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The Influence Of Online Distance Learning And Digital Skills On Digital Literacy Among University Students Post Covid-19., Mohammed Fadel Arandas, Ali Salman, Syed Arabi Idid, Yoke Ling Loh, Syaira Nazir, Yuek Li Ker

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Online distance learning policies were formulated and implemented among some Malaysian universities long ago, but their value emerged since COVID- 19. Emanating from the diffusion of innovation theory, this study examined the perception of higher education students on the influence and relationship between six independent variables (compatibility, observability, relative advantage, complexity, trialability, and digital skills) and one dependent variable (digital literacy). A total of 524 respondents were sampled, comprising students from six public and private Malaysian universities. The findings from the correlation analysis show a significant positive relationship between the six independent variables and the dependent variable. Meanwhile, in the …

Mapping The Media Education Approaches In Instructional Materials Development: Conjunctions And Disjunctions, John N. Ponsaran

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This qualitative inquiry centered on the critical exploration of media education approaches that guided the praxis of student assessment reform, particularly textbook task design. Correspondingly, this instructional media research is predicated on the fundamental premise that textbooks and the student tasks contained therein are informed and shaped by the academic authors’ positionalities, paradigms, and pedagogies. By focusing on the purposiveness of designing textbook tasks as a social practice, this research was able to identify and unpack the conjunctions as well as disjunctions of what the academic authors as media producers intend the students to learn, answer, perform, tackle, and act …

Hong Kong’S Political Landscape From The Media Coverage In The Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement, Kexin Sun

Proceedings of the New York State Communication Association

The study aims to obtain a deeper understanding of the political landscape in Hong Kong by investigating agenda-setting and narratives that are being presented by media from Hong Kong and mainland China during The Anti-ELAB Movement in 2019. News stories about The Anti-ELAB Movement from five media outlets in Hong Kong and mainland China are collected to answer three questions. First, does their agenda-setting differ in the collected news stories? Second, what specific issues do those media navigate differently? Third, what do those news stories reveal about the political landscape?

Hong Kong is a complex blend of Chinese and Western …

The Current - Volume 34 Issue 12, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Lindenwood Magazine, Spring 2024, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Magazine (2017- )

Lindenwood University news magazine.

The Current - Volume 34 Issue 11, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

No Change No Gain: A Comparative Framing Analysis Of The Nfl’S Inspire Change Campaign, Kia K. Cannon

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This research provides a basis for understanding how public relations practitioners should present CSR initiatives in their organizations and how the media may interpret its initiatives. The researcher analyzed how the NFL framed its Inspire Change campaign and how it was translated in the media. First, a qualitative textual analysis determined how the NFL strategically framed its newly founded social justice initiative. Then, another textual analysis examined how the media framed the Inspire Change initiative and if the NFL’s preferred frames were reflected in the media. The results reveal that while two out of three of the NFL’s frames of …

The Current - Volume 34 Issue 9, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Affective, Cognitive, Behavioral Appeals In A Parasocial Breakup With Podcast Hosts Of Radiolab, M.O. Vilceanu, Kristine Johnson

AMTP Proceedings 2024

This is the first study to investigate parasocial breakups in the context of long-term podcast listening. Radiolab, which is produced by WNYC in New York, is an award-winning program that reaches millions of people. Starting as a radio show in 2002 and later offering a podcast format in 2007, show creators and former hosts, Robert Krulwich and Jad Abumrad, entertained audiences with their journalistic investigations of science-related topics while later incorporating societal and political content in the program. Yet similar to successful long-running television programs, Radiolab has undergone host changes. Today, the official hosts are Latif Nasser and Lulu Miller, …

The Current - Volume 34 Issue 8, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Reducing Loneliness And Improving Social Support Among Older Adults Through Different Modalities Of Personal Voice Assistants, Valerie Jones, Changmin Yan, Marcia Shade, Julie Blaskewicz Boron, Zhengxu Yan, Hyeon Jung Heselton, Kate Johnson, Victoria Dube

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Faculty Publications

This study examines the potential of AI-powered personal voice assistants (PVAs) in reducing loneliness and increasing social support among older adults. With the aging population rapidly expanding, innovative solutions are essential. Prior research has indicated the effectiveness of various interactive communication technologies (ICTs) in mitigating loneliness, but studies focusing on PVAs, particularly considering their modality (audio vs. video), are limited. This research aims to fill this gap by evaluating how voice assistants, in both audio and video formats, influence perceived loneliness and social support. This study examined the impact of voice assistant technology (VAT) interventions, both audio-based (A-VAT) and video-based …

The Guardian The Month Of February 2024, Wright State Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

News articles from The Guardian for the Month of February 2024. The Guardian is the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.

