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Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems, Vol.1 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #878)
by Qilian Liang Wei Wang Xin Liu Zhenyu Na Baoju ZhangThis book brings together papers presented at the 2021 International Conference on Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems, which provides a venue to disseminate the latest developments and to discuss the interactions and links between these multidisciplinary fields. Spanning topics ranging from communications, signal processing and systems, this book is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics, researchers and engineers from academia and industry as well as government employees (such as NSF, DOD and DOE).
Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems, Vol. 2 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #879)
by Qilian Liang Wei Wang Xin Liu Zhenyu Na Baoju ZhangThis book brings together papers presented at the 2021 International Conference on Communications, Signal Processing, and Systems, which provides a venue to disseminate the latest developments and to discuss the interactions and links between these multidisciplinary fields. Spanning topics ranging from communications, signal processing and systems, this book is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics, researchers and engineers from academia and industry as well as government employees (such as NSF, DOD and DOE).
Comparative Public Opinion
by Cameron D. Anderson Mathieu TurgeonThis book presents a comprehensive examination of public opinion in the democratic world. Built around chapters that highlight key explanatory frameworks used in understanding public opinion, the book presents a coherent study of the subject in a comparative perspective, emphasizing and interrogating immigration as a key issue of high concern to most mass publics in the democratic world. Key features of the book include: Covers several theoretical issues and determinants of opinion such as the effects of personality, age and life cycle, ideology, social class, partisanship, gender, religion, ethnicity, language, and media, highlighting over time the effects of political, social, and economic contexts. Each chapter explores the theoretical rationale, mechanisms of effect, and use in the scholarly literature on public opinion before applying these to the issue of immigration comparatively and in specific places or regions. Widely comparative using a nine-country sample (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America) in the analysis of individual-level determinants of public opinion about immigration and extending to other countries like Belgium, Brazil, and Japan when evaluating contextual factors. This edited volume will be essential reading for students, scholars, and practitioners interested in public opinion, political behaviour, voting behaviour, politics of the media, immigration, political communication, and, more generally, democracy and comparative politics.
Comparative Public Opinion
by Cameron D. Anderson and Mathieu TurgeonThis book presents a comprehensive examination of public opinion in the democratic world. Built around chapters that highlight key explanatory frameworks used in understanding public opinion, the book presents a coherent study of the subject in a comparative perspective, emphasizing and interrogating immigration as a key issue of high concern to most mass publics in the democratic world. Key features of the book include: Covers several theoretical issues and determinants of opinion such as the effects of personality, age and life cycle, ideology, social class, partisanship, gender, religion, ethnicity, language, and media, highlighting over time the effects of political, social, and economic contexts. Each chapter explores the theoretical rationale, mechanisms of effect, and use in the scholarly literature on public opinion before applying these to the issue of immigration comparatively and in specific places or regions. Widely comparative using a nine-country sample (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America) in the analysis of individual-level determinants of public opinion about immigration and extending to other countries like Belgium, Brazil, and Japan when evaluating contextual factors. This edited volume will be essential reading for students, scholars, and practitioners interested in public opinion, political behaviour, voting behaviour, politics of the media, immigration, political communication, and, more generally, democracy and comparative politics.
A Complete Guide to Television, Field, and Digital Producing
by Sally Ann Cruikshank Christine C. Eschenfelder Keonte ColemanThis book provides an extensive overview of producing in the ever-changing field of journalism for all types of newsrooms. Featuring interviews with renowned journalism professionals, A Complete Guide to Television, Field, and Digital Producing offers an in-depth look at the broadcast, field, and digital producing practices of newsrooms today. The book is divided into three parts: television news producing, field producing, and digital producing. Each part provides a clear explanation of the producing role before going into more detail on important skills such as developing stories, writing copy, creating graphics, producing live on location, audience engagement, and using social media. Each chapter includes a variety of supplemental material, including discussion questions, keyword definitions, classroom activities, and graded assignments, including rubrics. Written with a combined 64 years of journalism and journalism education experience, the book will prepare students to produce whatever their job requires. Taking an integrated approach to journalism education, this is a vital text for journalism and media students studying digital media, broadcast journalism, social media, and reporting.
