In this thesis, I have found that while China claims to remain neutral between Ukraine and Russia, China’s news media, "Xinhua News Agency" and "China Daily", seem to present a clear antagonist...Show moreIn this thesis, I have found that while China claims to remain neutral between Ukraine and Russia, China’s news media, "Xinhua News Agency" and "China Daily", seem to present a clear antagonist between the countries, namely the U.S. Through several discursive techniques, the two news organizations present the U.S. as a cunning actor that drags others into a ‘proxy war’.Show less
This bachelor thesis asks why, when there are existing factors allowing the special administrative region of Macau to report news on the neutral side, Macau-based news agencies support Mainland...Show moreThis bachelor thesis asks why, when there are existing factors allowing the special administrative region of Macau to report news on the neutral side, Macau-based news agencies support Mainland China's take on the Taiwan question. This thesis argues the explanation for this puzzle lies in the notion of the established national identity for both Mainland China and the port-city of Macau.Show less
Studies show that during the COVID-19 pandemic, quarantining, lockdowns and a palpable shortage of outdoor activities led to increased media consumption as a means for audiences to keep themselves...Show moreStudies show that during the COVID-19 pandemic, quarantining, lockdowns and a palpable shortage of outdoor activities led to increased media consumption as a means for audiences to keep themselves occupied, as they cope with the psychological consequences of extended periods of social isolation. Not only did the quantity of consumption increase, but the nature in which audiences engaged with media has changed also. For instance, many have started listening to podcasts during the pandemic. This appears indicative not only of a desperation to try new things, but also that new listeners were attempting to mimic social interaction somehow. Para-social interactions, the one-sided interactions between mediated personalities and their audiences, have existed long before the Web 2.0 era of media. This specific development is a hint that audiences were not only increasingly subjected to these interactions, they may have been actively seeking them out. Cum Town, a vulgar podcast featuring three comedians who have basically become niche micro-celebrities, is one such podcast that saw its audience grow during the pandemic. Given the mischievous character of this show, it seems pertinent to ask whether an increase in such interactions is a good thing, as well as what other repercussions come with this type of consumption.Show less
Taal speelt een centrale rol in hoe mensen denken en zich gedragen (Verhaeghe, 2020, p. 5), ook qua discriminatie van LHBTIQ+-personen. Mensen die binnen de media met inclusief taalgebruik in...Show moreTaal speelt een centrale rol in hoe mensen denken en zich gedragen (Verhaeghe, 2020, p. 5), ook qua discriminatie van LHBTIQ+-personen. Mensen die binnen de media met inclusief taalgebruik in aanraking komen, gaan deze taal vaker zelf gebruiken (Van Poecke et al., 1991, p. 83). Binnen deze scriptie wordt onderzocht hoe de Nederlandse opiniebladen Vrij Nederland, Elsevier Weekblad, De Groene Amsterdammer, HP/De Tijd en Maarten! omgaan met verwijzingen naar LHBTIQ+-personen. Het doel is om inzicht te krijgen in de taalkeuzes van opiniebladen m.b.t. LHBTIQ+-personen en hoe dit er in de praktijk uitziet. Aan de hand van semi-gestructureerde interviews is onderzocht welke opvattingen eindredacteuren en hoofdredacteuren over inclusief taalgebruik omtrent LHBTIQ+-personen hebben. Door middel van een kwalitatieve inhoudsanalyse is onderzocht hoe in de periode oktober 2016 tot maart 2022 naar LHBTIQ+-personen verwezen werd in opiniebladen. Uit het onderzoek is gebleken dat opiniebladen op het vlak van taalontwikkelingen meegaan met de modus, kwetsende termen vermijden en geen duidelijke voorkeur hebben voor identity-first language of person-first language. Voorstanders van person-first language willen dat een persoon in eerste plaats als persoon wordt gezien en in de tweede plaats als een persoon met een bepaalde eigenschap, terwijl bij identity-first language de focus ligt op een bepaalde eigenschap als onlosmakelijk deel van de identiteit (Simonsen & Mruczek, 2021). De Groene Amsterdammer gaf aan een voorkeur te hebben voor identity-first bijvoeglijk naamwoord (bijv. homoseksuele man), person-first language (bijv. man die op mannen valt) of werkwoorden (bijv. hij valt op mannen). Elsevier