What Does One Billion Dollars Look Like?: Visualizing Extreme Wealth, William Mahoney Luckman

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The word “billion” is a mathematical abstraction related to “big,” but it is difficult to understand the vast difference in value between one million and one billion; even harder to understand the vast difference in purchasing power between one billion dollars, and the average U.S. yearly income. Perhaps most difficult to conceive of is what that purchasing power and huge mass of capital translates to in terms of power. This project blends design, text, facts, and figures into an interactive narrative website that helps the user better understand their position in relation to extreme wealth: https://whatdoesonebilliondollarslooklike.website/

The site incorporates …

Traditional Or Trendy: News Presentations In Short Form Video And Its Audiences, Sophie Rose Theiss

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The landscape of short-form video news is evolving, propelled by the popularity of platforms like TikTok. This paper employs content analysis to examine the traits and production elements of six news publishers utilizing short-form video to engage with audiences through traditional and trendy, non-traditional presentations. It investigates audience interactions with this content and explores how specific traits may influence audience sentiment. Findings reveal shifts in traditional news norms as they adapt to social media platforms, positive audience responses to trendy, non-traditional videos, and audience sentiment and engagement across short-form video platforms. Additionally, distinctions emerge between publishers rooted in social media …

When And Why Do Arabs Verify? Predicting Online News Verification Intention During The 2023 Gaza War, Menna Elhosary

Theses and Dissertations

Guided by the network gatekeeping and secondary gatekeeping theoretical frameworks, this study employed a 2 (news headlines: pro-Palestine/anti-Palestine) x 2 (news sources: the Times of Israel/Al-Jazeera English) experiment embedded in an online survey on a purposive sample of Arab social media users (N= 452), aiming to understand the antecedents of online news verification during the 2023 Gaza War1. The study investigated the motives that might have encouraged or discouraged Arabs from verifying the war-related news circulated on social media. A model was proposed to examine the role of confirmation bias in shaping perceptions about sources and messages, thereby impacting online …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine edition of the College Heights Herald for the period November 6, 2023 - January 29, 2024.

• Arnold, Emilee. WKU Memorabilia – Big Red, Hilltoppers
• Wilborn, Price. Renee Shaw Inducted into Hall of Distinguished Alumni
• Dobberstein, Molly. WKU’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni – Claude Bloch, Charles Reynolds, Amir Zaheri
• Costellow, Ali. LGBTQ+ WKU Alumni Share Stories from the Hill – Karen Stewart, Georgena Brackett, Spencer Jenkins, Seth Church
• Homecoming Hotspots – Restaurants
• Abney, Shayla. Veterans & ROTC Cadets Share Experiences on the Hill
• Edmonds, Luke & Jake McMahon. Home Field Advantage – Football Fans
• Dobberstein, Molly & Maggie Phelps. Who’s …

The Impact Of Interaction Time And Verbal Engagement With Personal Voice Assistants On Alleviating Loneliness Among Older Adults: An Exploratory Study, Changmin Yan, Kate Johnson, Valerie Jones

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Faculty Publications

Background: Loneliness in older adults is a critical issue that negatively affects their well-being. The potential of personal voice assistant (PVA) devices like Amazon’s Alexa Echo in reducing loneliness is an emerging area of interest, but it remains under-researched. Objective: this study aims to investigate the effect of interaction time and verbal engagement with PVA devices on reducing loneliness among older adults living alone. Method: In this experiment, individuals aged 75 and older (n = 15), living alone, were provided with Amazon Alexa Echo devices. They were instructed to interact with the device at least five times a day …

Focus Group Discussions With Rural Women In Yobe State On Information Services For Community Engagement On Development Issues In Nigeria, Aondover Eric Msughter, Mohammed Khalid Idris

Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies

In this information age, it is recognized that women's active participation is an essential component of community engagement, and sustainable development. Within this context, this study examined information services for community engagement on development issues in Nigeria with rural women in Yobe State. Qualitative method of data generation was adopted. Focus Group Discussion was carried out with women from the four (4) selected communities. Purposive sampling technique was adopted to select 24 participants for the FGD. The tenets of Source Credibility Theory served the study goal. Based on the findings, it is apparent that most of the women in these …

The Impact Of Loneliness Post-Pandemic And Immersed In The Upcoming Political Election, Regina M. Luttrell Ph.D., Gwen Pratt, Abigail Kludt, Amy Barone, Kwadwo Osei-Poku, Lihan Wang

Real Chemistry Emerging Insights Lab

The Real Chemistry Emerging Insights Lab emerged with a partnership between Real Chemistry and the Public Relations department at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication and serves as a multidisciplinary research center focusing on analytics, artificial intelligence, digital and emerging media for a number of organizations regarding communications.