A Complete Guide to Television, Field, and Digital Producing
by Sally Ann Cruikshank Christine C. Eschenfelder Keonte ColemanThis book provides an extensive overview of producing in the ever-changing field of journalism for all types of newsrooms. Featuring interviews with renowned journalism professionals, A Complete Guide to Television, Field, and Digital Producing offers an in-depth look at the broadcast, field, and digital producing practices of newsrooms today. The book is divided into three parts: television news producing, field producing, and digital producing. Each part provides a clear explanation of the producing role before going into more detail on important skills such as developing stories, writing copy, creating graphics, producing live on location, audience engagement, and using social media. Each chapter includes a variety of supplemental material, including discussion questions, keyword definitions, classroom activities, and graded assignments, including rubrics. Written with a combined 64 years of journalism and journalism education experience, the book will prepare students to produce whatever their job requires. Taking an integrated approach to journalism education, this is a vital text for journalism and media students studying digital media, broadcast journalism, social media, and reporting.
Compliance als Treiber von Reputation: Eine empirische Analyse der Wirkung von Compliance-Kommunikation auf die Unternehmensreputation in Medien
by Ellen Dietzsch-LohbeckCompliance hat nach großen Wirtschaftsskandalen, wie Korruption bei Siemens und dem Abgasskandal in der deutschen Automobilindustrie, Einzug in fast jedes Unternehmen gehalten. Der Wert von Compliance wird häufig nicht nur darin gesehen, vor Rechtsverstößen und Fehlverhalten zu schützen, sondern auch den guten Ruf zu fördern. Das Buch beleuchtet die Frage, ob es sich für Unternehmen im Hinblick auf ihre Reputation in den Medien lohnt, Compliance als Thema in der Unternehmenskommunikation zu verankern. Anhand einer Fallstudie mit drei Automobilherstellern untersucht Ellen Dietzsch-Lohbeck die externe Kommunikation der Unternehmen zu Compliance. Ferner geht sie der Frage nach, ob die Compliance-Kommunikation der Unternehmen einen Einfluss auf die Wirtschaftsberichterstattung und auf die Medienreputation in drei überregionalen Tageszeitungen in Deutschland ausübt. Damit hat Ellen Dietzsch-Lohbeck erstmals das Thema Compliance in der externen Unternehmenskommunikation umfassend untersucht. Sie hat auch analysiert, wie Zeitungen das Thema Compliance bei Unternehmen darstellen und welche Medienreputation sie dabei vermitteln.
Complicity in Discourse and Practice (Routledge Focus on Applied Linguistics)
by Jef VerschuerenIt is commonplace to say that we are living in troubled times. Liberal democracy is in crisis. Academic freedom is seriously constrained. The media offers less insight and analysis than could be expected given the proliferation of communication tools. Based on decades of research into the social and ideological functioning of discourse and with a focus on politics, universities, and the media, Jef Verschueren offers an analysis of current practices, asks whether we are all complicit, and makes suggestions for what we can do. Central to this book is the notion of derailed reflexivity, referring to the observation that politics, institutions, and news reporting tend to be excessively aimed at public opinion, impression management, and clicks, to the detriment of policies addressing social justice issues, high-quality service, and media content. Highlighting that education is the cornerstone for democratic choices and ensures that we can critically assess media content, this book shows that shared responsibility can be a source of hope and that everyone has the power to intervene. Complicity in Discourse and Practice is a call to action for readers and a plea for actively minding the ecology of the public sphere.
Complicity in Discourse and Practice (Routledge Focus on Applied Linguistics)
by Jef VerschuerenIt is commonplace to say that we are living in troubled times. Liberal democracy is in crisis. Academic freedom is seriously constrained. The media offers less insight and analysis than could be expected given the proliferation of communication tools. Based on decades of research into the social and ideological functioning of discourse and with a focus on politics, universities, and the media, Jef Verschueren offers an analysis of current practices, asks whether we are all complicit, and makes suggestions for what we can do. Central to this book is the notion of derailed reflexivity, referring to the observation that politics, institutions, and news reporting tend to be excessively aimed at public opinion, impression management, and clicks, to the detriment of policies addressing social justice issues, high-quality service, and media content. Highlighting that education is the cornerstone for democratic choices and ensures that we can critically assess media content, this book shows that shared responsibility can be a source of hope and that everyone has the power to intervene. Complicity in Discourse and Practice is a call to action for readers and a plea for actively minding the ecology of the public sphere.
