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Seeking story: Finding the modern day folktale in the daily news

by Brandice Palmer

Stimulating the Imagination in a Radio Story: The Role of Presentation Structure and the Degree of Involvement of the Listener

by Emma Rodero

Emma Rodero (2012). Stimulating the Imagination in a Radio Story: The Role of Presentation Structure and the Degree of Involvement of the Listener. Journal of Radio & Audio Media, 19 (1), 45-60.

It has always been stated that the radio is the invisible medium that has the greatest effect in stimulating the... more It has always been stated that the radio is the invisible medium that has the greatest effect in stimulating the imagination of listeners. Therefore, this article intends to compare two kinds of presentation structure—dramatisation versus narration—in a fictional radio story to determine the extent to which the imagination is aroused and the point to which the listener becomes involved. The outcomes of the study point to the fact that the dramatised structure is the form of presentation that is best able to fulfil these aims.

A comparative analysis of speech rate and perception in radio bulletins

by Emma Rodero

Emma Rodero (2012). A comparative analysis of speech rate and perception in radio bulletins. Text&Talk, 32 (3), 391–411.

Speech rate is one of the most important elements in a news presentation, especially on radio, a sound medium.... more Speech rate is one of the most important elements in a news presentation, especially on radio, a sound medium. Accordingly, this study seeks to compare broadcasters' speech rate and the number of pauses in 40 news bulletins from the BBC (United Kingdom), Radio France (France), RAI (Italy), and RNE (Spain). Most authors addressing the medium of radio recommend a speech rate of between 160 and 180 words per minute (wpm). If this rate is considered, only one radio station, BBC, would be within the suitable limits. Instead, higher speeds and fewer pauses have been identified in the RAI and RNE bulletins. The second part of this study attempts to analyze whether perception in the news can be affected by different speech rates. The findings indicate that the extent to which the individuals surveyed experience subjective assessment varies according to the speech rate.

Dream Newspaper

by Diana Ruth Arcega

Zandberg, E., Meyers, O. & Neiger, M. (2012). Past Continuous: Newsworthiness and the Shaping of Collective Memory. Critical Studies in Media Communication, 29(1): 65-79.

by Eyal Zandberg

Extrema turbulencia en los medios en 2011

by Ramón Salaverría

Salaverría, R. (2012) “Extrema turbulencia en los medios en 2011”, Anuario ThinkEPI, 6, 2012: 161-165.

[English]

Abstract: Review of developments, changes and trends in radio, television, and online and print... more [English]

Abstract: Review of developments, changes and trends in radio, television, and online and print media in 2011. The strong impact of the economic crisis is discussed: unfortunately many newspapers have had to reduce staff, and a large number of journalists have been dismissed. The consequences of the general transition from paper to digital, and the new internet developments that day by day gain more audience and attract advertising are described. Statistics are provided.
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[Spanish]

Resumen: Revisión de las novedades, cambios y tendencias de la prensa impresa y online, la radio y la televisión en 2011. Fuerte impacto de la crisis económica: muchos periódicos han tenido que reducir sus plantillas por lo que hay que lamentar
un gran número de despidos de periodistas. Se describen las consecuencias de la general transición del papel a lo digital, y de nuevos desarrollos en internet que día a día ganan más audiencia y se llevan la publicidad. Se ofrecen estadísticas.

Edward Jay Epstein: The Hollywood Economist: The Hidden Financial Reality Behind the Movies. Hoboken, New Jersey: Melville House. 2011. 240 Pages.

by Sergio Sparviero

In 1998, in a paper in which he explained the mechanisms used in Hollywood to divide the revenue generated by feature... more In 1998, in a paper in which he explained the mechanisms used in Hollywood to divide the revenue generated by feature films among different stakeholders, Mark Weinstein (1998) argued that only ten to twenty percent of these projects actually were showing a positive figure under the heading “net profits”. Ten years later, the United Nations (2998) also acknowledged that; as it was widely recognized, yet without mentioning any empirical study that might corroborate the use of such a precise figure, only 20 percent of movies were making a profit. Moreover, as this report informed, the surplus generated by these extremely successful projects was so large that it offset the cumulated losses generated by the remaining 80 percent of feature films. The implications of the existence of uncontested and long lasting belief about the high risks that companies in the filmmaking business have to face and overcome, should not to be neglected: when policy makers accept that the outcome of a movie is highly unpredictable and the gap in terms of income between a success and a failure can be substantial, they are also more inclined to accept concentration in this sector as a way to reduce risk and increase investments. Epstein‟s book “The Hollywood Economist: The Hidden Financial Reality Behind the Movies” does not reveal what percentage of feature film is likely to pass the break-even point, nor it denies that filmmaking can be a risky business in financial terms. The main contribution to knowledge from this book comes from his explanation of the financial practices of the producers-distributors that are now part of the largest info-entertainment conglomerates and are the descendent of the major Hollywood studios (i.e. the „Majors‟). After reading this book, the reader will understand that making movies for these companies and for the conglomerates they are part of, is a rather stable, low-risk and very profitable activity.

