In our modern age, electronic media usage is prevalent in almost every part of the

In this paper, we propose to develop an automated content analysis tool to help the Malaysian government’s cyber and legal advisors, as well as the government leaders, to understand public sentiment via their comments which are posted on the official government leaders' or ministerial social media sites (i.e., Twitter, Facebook, etc.). In this study, we explore and apply the Semantic Role Label...

Introducing a new hobby for other people may inspire them to join with you. Reading, as one of mutual hobby, is considered as the very easy hobby to do. But, many people are not interested in this hobby. Why? Boring is the reason of why. However, this feel actually can deal with the book and time of you reading. Yeah, one that we will refer to break the boredom in reading is choosing profession...

The paper considers studying the perception and assessment of media content in the Russian-language social networks, analyzing the causes that affect the perception and distribution of network content. The importance of language learning and communication in Russian-language social networks, and problems of content effectiveness is determined by the growth in the number and activity of Runet us...

PURPOSE This study compared influences from the mass media (television, music, movies, magazines) on adolescents' sexual intentions and behaviors to other socialization contexts, including family, religion, school, and peers. METHODS A sample of 1011 Black and White adolescents from 14 middle schools in the Southeastern United States completed linked mail surveys about their media use and in-...

Increasingly, news breaks on social media, where ordinary citizens post images and videos and their own commentary in the form of text. This user-generated content (UGC) is newsworthy information and invaluable for newsrooms. In order to incorporate this data into a news story, the journalist needs to process, compile and verify information on the social web within a very short timespan. This i...

Social media offer opportunities to both produce and consume content related to health experiences. However, people's social media practices are likely to be influenced by a range of individual, social and environmental factors. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore how engagement with user-generated content can support people with long-term health conditions, and what limits users' ...

The concept and phenomenon of media innovation is gaining some attention in the academic community, policy circles and among practitioners. However, the phenomenon is still poorly defined and not well understood. This paper therefore first analyses how media innovation is framed in the literature on media economics and media management. Then it considers to what extent the standard analysis of ...