Healthcare professionals and organizations are interested in identifying how mental health impacts different U.S. generational groups after the COVID-19 pandemic and the intersectionality of U.S. Politics. Our team focused on two generational cohorts – Generation X (1965-1980) and Generation Z (1997-2012) – as an entry point into navigating the impact of …

Ua68/6 Newsletter, Wku Gender & Women's Studies

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Gender & Women's Studies Program.

Ua12/8 2024 Annual Campus Safety & Security Report For The Calendar 2023 Calendar Year, Wku Police

WKU Administration Documents

Annual WKU campus security report for 2023.

Identifying Youth Appeals In Alcohol Alternative Social Media Content Through Framing, Melina Oneal

West Chester University Master’s Theses

Proposed regulations for alcohol advertising prevent beverage companies from targeting people under the legal drinking age. However, similar regulations for alcohol alternative beverages are less explored, which could allow alcohol alternative products to create awareness for alcoholic beverages among youth. Alcohol alternatives beverages, including no-alcohol and low-alcohol products, are increasing in popularity and can function as compliments to alcoholic products to decrease the total alcohol volume consumed or as substitutes for alcoholic products. Framing theory can be operationalized through the Content Appealing to Youth Index, an index of content elements found in research literature to be appealing to youth, to …

The Influence Of Youtube Advertising Value On Consumer Responses, Ratanak Sophal

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objectives of this research are to explore the values of YouTube advertising—namely entertainment, informativeness, credibility, and irritation—and their influence on consumer responses, including perceived advertising value, attitude towards YouTube advertising, and shopping intention. Additionally, the study examines the relationships between perceived advertising value, attitude towards YouTube advertising, and shopping intention. Data were collected via an online survey from 291 Thai respondents, aged 18–55 years, who had been exposed to YouTube advertisements. The results show that YouTube advertisements were perceived as neither highly entertaining (M = 2.75), informative (M = 2.99), nor credible (M = 2.89), and were viewed as …

User Generated Content (Ugc) On Douyin And The Great Wall Cannon Branding Strategy, Runzhi Shi

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study investigates the impact of User-Generated Content (UGC) on brand communication, focusing on the viral "Great Wall Cannon" case on Douyin, a leading short-video platform in China. Existing research predominantly emphasizes Western platforms and lacks in-depth analysis of UGC's role within China's unique cultural and regulatory framework, leaving a gap in understanding its potential for brand marketing. Using qualitative methods, including content analysis, semi-structured interviews, and secondary data review, this research examines how UGC enhances brand visibility, shapes consumer perceptions, and builds emotional connections. The proposed approach highlights the strengths of leveraging Douyin's algorithm-driven content dissemination and authentic user …

Ua94/6/18 Stephen Flora Student / Alumni Papers, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Stephen Flora during his years as a student at Western Kentucky University.

The Study Of Baby Boomers And Generation Z’S Attitudes Towards Generational Mental Health Dynamics, Regina M. Luttrell Ph.D., Hunter Harpin, Emma Grace Reville, Yunxiang Yu, Abagail Sweeney

Real Chemistry Emerging Insights Lab

The purpose of this research is to compare and contrast how different historical events have impacted Generation Z members’ and the Baby Boomers’ attitudes towards mental health and how those attitudes have guided members of these generations to feel about medical experts and the technology that they use to deliver their services in the post-COVID era. Studying these topics allows our group to make recommendations as to how medical experts should go about interacting with members of the Generation Z and Baby Boomer generations respectively, based on how historical events have influenced their attitudes towards mental health topics, their perceived …

Examining Connectivity And Mental Health Amongst Generation Z And Millennials, Regina M. Luttrell Ph.D., Alexandra Hosilyk, Nyah Jones, Grace Kos-Dondlinger, Runchu Lang, Katerina Miller

Real Chemistry Emerging Insights Lab

The Real Chemistry Emerging Insights Lab tasked our research team to develop findings based on two generational cohorts and mental health. Our team decided to research Millennials and Generation Z in relation to their mental health and connectivity habits. In addition to these general topics, we analyzed how remote work, the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S. political turmoil have played a role in the mental health status of these two generational cohorts.

