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MEASURING POPULISM ON TWITTER DURING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN LATIN AMERICA - A dictionary-based approach.

Hernandez Diaz, Jose Andres (2022-11-08)

Arguably, populism has become increasingly topic across different spheres: the media, the academia and even the vox populi; and it has become quite common to find political movements and leaders labelled as populists. ...

MEDIA USE AND VACCINE HESITANCY - A qualitative study of individuals’ media use and vaccine choice in the covid-19 era

Hemmingsson, Ellen (2022-11-08)

Vaccine hesitancy has long been recognized in separate research disciplines concerning different vaccines and societal contexts to comprehend what factors determine individuals’ vaccine choices. Likewise, communication ...

PORTRAYING COVID-19 VACCINES IN ALTERNATIVE MEDIA - A content analysis of the framing of COVID-19 vaccines in Swedish alternative news media

Golinski, Wilhelm (2022-09-30)

Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to gain insights into alternative news media in crisis communication by addressing the news media portrayal of COVID-19 vaccines, inoculation campaigns and the implementation of vaccine ...

SPREADING THE MESSAGE? - Populism in German newspapers and their presentation of a populist party

Philippsen, Marika (2022-09-19)

In academia, the concept of populism is a topic that is treated as frequently as it is controversially. In trying to grasp the concept, this study takes a two-parted approach as it is not only considering the concept in ...

FRAMING OVERTOURISM - A qualitative media analysis of the case of Barcelona between 2016 and 2020

Sanchez Aran, Adriá (2022-09-19)

Purpose: The goal of this dissertation is to contribute to the framing studies by looking at the discussion about overtourism in Barcelona over a period of intense media attention (2016-2020). It also aims to complement ...

HOW ALTERNATIVE IS ALTERNATIVE NEWS MEDIA? - Alternative News Media’s Framing of the COVID-19 Vaccine Process

Fröhlich, Marie (2022-09-19)

Although research on alternative news media has been growing over the last decade, the focus is still predominantly on the far-right wing alternative media landscape. There is still little knowledge on the differences among ...

REPOLITICIZING AIRPORT ACTIVISM? Exploring the discursive struggle of environmental movements & news media in the context of depoliticized eco-politics

Stacke, Erika (2022-09-01)

In a situation of ecological degradation and rapid climate change, environmental movements aim to create debate and attain political change. Here, news media is an important actor, possessing the power to represent movements ...

QUENCHING THE THIRST FOR INFORMATION WHEN THERE ARE NO GATEKEEPERS. A study examining trust in social media crisis information based on the source of the information.

Afortey, Ebenezer Odai (2022-09-01)

Social media is rapidly being used as a source of information, including crisis-related information. The current study investigates how the sources of information available on social media affect users' trust in certain ...

»CAUSA CAFFIER«: FAR-RIGHT CONNECTIONS IN GERMAN POLITICS AND SECURITY AGENCIES - Political Crisis Communication and its Representation in Legacy News Media

Sontheimer, Merle Frederike (2022-09-01)

Purpose: The purpose of this case study is to add to research on crisis communication, accountability, and scandals in evaluating a German state Minister of Interior’s exoneration strategies through their representation ...

Bridging the gap - Analysing the vaccination guide project in Gothenburg during the Covid-19 pandemic: A case of interpersonal risk and crisis communication targeted towards ethnic minority communities

Ekman, Julia (2022-09-01)

This study analyses the vaccination guide project performed in Gothenburg during the Covid-19 pandemic. The project was launched as a collaboration between the local and regional governing units, city of Gothenburg and ...

"I'LL NEVER DO INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM HERE IN TANZANIA IN MY ENTIRE LIFE" Challenges of press freedom and female journalists in mainland Tanzania

Kolttola, Mirja (2021-09-10)

Purpose: The aim of the study is to reflect the perceived professional identities of female journalists in relation to investigative journalism and how much the legislative restrictions by the state change their perceived ...

"I'LL NEVER DO INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM HERE IN TANZANIA IN MY ENTIRE LIFE".Challenges of press freedom and female journalists in mainland Tanzania

Kolttola, Mirja (2021-09-10)

Purpose: The aim of the study is to reflect the perceived professional identities of female journalists in relation to investigative journalism and how much the legislative restrictions by the state change their perceived ...

Comparing Media Systems Applied in Post-Soviet Countries Political Parallelism and Role of the State in Armenia, Belarus and Russia

Kocharyan, Elen (2021-09-10)

Purpose: The research aims to reveal the media models operating in the selected three post-Soviet countries: Armenia, Belarus, Russia. As the latters have a joint history the thesis seeks to find out the historica, economic ...