Computational Advancement in Communication, Circuits and Systems: Proceedings of 3rd ICCACCS 2020 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #786)
by M. Mitra Mita Nasipuri Maitreyi Ray KanjilalThis book gathers the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computational Advancement in Communication Circuits and Systems (ICCACCS 2020), organized virtually by Narula Institute of Technology, Kolkata, India. The book presents peer-reviewed papers that highlight new theoretical and experimental findings in the fields of electronics and communication engineering, including interdisciplinary areas like advanced computing, pattern recognition and analysis, and signal and image processing. The respective papers cover a broad range of principles, techniques, and applications in microwave devices, communication and networking, signal and image processing, computations and mathematics, and control.
Computational Intelligence in Data Mining: Proceedings of ICCIDM 2021 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #281)
by Janmenjoy Nayak H. S. Behera Bighnaraj Naik S. Vimal Danilo PelusiThis book addresses different methods and techniques of integration for enhancing the overall goal of data mining. The book is a collection of high-quality peer-reviewed research papers presented in the Sixth International Conference on Computational Intelligence in Data Mining (ICCIDM 2021) held at Aditya Institute of Technology and Management, Tekkali, Andhra Pradesh, India, during December 11–12, 2021. The book addresses the difficulties and challenges for the seamless integration of two core disciplines of computer science, i.e., computational intelligence and data mining. The book helps to disseminate the knowledge about some innovative, active research directions in the field of data mining, machine and computational intelligence, along with some current issues and applications of related topics.
Computational Intelligence in Recent Communication Networks (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Mariya Ouaissa Zakaria Boulouard Mariyam Ouaissa Bassma GuermahThis book focuses on the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) based techniques to solve issues related to communication networks, their layers, as well as their applications. The book first offers an introduction to recent trends regarding communication networks. The authors then provide an overview of theoretical concepts of AI/ML, techniques and protocols used in different layers of communication. Furthermore, this book presents solutions that help analyze complex patterns in user data and ultimately improve productivity. Throughout, AI/ML-based solutions are provided, for topics such as signal detection, channel modeling, resource optimization, routing protocol design, transport layer optimization, user/application behavior prediction, software-defined networking, congestion control, communication network optimization, security, and anomaly detection. The book features chapters from a large spectrum of authors including researchers, students, as well as industrials involved in research and development.
Computational Intelligence Techniques for Green Smart Cities (Green Energy and Technology)
by Mohamed Lahby Ala Al-Fuqaha Yassine MalehThis book contains high-quality and original research on computational intelligence for green smart cities research. In recent years, the use of smart city technology has rapidly increased through the successful development and deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) architectures. The citizens' quality of life has been improved in several sensitive areas of the city, such as transportation, buildings, health care, education, environment, and security, thanks to these technological advancesComputational intelligence techniques and algorithms enable a computational analysis of enormous data sets to reveal patterns that recur. This information is used to inform and improve decision-making at the municipal level to build smart computational intelligence techniques and sustainable cities for their citizens. Machine intelligence allows us to identify trends (patterns). The smart city could better integrate its transportation network, for example. By offering a better public transportation network adapted to the demand, we could reduce personal vehicles and energy consumption. A smart city could use models to predict the consequences of a change, such as pedestrianizing a street or adding a bike lane. A city can even create a 3D digital twin to test hypothetical projects. This book comprises many state-of-the-art contributions from scientists and practitioners working in machine intelligence and green smart cities. It aspires to provide a relevant reference for students, researchers, engineers, and professionals working in this area or those interested in grasping its diverse facets and exploring the latest advances in machine intelligence for green and sustainable smart city applications.
Computer Networks and Inventive Communication Technologies: Proceedings of Fourth ICCNCT 2021 (Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies #75)
by S. Smys Robert Bestak Ram Palanisamy Ivan KotuliakThis book is a collection of peer-reviewed best-selected research papers presented at 4th International Conference on Computer Networks and Inventive Communication Technologies (ICCNCT 2021). The book covers new results in theory, methodology, and applications of computer networks and data communications. It includes original papers on computer networks, network protocols and wireless networks, data communication technologies, and network security. The proceedings of this conference are a valuable resource, dealing with both the important core and the specialized issues in the areas of next-generation wireless network design, control, and management, as well as in the areas of protection, assurance, and trust in information security practice. It is a reference for researchers, instructors, students, scientists, engineers, managers, and industry practitioners for advanced work in the area.