The Millennial generational cohort is defined as individuals born from 1981 to 1996. The Generation Z generational cohort is defined as individuals born from 1997 to 2012. In order …

กระบวนการสื่อสารเพื่อสร้างภาวะล้มแล้วลุกเมื่อเผชิญการวิจารณ์ร่างกายของผู้มีอิทธิพลทางสื่อสังคม, ญาณกร อุ่ยสมพงศ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษากระบวนการสื่อสารเมื่อเผชิญการวิจารณ์ ร่างกายของผู้มีอิทธิพลทางสื่อสังคม และเพื่อศึกษารูปแบบการแสดงออกทางเนื้อหาเมื่อเผชิญ การวิจารณ์ร่างกายในสื่อสังคมของตนเอง การศึกษาได้ทำการสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกผู้มีอิทธิพลทางสื่อสังคม ในกลุ่มความสวยความงามและแฟชั่น จำนวน 6 กรณีศึกษา ที่มีผู้ติดตามอย่างน้อย 10,800 คน รวมถึงวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา ทั้งเชิงปริมาณและเชิงคุณภาพจากข้อความ รูปภาพ และวิดีโอในสื่อสังคม ผลการศึกษาพบว่า กระบวนการสื่อสารเพื่อสร้างภาวะล้มแล้วลุกจากความอับอายเมื่อเผชิญ การวิจารณ์ร่างกายของผู้มีอิทธิพลทางสื่อสังคม ประกอบด้วย 5 ขั้นตอน ดังนี้ 1) ไม่มีการตระหนักถึงความอับอายแต่มีการสื่อสาร เพื่อสร้างความปกติใหม่ และ เพื่อการรักษาและการใช้เครือข่ายการสื่อสาร 2) การตระหนักถึงความอับอาย เพื่อสร้างความปกติใหม่ เพื่อรักษาและใช้เครือข่าย การสื่อสาร เพื่อยึดเหนี่ยวอัตลักษณ์ และ เพื่อให้ความชอบธรรมกับความรู้สึกเชิงลบในขณะที่เน้นการกระทำเชิงบวก 3) การรับรู้เชิงวิเคราะห์ เพื่อสร้างตรรกะทางเลือก และเพื่อยึดเหนี่ยวอัตลักษณ์ 4) การเข้าถึง เพื่อรักษาและใช้เครือข่ายการสื่อสาร เพื่อยึดเหนี่ยวอัตลักษณ์ และ เพื่อให้ความชอบธรรมกับความรู้สึกเชิงลบในขณะที่เน้นการกระทำเชิงบวก 5) การพูดถึงความอับอาย เพื่อรักษาและใช้เครือข่ายการสื่อสาร เพื่อยึดเหนี่ยวอัตลักษณ์ และเพื่อให้ความชอบธรรมกับความรู้สึกเชิงลบในขณะที่เน้นการกระทำเชิงบวก นอกจากนี้ผลการศึกษารูปแบบการแสดงออกทางเนื้อหาเชิงบวกของผู้มีอิทธิพลทางสื่อสังคมเมื่อเผชิญการวิจารณ์ร่างกาย (รวม 2,881 เนื้อหา) สามารถแบ่งออกได้เป็น 4 รูปแบบหลัก ได้แก่ (1) การแสดงอารมณ์ (39.5%) ที่ส่งเสริมการเข้าถึงและการพูดถึงความอับอายเพื่อยึดเหนี่ยวอัตลักษณ์ (2) การแสดงตัวอย่าง (36.3%) ที่ส่งเสริมการเข้าถึง (3) การให้คำแนะนำและข้อเท็จจริงทั่วไป (23.9%) ที่ส่งเสริมการเข้าถึงและการพูดถึงความอับอาย และ (4) การรณรงค์ (0.3%) ที่ส่งเสริมการพูดถึงความอับอายเพื่อยึดเหนี่ยวอัตลักษณ์

The Influences Of Entrepreneur Personal Branding Of Electric Vehicles On Social Media On Gen Z'S Behavioral Responses In China, Jianchao Fu

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study aims to: 1) examine how electric vehicle (EV) entrepreneurs’ personal branding on social media (PBS) affects Generation Z consumers in China; 2) analyze how this branding influences three components of the Theory of Planned Behavior—Attitude toward the behavior (A), Subjective Norms (SN), and Perceived Behavioral Control (PB); 3) study how these components affect behavioral responses (BR); and 4) test a structural equation model (SEM) based on these relationships. A quantitative method was used, with data collected via an online questionnaire from 200 Gen Z consumers (aged 18–27) in mainland China in May 2025. Data analysis utilized the SEM. …

The Strategic Influence Of Opinion Leaders In Chinese Fandom Culture Of Thai Boys’ Love Series, Cristine Lin

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study adopts a strategic communication perspective to examine the strategic influence of opinion leaders in Chinese fandom culture of Thai Boys’ Love (BL) series. The research focuses on “Da-fen,” a fandom-specific term referring to influential fan figures who play key leadership roles within online fan communities. By using a qualitative research design, the study combines semi-structured interviews with textual analysis of high-engagement social media posts. Three research questions guide the inquiry: (1) How do fan opinion leaders build and maintain leadership roles within Chinese fandom of Thai BL series? (2) What strategic communication practices do opinion leaders use to …