Weekblad heeft de voorkeur voor identity-first bijvoeglijk naamwoord. Maarten! heeft de voorkeur voor werkwoorden. HP/De Tijd heeft de voorkeur voor identity-first zelfstandig naamwoord (bijv. homo). Vrij Nederland gaf geen voorkeur aan. In de praktijk verwijzen deze opiniebladen het meest naar LHBTIQ+-personen door middel van termen die hun gender of seksuele oriëntatie reduceren tot het geheel of tot een deel van hun identiteit. De meeste termen behoorden tot identity-first zelfstandig naamwoord, gevolgd door identity-first bijvoeglijk naamwoord, gevolgd door person-first, gevolgd door werkwoorden. Concluderend, de meeste termen waarmee opiniebladen verwijzen naar LHBTIQ+-personen reduceren de gender of seksuele oriëntatie tot iemands identiteit. Verder gaan opiniebladen op het gebied van taalontwikkelingen mee met de modus en vermijden ze kwetsende termen.Show less
Abstract Story and reading comprehension are important parts of education and daily life and there has been concerns about the decrease in the comprehension level of Dutch children. The goal of the...Show moreAbstract Story and reading comprehension are important parts of education and daily life and there has been concerns about the decrease in the comprehension level of Dutch children. The goal of the current study was to determine the difference between video, audio and text when it comes to story comprehension. Besides the difference between the three different media, we were interested in the difference between the comprehension of strong and weak readers on these media. Because the standard of coherence could play an important part in story comprehension, we also examined if there was a difference in the standard of coherence between strong and weak readers. Children between eight and twelve years old (Grade 4-6) participated in this research. A within-subjects design was used and all children were presented with a video, an audio and a text. They answered open-ended questions to test their comprehension of the story. Their standard of coherence was tested with a self-report questionnaire. The results indicated a difference between the comprehension across different media. After watching a video, the story comprehension was better in comparison to after reading a text. No difference was found between audio and the other media. Strong readers appeared to have better comprehension than weak readers, but the pattern wasn’t different for video, audio and text. In addition, the standard of coherence didn’t differ between strong and weak readers. These findings have implications for the educational practice. Apparently both strong and weak readers seem to benefit from watching a video when it comes to their story comprehension. Teachers could therefore use videos to increase the story comprehension of their students. No difference was found between audio and text, but teachers may use audio to add some change to their lessons, in order to increase the engagement and motivation in reading education.Show less
This research is geared towards analysing the portrayal of the Russian Communist party, the KPRF in the regional and federal newspaper Argumenty i fakty in the campaign preceding the 2016 Russian...Show moreThis research is geared towards analysing the portrayal of the Russian Communist party, the KPRF in the regional and federal newspaper Argumenty i fakty in the campaign preceding the 2016 Russian Election. It uses discourse analysis of three selected articles as well as second level agenda setting analysis of articles concerning the KPRF which appeared in the federal edition of AiF and in two of its available subsidiaries where the party respectively did best and worst, namely the Omsk and Kazan editions.Show less
The media has played a centripetal role in shaping public opinion and setting domestic and foreign affairs agendas. The Republic of Turkey is a ubiquitous factor in Greek historiography, nation...Show moreThe media has played a centripetal role in shaping public opinion and setting domestic and foreign affairs agendas. The Republic of Turkey is a ubiquitous factor in Greek historiography, nation-building processes, and foreign security policy. Throughout their unstable and fluctuating relations, the Greco – Turkish dyad has received copious media attention. In 2019 Turkey and Libya signed a maritime exclusive economic zone (EEZ) Memorandum of Understanding. Such a settlement allegedly balked the EU's planned project to enhance the EastMed pipeline and violated Greece's EEZ, consequently causing an intense media reaction throughout Greece. This thesis applies Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to the publications of Kathimerini and Ta Nea, Greece's most widely read daily newspapers. The analysis brings insight into the media's sociopolitical role, its position regarding the citizenry and the state, and Turkey's importance as an external agent that reinforces the Greeks' in-group cohesion. Considering Aristotelian topoi to approach CDA, the analysis indicates that the Greek media's narrative on the Turkey-Libya settlement frames (i) Turkey as a threatening 'other,' (ii) portrays Greece as the referent object, and (iii) rejects the validity of such a settlement under international law, reinforcing the previous two points.Show less