Computer Networks / Computernetze: Bilingual Edition: English – German / Zweisprachige Ausgabe: Englisch – Deutsch
by Christian BaunMit diesem Buch erlangen Sie Grundlagenwissen im Bereich der ComputernetzwerkeDieses Buch bietet Ihnen einen kompakten Überblick über das Thema Computernetzwerke. Sein Aufbau orientiert sich an den Schichten der etablierten Referenzmodelle und behandelt für jede Schicht die Geräte und die wichtigsten Protokolle. Zu den Protokollen gehören auch Netzwerktechnologien wie Ethernet, WLAN, Bluetooth usw. und die Übertragungsmedien.Das Ziel des Buches ist es nicht, eine Auflistung von Algorithmen zu schaffen, sondern eine an der Realität orientierte Beschreibung zu liefern, die die wichtigsten Technologien in einem klaren Zusammenhang behandelt. Das Buch soll dem Leser ein fundiertes Verständnis von Computernetzwerken in kompakter Form vermitteln.Das Besondere dabei ist die zweisprachige Darstellung des Inhalts. In zwei Spalten stehen der deutsche und der englische Text nebeneinander, so dass der Leser gleichzeitig seine Sprachkenntnisse und sein Fachvokabular verbessern kann. Das Buch richtet sich vor allem an Studierende der Informatik und an alle am Thema Interessierten. Diese Inhalte vermittelt der Autor dem LeserChristian Baun vermittelt dem Leser in seinem Buch alle wichtigen Grundlagen der Computernetzwerke. Dazu gehören unter anderen:· Grundlagen der Informations- und Netzwerktechnik· Grundlagen der Computervernetzung· Protokolle und Protokollschichten· Bitübertragungsschicht· Sicherungsschicht· Vermittlungsschicht· Transportschicht· Anwendungsschicht· Netzwerkvirtualisierung· Funktionsweise des OSI-Referenzmodells· Kommandozeilenwerkzeuge Mithilfe dieser Inhalte erhält der Leser einen kompakten Einblick in die Thematik.---This book presents a compact, yet detailed overview and introduction to computer networks and their components. The book is written in both English and German, arranged in side-by-side columns. This feature helps readers improve and broaden their language skills, and gain familiarity with the specialized vocabulary of computer science and networking at the same time. The book opens with a review of computer science basics, including the building blocks of data, file and storage dimensions, and Unicode. The fundamentals of computer networking are presented, with sections on the dimensions of different types of networks, data transmission, and media access control. Protocols and reference models are explained, followed by chapters on the functional layers of networks: Physical Layer, Data Link Layer, Network Layer, Transport Layer, and Application Layer. Additional topics covered include:· Computer network topologies· Bandwidth and latency· Network virtualization The book includes a collection of command line tools for network configuration and for analyzing network-related issues. The book concludes with a list of technical terms, and an extensive glossary, both presented in side-by-side columns, in English and German. Requiring little to no technical background, Computer Networks – Computernetze benefits college-level students interested in computer science. It is especially useful for students and working professionals who wish to improve their knowledge of
Computer Systems: Digital Design, Fundamentals of Computer Architecture and ARM Assembly Language
by Ata ElahiThis updated textbook covers digital design, fundamentals of computer architecture, and ARM assembly language. The book starts by introducing computer abstraction, basic number systems, character coding, basic knowledge in digital design, and components of a computer. The book goes on to discuss information representation in computing, Boolean algebra and logic gates, and sequential logic. The book also presents introduction to computer architecture, Cache mapping methods, and virtual memory. The author also covers ARM architecture, ARM instructions, ARM assembly language using Keil development tools, and bitwise control structure using C and ARM assembly language. The book includes a set of laboratory experiments related to digital design using Logisim software and ARM assembly language programming using Keil development tools. In addition, each chapter features objectives, summaries, key terms, review questions, and problems.
Computing at the EDGE: New Challenges for Service Provision
by Georgios Karakonstantis Charles J. GillanThis book describes solutions to the problems of energy efficiency, resiliency and cyber security in the domain of Edge Computing and reports on early deployments of the technology in commercial settings. This book takes a business focused view, relating the technological outcomes to new business opportunities made possible by the edge paradigm. Drawing on the experience of end user deploying prototype edge technology, the authors discuss applications in financial management, wireless management, and social networks. Coverage includes a chapter on the analysis of total cost of ownership, thereby enabling readers to calculate the efficiency gain for use of the technology in their business.Provides a single-source reference to the state-of-the art of edge computing;Describes how researchers across the world are addressing challenges relating to power efficiency, ease of programming and emerging cyber security threats in this domain;Discusses total cost of ownership for applications in financial management and social networks;Discusses security challenges in wireless management.
