israel, Miss Lebanon, Miss Slovak and Miss Japan. After the post was posted by Miss Israel and went viral, Miss Lebanon received many critics relating to her existence in the picture. She was then accused of violating the Lebanon policy for being in contact with an Israeli whereas there are strict rules against any form of …

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Audience And Public Service Advertisement About The Dangers Of Smoking, Awanis Akalili Dec 2018

Audience And Public Service Advertisement About The Dangers Of Smoking, Awanis Akalili

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Public service advertisement which said "Berhentilah Menikmati Rokok Sebelum Rokok Menikmati Anda" is a warning the dangers of smoking which is aired on television. This advertisement is produced by the government to make smokers realize the dangers of smoking among young people especially students. However, this aim cannot be so easily achieved because the community nowadays is not a passive audience but it has moved into active audience. By taking four informants, this study tries to answer the question of how the student smokers among gang understand the advertising messages in public service advertisement which said "Berhentilah Menikmati Rokok Sebelum …

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Konstruksi Makna Bisindo Sebagai Budaya Tuli Bagi Anggota Gerkatin, Gilang Gumelar, Hanny Hafiar, Priyo Subekti Dec 2018

Konstruksi Makna Bisindo Sebagai Budaya Tuli Bagi Anggota Gerkatin, Gilang Gumelar, Hanny Hafiar, Priyo Subekti

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Lankshear, Colin & Knobel, Michelle. (2008). “Digital Literacies: concepts, policies and practices”. New York: Peter Lang.

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Indonesia Darurat Hoaks?, Benni Setiawan Dec 2018

Indonesia Darurat Hoaks?, Benni Setiawan

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No abstract provided.

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