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Media Convergence For Us–China Competition? Comparative Case Studies Of China Media Group And The Us Agency For Global Media, Wenshan Jia, Fangzhu Lu

Communication Faculty Articles and Research

The present study provides a comparative analysis of the media convergence of China Media Group and US Agency for Global Media to illustrate the increasing US–China rivalry in international communication. It yields the following tentative findings: Both have been undergoing rigorous development at the technological and operational levels of convergence to enhance international communication; both are made to show more explicit loyalty to its official ideology, and both have become more monolithic via convergence; both have integrated their broadcasting services for an increasingly integrated market of information and news; both seem to be weaponizing itself against each other to fuel …

Chimes: March 27, 2023, Calvin University

Chimes

Students, advisors navigate credit transition by Abigail Ham

Club sports shift to Athletics division to access resources as part of Strategic Plan by Lauren Nyong

Details of plan murky as excitement for football builds by Abigail Ham

Students learn and work with Clean Water Institute in New Mexico and Honduras by Ashley Hamons & David Ogboro

Arts Collective and Student Senate collaborate on Johnny's Cave update by Grave Buller

What draws non-CRC students- an ever growing proportion- to Calvin? by Gabriel Choi

"Lots of screaming, lots of excitement": Calvin students attend, anticipate Taylor Swift's Eras Tour by Katie Rosendale

The Black Performer's Toolbox: A Critical Authoethnography, Laura D. Oliver

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Blackness shines bright like the moon and beams outside of identity parameters that are limiting in Western society to determine its communicative function inside and outside systems of power. When Blackness intersects with performance, various ways to construct identity are highlighted to expand our understanding of theory and methods that emphasize difference and culture. This research project aims to reimagine Blackness as a performance methodology to explore the performer’s livelihood onstage and constructions of race that impact identity offstage. Additionally, this project is built from a specific method created from the continuous use of expressive work that reflects societal challenges …

K-House: Linguistic-Cultural Synergy Among Online Filipino Communities, Shirley Palileo

Social Sciences and Development Review

This ethnographic study examines the significance of linguistic cultural hybridity among online Filipino communities watching Korean drama series. The study demonstrates the interwoven deeds of online Filipino communities in terms of language, performative acts, and habituation interdependent with the residents’ literacy, nature, and environment. Using the generated Inter Phenomenon Linguistic Cultural (IPLC) model, the study appraises the apparent discourses in K-dramas, assesses the residents’ K-drama-related performatives, and underscores the processes of habituation in platforms connected to conversations and meaning-making with others. These findings and processes endorse the principles, praxes, technology, history, and referentiality of language of online Filipino communities that …

Communicative Behavior In Sharing Covid-19 Safety Health Protocols: The Filipino Mothers’ Experience, Nikko B. Visperas

Social Sciences and Development Review

This study explored the communicative behavior of Filipino mothers in sharing COVID-19 precautions with the members of their respective households. The objectives of this study are also presented in this paper highlighting the process of information sharing, through individuals’ behavior, to their family members. This study utilized qualitative research design through focus interviews anchoring on the concept of Grounded Theory. The informants of this study were selected through a convenience sampling approach – these are five mothers based in Quezon City, Philippines. The study revealed themes highlighting the significance of Barangay Communication in acquiring information; the practice of Personal Hygiene …

Stolperstein/Stumbling Stone For Holocaust Survivor Otto Heimann/Bob Hymann, Bochum/German, Toronto/Kanada Und New York, Ny, Usa, Courtney Conte, Mona Eikel-Pohen

Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - All Scholarship

The documentation tries to capture the life of Holocaust survivor Otto Heimann/Bob Hyman who spent his youth in Bochum-Langendreer, Germany, and was forced by the National Socialists to leave parents, home, and country. The documentation does not claim to give a full picture, just an insight into Otto Heimann's/Bob Hyman's life.