Concepts, Discourses, and Translations (Second Language Learning and Teaching)
by Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk Marcin TrojszczakThis present book discusses issues related to languages, cultures, and discourses by addressing a variety of topics ranging from culture and translation, cognitive and linguistic dimensions of discourse, and the role of language in political discourses and bilingualism. By focusing on multiple interconnected research subjects, the book allows us to see the intersections of language, culture, and discourse in their full diversity and to illuminate their less frequented nooks and crannies in a timely fashion.
Conflict Coaching Fundamentals: Working With Conflict Stories
by Samantha HardyWe naturally create stories to help us making meaning of our world, but in conflict situations the kinds of stories we typically tell ourselves can actually make it harder for us to manage and resolve the conflict constructively. This book provides an accessible framework for understanding why people tell their conflict stories the way they do, and how to help them move away from conflict stories that prevent them from understanding and responding to conflict in an effective way. Presented using highly engaging and accessible cases, the book is designed to help people working with others in conflict to fully support them by understanding which areas of the conflict story to focus their attention on, and using practical techniques to support people to rewrite their story into a more constructive one to better manage the situation. The book also provides practical strategies to help people who are themselves in a conflict scenario to rewrite and enact a version of their conflict story that helps them to more constructively manage, and often resolve, their situation. A conflict management coaching system is introduced that is designed to address the particular problems created by dysfunctional conflict stories. This is a book specifically for those who work with people in conflict (mediators, conflict coaches, managers, lawyers, HR staff, teachers) and also for anyone who wishes to better understand their own experience of conflict.
Conflict Coaching Fundamentals: Working With Conflict Stories
by Samantha HardyWe naturally create stories to help us making meaning of our world, but in conflict situations the kinds of stories we typically tell ourselves can actually make it harder for us to manage and resolve the conflict constructively. This book provides an accessible framework for understanding why people tell their conflict stories the way they do, and how to help them move away from conflict stories that prevent them from understanding and responding to conflict in an effective way. Presented using highly engaging and accessible cases, the book is designed to help people working with others in conflict to fully support them by understanding which areas of the conflict story to focus their attention on, and using practical techniques to support people to rewrite their story into a more constructive one to better manage the situation. The book also provides practical strategies to help people who are themselves in a conflict scenario to rewrite and enact a version of their conflict story that helps them to more constructively manage, and often resolve, their situation. A conflict management coaching system is introduced that is designed to address the particular problems created by dysfunctional conflict stories. This is a book specifically for those who work with people in conflict (mediators, conflict coaches, managers, lawyers, HR staff, teachers) and also for anyone who wishes to better understand their own experience of conflict.
Conflict Management in Digital Business: New Strategy and Approach
by Fahri ÖzsungurToday's business world is under constant digital threats that can cause unpredictable damage and weaken the competitiveness of businesses. With digital transformation risks and cyber-attacks increased by extraordinary situations such as the recent pandemic, new approaches are needed in the management of these emerging digital conflicts to develop sustainable business strategies and become a robust business of the future. Conflict Management in Digital Business: New Strategy and Approach is a pioneering and innovative guide in the context of digital conflicts in the value chain of businesses and on digital conflicts in business management and strategy. Conflict management is discussed in the context of issues of production and planning, logistics, marketing, procurement, technology development, human resource management, and business infrastructure. Sectoral issues with conflicting businesses, organizational behavior, digital sustainability, cyber business management, cyber-attack, and cyberwarfare strategies for businesses are discussed in detail to bring crucial principles in the context of management and strategy to all businesses that desire to be a business of the future. Providing readers with a unique guide of how businesses can achieve resilience to digital conflict, Conflict Management in Digital Business helps prepare for unexpected situations such as pandemics, to maintain competitive advantage, and illuminating pathways to turn conflicts caused by extraordinary situations into opportunities.