Web Tabanlı Eğitim Ortamı Olarak Okul Gazetesi Modeli

by Mehmet Tekerek

inet-tr’08 - XIII. Türkiye’de İnternet Konferansı Bildirileri 22-23 Aralık 2008 Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Ankara

Gelişen teknoloji ve Internet kullanımının yaygınlaşmasıyla günlük hayatımızdaki hemen hemen tüm işler sanal ortama... more Gelişen teknoloji ve Internet kullanımının yaygınlaşmasıyla günlük hayatımızdaki hemen hemen tüm işler sanal ortama taşınmıştır. Bu gelişim çerçevesinde eğitim alanında da çeşitli uygulamalar yapılmaktadır. Eğitimde bilgisayardan çok farklı amaçlar için yararlanılabilir. Öğretim, üretim, iletişim amaçlı kullanmak bunlardan bazılarıdır.
www.okulumuzungazetesi.com sitesi ile öğrencilere yazma, okuma, okuduğunu anlama becerilerini geliştirmeye yönelik kazanımlar verilmeye çalışılmıştır. Bunun yanında öğrencilerin
İnternet’i kullanırken kendilerini geliştirmelerini sağlamak amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmada ders dışı etkinliklerin öğretimde kullanılması sürecinde yer alan okul gazetelerinin, farklı bir bakış açısıyla öğrenci ve öğretmene sunulması amaçlanmıştır. Sistem Asp tabanlı olarak dinamik web sayfası şeklinde oluşturulmuştur. Veriler veritabanında saklanmaktadır.

La narrazione negli istituti penitenziari: la Parola cinematografica come veicolo formativo e di libertà

by Annalisa Vio

Hard and soft news: A review of concepts, operationalizations and key findings

by James Stanyer

The Disquieting Revolution: A Genealogy of Reason and Racism in the Québec Press

by Alan Wong

Wong, Alan. “The Disquieting Revolution: A Genealogy of Reason and Racism in the Québec Press”. Global Media. 4.1 (2011): 145-162. Web.

Within the past decade, a series of contentious events concerning the accommodation of different cultural and... more Within the past decade, a series of contentious events concerning the accommodation of different cultural and religious traditions and practices in Quebec has incited much debate in this region. Labelled the “reasonable accommodation” issue by the local press, this controversy, which has its roots in neo-nationalist sentiments born of the Quiet Revolution, has incited responses ranging from denunciations of racist discrimination to calls for more stringent measures to ensure the assimilation of non-Westerners into Québécois culture. As Monika Kin Gagnon points out, this concept has moved beyond its legal origins to become a “social discourse” in the culture at-large, in that many in Quebec are vocally expressing their anxieties over the idea that the rights of newcomers has reached a tipping point, whereby the limits of reason are now over-stretched, weakening the dominant population’s values and identity. Much of this fear was stoked by certain stakeholders in the 2007 Quebec election, namely politicians and media outlets, when reasonable accommodation was highlighted as a major issue. This paper provides an analysis of that election and the campaigns leading into it, revealing how the press and the leaders of the three major political parties were complicit in transforming some negligible and private incidents into a greater menace endangering the very existence of Quebec society. By tracing the genealogy of “the reasonable Québécois”, I will demonstrate how reason and racism became intertwined during the course of this debate over rights, identity, and citizenship in Quebec.

Keywords: Election; Immigrants; News Media; Québec; Racism; Reasonable Accommodation; Religion

’Dangerous Shortcuts’: Representations of LGBT Refugees in the Post-9/11 Canadian Press

by Alan Wong

Jenicek, Ainsley, Edward Lee, and Alan Wong. “’Dangerous Shortcuts’: Representations of LGBT Refugees in the Post-9/11 Canadian Press”. Canadian Journal of Communications 34.4 (2009): 635-658. Print

Canadian newspapers are a principal source of information on refugees claiming asylum in Canada on the basis of... more Canadian newspapers are a principal source of information on refugees claiming asylum in Canada on the basis of persecution for their sexual orientation. Many articles rely on culturally racist and classist stereotypes of sexual minorities to demonstrate claimants’ legitimacy. Refugees’ stories are further deployed as “mediating agents” to confirm Canada’s “superiority” over other regions, particularly those identified as Islamic. To determine what thematic constructions are most prevalent among Canadian news sources, the authors conducted a critical discourse analysis (CDA) and secondary textual analysis of articles culled from five Canadian English-language newspapers, employing critical race and queer theories as framing devices.

Keywords: Post-colonialism; Multiculturalism; Feminist/Gender; Newspapers; Rhetoric

News, history and the construction of the present in early modern England

by Daniel Woolf

Impact of Photographs and its Placement in News Articles on Readers.

by Pushkar Vijayaram

La Canción de Nehmes Bastet (Blog Post)

by Ángel Román Ramírez

Unos arqueólogos egipcios y suizos descubrieron por casualidad, en el Valle de los Reyes de Egipto, la tumba de una... more Unos arqueólogos egipcios y suizos descubrieron por casualidad, en el Valle de los Reyes de Egipto, la tumba de una cantante que vivió hace casi 3.000 años.

Catholics, Carlisle, and Casting Stones: Richard Henry Pratt and the 1890 Ghost Dance

by Lisa Tatonetti

Radicalizing refamiliarization

by Joy Garnett

John Armitage + Joy Garnett

Journal of Visual Culture 8:2 (August 2009)
The Obama Issue
http://newsgrist.typepad.com/joygarnett/2009/11/radicalizing-refamiliarization-in-journal-of-visual-culture-82.html

cr/eye of the witness

by John Schostak

This is a paper first given at an ethnography conference in Oxford. It focuses on the act of witnessing and what constitutes the 'truth' of witnessing. It draws on some data from Canadian journalists.

Televisión y educación ante el desarrollo

by Valerio Fuenzalida

Großes Kino. Hauptversammlungen sind nicht nur Aktionärstreffen, sondern auch inszenierte Selbstdarstellungen

by Brigitte Biehl-Missal

Frankfurter Rundschau