It will be read out on June 6, 2023 in Bochum, Germany when a Stolperstein, a stumbling stone, will be place near Alte Bahnhstraße 6 in Bochum-Langendreer, Germany, to commemorate Otto Heimann/Bob Hyman, so that we and future generations may learn from history.

Diese Dokumentation versucht, das Leben Bob …

Exploring The Impact Of Negative Words Used In Online Feedback In Hotel Industry: A Sentiment Analysis, N-Gram, And Text Network Analysis Approach, Daniel Dan

Journal of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour in Emerging Markets

This study examines the words and situations that trigger and those that do not trigger a hotel response when customers post negative online feedback. The research explores, through sentiment analysis, bigrams, trigrams, and word networking, the valence of online reviews of five important hotels in Las Vegas. Only the feedback that has been categorized as negative by the algorithm is selected. In correspondence to this feedback, the existence of answers from the hotels is checked together with the response style. While the negative valence of the feedback can represent a mixture of subjective and objective emotions, there are common features …

The Prospector, March 21, 2023, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: "No Más Bebés": Forced Sterilization in 1970's America

Rigor And Reliability Of Qualitative Research Conducted In Various Languages: Fundamentals And Their Application, Shweta Jain Verma Dr., Puja Gulati, Vishav Kumar Dhiman, Jeyaraj Durai Pandian

The Qualitative Report

Lack of a common language between researcher and participants, especially when participants speak different languages, complicates and makes the qualitative research process more difficult. Since language is the vehicle through which meaning is eventually communicated to the reader, interpretation and translation are essential to qualitative research. The researcher must adopt the principal tenets of cross language research to extrapolate the knowledge to all the spheres for a methodologically reliable and valid framework that is culturally sensitive in this situation. The purpose of the article is to acquaint qualitative researchers, including physician-researchers, with the fundamentals of qualitative study being carried out …

Chimes: March 20, 2023, Calvin University

Chimes

Recent grad hired to study and promote disability inclusion on campus by Maya Oeverman

Calvin grads create platform to support III athletics by Lauren Nyong

Could an Asbury-like revival happen at Calvin? by Savannah Shustack & Adelaide Mei

Decided: How undecided students choose their majors by Lainey Moore

Student workers balance work and play by Ashley Hamons

Celebrating women of STEM by David Ogboro

"Sibling Institutions": Understanding the relationship between Calvin University and Calvin by Grace Buller

CPI offers affirmation of humanity in the midst of serious obstacles by Robert Hines

The Role Of Digital Media In Enhancing The Educational Quality Among School And University Teachers In Hebron Governorate, Mohammed Habes, Muammar Yousef Al-Owaiwi, Marcelle Issa Al Jwaniat, Farhan Al Olaimat

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

The study aimed to identify the role of digital media platforms of the educational efficiency in schools and universities in the Hebron Governorate: “Glory International School and Hebron University". The relevant institution consists of n=52 individuals from the available sample, and the researchers conducted interviews with different specialists. The study reached diverse results, the most important of which are: 47.1% use digital media platforms in education on a permanent basis. It was also found that 41.2% use specialized scientific sites, while the percentage of YouTube users reached 31.4%, the percentage of those who use the educational institution’s website was 17.6%, …

Consumer Purchase Intent In Opinion Leader Live Streaming, Jihong Huo

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The COVID-19 prompted the live-streaming industry to become popular, and live streaming by opinion leaders became a new way of shopping. In live-streaming by opinion leaders, the time from understanding the product to completing the purchase behavior is short; opinion leaders, in turn, use live-streaming to boost sales and personal exposure. Despite the popularity of opinion leaders' live consumption, there are still relatively few studies on it. Therefore, this paper will study what factors promote consumers' purchase intention during the live streaming of opinion leaders.Using the Stimulus-Organism-Response Model (SOR) as a theoretical framework, this paper uses a quantitative research approach …

The Cowl - V. 87 N. 14 - March 16, 2023

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol. 87 No. 14 - March 16, 2023. 20 pages.