Conflict Management in Digital Business: New Strategy and Approach
by Fahri ÖzsungurToday's business world is under constant digital threats that can cause unpredictable damage and weaken the competitiveness of businesses. With digital transformation risks and cyber-attacks increased by extraordinary situations such as the recent pandemic, new approaches are needed in the management of these emerging digital conflicts to develop sustainable business strategies and become a robust business of the future. Conflict Management in Digital Business: New Strategy and Approach is a pioneering and innovative guide in the context of digital conflicts in the value chain of businesses and on digital conflicts in business management and strategy. Conflict management is discussed in the context of issues of production and planning, logistics, marketing, procurement, technology development, human resource management, and business infrastructure. Sectoral issues with conflicting businesses, organizational behavior, digital sustainability, cyber business management, cyber-attack, and cyberwarfare strategies for businesses are discussed in detail to bring crucial principles in the context of management and strategy to all businesses that desire to be a business of the future. Providing readers with a unique guide of how businesses can achieve resilience to digital conflict, Conflict Management in Digital Business helps prepare for unexpected situations such as pandemics, to maintain competitive advantage, and illuminating pathways to turn conflicts caused by extraordinary situations into opportunities.
Connect the Dots: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck
by Dr Christian BuschWhat if being lucky wasn't just chance but a skill you could master? Learn to identify and act on serendipity to lead a more joyful, purposeful, and successful life! 'A wise, exciting and life-changing book' Arianna Huffington, author of Thrive ___________________________________________Modern life is full of chance encounters, changing plans, delayed journeys, human errors and other mishaps. This is the hidden force that rules our universe: serendipity. But what if we could use such unpredictability to our advantage?Dr Christian Busch has spent a decade exploring how, if acted upon, unexpected encounters can enhance our worldview, expand our social circles and create new professional opportunities. From couples who met during chance encounters to businesspeople who invented world-changing ideas after a misfire, Dr Busch has studied hundreds of subjects who improved their lives by learning to see opportunities in the unexpected. Connect the Dots is a revolutionary, well-researched exploration of an essential life skill that we can all develop and master. ___________________________________________ 'Busch shows convincingly that it's more than blind luck in Connect the Dots, which offers excellent practical guidance for all' Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever and co-founder of Imagine'Christian Busch reveals that luck isn't always dumb' Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of When and Drive 'More than just a way to create exciting opportunities, it's the foundation for a more optimistic and meaningful life. An important book for a complicated world' Cal Newport, author of Digital Minimalism*Previously published as The Serendipity Mindset*
The Construction of News in a Polarised State: Maltese Advocacy Journalism (Routledge Focus on Communication and Society)
by Adrian HillmanTaking a qualitative approach based on original case studies, this book offers a detailed overview of the contemporary media system in Malta. Three Maltese news organisations are examined to understand the editorial routines, ownership and management structures, and social and cultural factors that affect the day-to-day business of creating news. In-depth interviews with key stakeholders of each organisation are conducted alongside qualitative textual analysis of the content they publish. Contrary to previous research, the work finds that advocacy continues to dominate Maltese journalism, indicating that the country has retained similarities to other media systems within its geographic region. While recognising that the gold standard in journalism is judged to be objectivity and balance, a case is made for a responsible, measured form of advocacy journalism to extend media diversity and contribute to a high level of national political engagement. Presenting an informed case for the need to pay closer attention to small states, especially at a time when many countries are seen to be becoming increasingly socially and politically divided, The Construction of News in a Polarised State is an insightful text for scholars and academics in the fields of media and communication studies, political science, and sociology.
The Construction of News in a Polarised State: Maltese Advocacy Journalism (Routledge Focus on Communication and Society)
by Adrian HillmanTaking a qualitative approach based on original case studies, this book offers a detailed overview of the contemporary media system in Malta. Three Maltese news organisations are examined to understand the editorial routines, ownership and management structures, and social and cultural factors that affect the day-to-day business of creating news. In-depth interviews with key stakeholders of each organisation are conducted alongside qualitative textual analysis of the content they publish. Contrary to previous research, the work finds that advocacy continues to dominate Maltese journalism, indicating that the country has retained similarities to other media systems within its geographic region. While recognising that the gold standard in journalism is judged to be objectivity and balance, a case is made for a responsible, measured form of advocacy journalism to extend media diversity and contribute to a high level of national political engagement. Presenting an informed case for the need to pay closer attention to small states, especially at a time when many countries are seen to be becoming increasingly socially and politically divided, The Construction of News in a Polarised State is an insightful text for scholars and academics in the fields of media and communication studies, political science, and sociology.