Advocating For Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion: A Study Of The Nhl’S #Hockeyisforeveryone Campaign On Twitter, Jessica Martinez

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

With more than 6.8 million followers on Twitter (as of Feb. 2023), the National Hockey League (NHL) has a large platform that has the potential to influence societal change not only in the United States and Canada, but also globally. This study aims to understand how corporate social responsibility initiatives pair with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Furthermore, this research seeks to understand how organizations communicate these messages with their publics through social media. This study specifically examines news frames and charity support behaviors implemented by the NHL in messages about its DEI campaign, “Hockey Is For Everyone,” and …

How The Taiwanese Podcast Bailingguo News Framed The 2019 Hong Kong Movement: A Framing Analysis Of The Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill, Yu-Fei Chiu

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Nowadays, people can access different types of media to get information. Podcast is one of them and became more popular in recent years. In Hong Kong, the anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill movement took place in 2019. In this research, we are looking for the frames that Kylie and Ken as the hosts of the Taiwanese podcast - Bailingguo News used when they talked about the movement. The researcher applied framing theory to conduct this study, using textual analysis to analyze five episodes that mentioned the movement on Hong Kong from Bailingguo News. The researcher extracts the themes in the podcasters' …

Chimes: March 13, 2023, Calvin University

Chimes

Calvin's efforts to brand well up against negative internet culture by Grace Buller & Abigail Ham

Winter sports finish strong by Lauren Nyong

"Cherishing this long-term relationship": Faculty exchange links Calvin with Karoli Gaspar University by Savannah Shustack

Post-pandemic, students are less interested in new events, more interested in casual hangouts by Maya Oeverman

Calvin Prayer Partners connects students to senior community by Gabriel Choi

Calvin experts weigh in on psychedelic drugs as mental health treatment by David Ogboro

More than Wiebe's wife: Joanna Boer brings passion, experience to Calvin as presidential spouse by Katie Rosendale

Chatgpt As Metamorphosis Designer For The Future Of Artificial Intelligence (Ai): A Conceptual Investigation, Amarjit Kumar Singh (Library Assistant), Dr. Pankaj Mathur (Deputy Librarian)

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this research paper is to explore ChatGPT’s potential as an innovative designer tool for the future development of artificial intelligence. Specifically, this conceptual investigation aims to analyze ChatGPT’s capabilities as a tool for designing and developing near about human intelligent systems for futuristic used and developed in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Also with the helps of this paper, researchers are analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of ChatGPT as a tool, and identify possible areas for improvement in its development and implementation. This investigation focused on the various features and functions of ChatGPT that …

Diversity In Morris With Social Media, Trey Rockey, Breckin Silvain

Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal

This work is about how the media can affect the college process, which can let schools have more of a diverse school. Also this work discusses how the media has its positive and negative side effects.

Spartan Daily, March 9, 2023, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2023

Volume 160, Issue 19

Spartan Daily, March 8, 2023, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2023

Volume 160, Issue 18

What On Earth Are We Doing (?): A Field-Wide Exploration Of Design Courses In Tpc, Jessica L. Griffith

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study explores design related courses within the field of Technical and Professional Communication (TPC) to uncover programmatic trends in undergraduate courses at a field wide level. This applied study uses a mixed methods approach to understand the following questions: what do the range of design courses look like in the field of TPC, how are these courses taught, and what would an effective design course look like? To answer these questions, this study uses a mix of three types of data: (1) institutional data on courses, (2) interviews with faculty and administrators who have taught (or are currently teaching) …

Ua12/2/1 Let's Talk About Sex, Vol. 98, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

College Heights Heraldmagazine regarding sex and students.

• Murray, Debra. Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby
• Murray, Debra. This is Definitely Changing Sex
• Anderson, Alexandria. This is the Best Place to Start – Sexual Health
• Stephens, Grace. It’s Okay to Be Sexy
• St. Clair, Molly. The Impact of Title IX on Intercollegiate Athletics

Ua12/2/1 Fit, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

College Heights Herald magazine regarding fitness.

• Healthy Strawberry Lemonade Cocktail/Mocktail
• Why Nutrition Matters – Dining Services
• Dock, Emma. Like This? Try This!
• WKU Walking Routes
• Building & Maintaining Health Habits
• Sharp, Chloe. Quick Workouts to Do on a Busy Schedule
• Find Your Movement – Campus Recreation
• Wellness Navigators Help College of Health & Human Services Students Thrive
• Gym Necessities

Spartan Daily, March 2, 2023, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2023

Volume 160, Issue 16

The Cowl - V. 87 N. 13 - March 2, 2023

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol. 87 No. 13 - March 2, 2023. 20 pages.

An Assessment Of High-Performance Work System On The Survival Of The Print Media In Tanzania, Frank Sanga

Master of Arts in Digital Journalism

This study assessed the high-performance work system (HPWS) on the survival of print media in Tanzania. The study was guided by three specific objectives namely; (i) to assess the extent to which the high-performance work system is practised in Mwananchi and Nipashe newsrooms, (ii) to assess the correlation between the high-performance work system and the performance of Mwananchi and Nipashe newspapers, and (iii) to examine challenges of practicing HPWS in Mwananchi and Nipashe newspapers. The study was based on qualitative research approach. This approach was applied for the purpose of getting in-depth information from the sample of 24 respondents from …

Peirce Semiotic Analysis Of The Representation Of Oligarchic Power In The Korean Drama Film The Healer, Rizka Septiana

JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA

This study uses an interpretive/constructive paradigm and a qualitative approach using semiotic methods in its discussion. The purpose of this study is to show how a Korean drama film becomes a medium of representation or picture of reality, especially regarding the oligarchic power in the democratic history of South Korea at that time. This study will focus more on signs that describe or show the activities of oligarchic power in the Korean drama film The Healer. By using triadic analysis of Charles Oligarchy's semiotics, namely objects, interpretants and representatives, the researchers found that the semiotics of oligarchic power in …

Twitter For Public Organization: Communication And Public Engagement In The Generation Unlimited Initiative, Nandariza Yoga Pertiwi, Nurul Dwi Purwanti

JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA

The United Nation Children’s Fund has programs and initiatives involving various stakeholders and the active participation of audiences worldwide, so communication becomes a crucial aspect of the organization's operations especially in increasing public involvement. This study aims to identify the role of opinion leader UNICEF—especially the initiation of Generation Unlimited—through message types in its communication process on Twitter to increase public engagement using a mix-method design through big data analytics and content analysis. Locus of the study is the opinion leader’s Twitter account, which interacts with the Generation Unlmited account. 4,095 tweets are collected and accessed via Twitter Application Programming …

An Examination Of Collective Memory Of The Tsunami Disaster: A Comparative Study Between Japan And Indonesia, Desideria Cempaka Wijaya Murti, Rustono Farady Marta, Almuntarizi Almuntarizi, Tifani Dianisya Manalu

JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA

Japan and Indonesia, as two countries that are geographically vulnerable to tsunami disasters, have similarities in geography and culture. Analyzing disaster museums through the Inamura No Hi Museum in Japan and the Aceh Museum in Indonesia in communication, heritage, and cultural studies were conducted to show how museums' visual framework and experience are used to interpret post-disaster situations. This study aims to see how the Japanese and Indonesian disaster museums, closely related to visuals and local legends, convey information to educate the public about mitigation through the memory of the Tsunami disaster in the museum. This research is a comparative …

A Word From The Writing Team (March 2023), Pam Walter, Mfa, Liz Declan, Ma, Mfa

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Join us Friday for our writing retreat
• Writing Retreats on First Fridays (Virtual)
• Science Communication Series Science Slam
• Editing and Reviewing Training
• Faculty Days 2023 Deadline