This thesis aims to explore whether the song WAP (2020) by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, exemplifies a paradigm shift in feminism. WAP caused much outcry and grew rapidly in fame because of its...Show moreThis thesis aims to explore whether the song WAP (2020) by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, exemplifies a paradigm shift in feminism. WAP caused much outcry and grew rapidly in fame because of its sexually provocative imagery and lyrics, unlike other similar songs. The question arises: If Cardi and Megan’s song is so unique that it might be the start of a feminist paradigm shift, or whether it follows an already established trend? First, the song is looked at scene by scene, scouting for reoccurring elements. Then, general representational tactics of women in media are analyzed, which help evaluate the elements in WAP further, determining feminist or non-feminist tactics. Lastly, the music of other female artists like Madonna, Lil Kim and Christina Aguilera are studied in order to determine whether WAP is following a trend or stands on its own. After exploring these different aspects, it is possible to see that WAP is a starting point for a feminist paradigm shift in media, of which there are likely more artists or songs to follow.Show less
Een onderzoek naar de invloed van berichtgeving op de betrokkenen bij interlandelijke adoptie. De interlandelijke adoptie tussen Sri Lanka en Nederland diende als casestudy.
Newspapers all around the world have been reporting on the COVID-19 epidemic very frequently. Every newspaper however, has constructed their own narrative on the crisis, as well as on how the...Show moreNewspapers all around the world have been reporting on the COVID-19 epidemic very frequently. Every newspaper however, has constructed their own narrative on the crisis, as well as on how the People's Republic of China dealt with it. This thesis will show how "The Guardian" and the "People's Daily" have each constructed their own distinct narratives on the COVID-19 epidemic in China.Show less
In april 1955 vond de Bandungconferentie plaats, de eerste intercontinentale conferentie waar onafhankelijke naties uit Azië en Afrika een 'derde koers' uiteenzetten tegen de achtergrond van de...Show moreIn april 1955 vond de Bandungconferentie plaats, de eerste intercontinentale conferentie waar onafhankelijke naties uit Azië en Afrika een 'derde koers' uiteenzetten tegen de achtergrond van de Koude Oorlog. De conferentie werd geopend door een keynote-speech van Sukarno die uitermate antikoloniaal van toon was. Tijdens deze conferentie werden verder economische en culturele belangen besproken. Ook werd unaniem besloten om Nederland te sommeren om de onderhandelingen rondom West-Papua te hervatten met Indonesië. Deze scriptie onderzoekt wat de Nederlandse ontvangst was van Sukarno’s antikoloniale boodschap met global reach. Voor de uitvoering van het onderzoek is een analyse gemaakt op basis van hoe de Bandungconferentie werd beschreven en omschreven in verschillende nationale Nederlandse kranten, vlak voor, tijdens en direct na het plaatsvinden van de Bandungconferentie.Show less
De lokale omroepen in Nederland staan onder druk. Er is sprake van verschraling van het medialandschap. Vooral in de kleinere plaatsen is het nieuwsaanbod aanzienlijk kleiner dan in grote plaatsen...Show moreDe lokale omroepen in Nederland staan onder druk. Er is sprake van verschraling van het medialandschap. Vooral in de kleinere plaatsen is het nieuwsaanbod aanzienlijk kleiner dan in grote plaatsen en daar staan de lokale omroepen vaak op omvallen. Met het verschuiven van taken van de overheid naar de gemeente is de lokale journalistiek des te belangrijker en dat maakt deze verschraling des te zorgwekkender. Dit is ook in Aalten merkbaar. In het onderzoek is door middel van literatuuronderzoek, deskresearch en interviews geïnventariseerd wat de ontwikkelingen zijn in het medialandschap en wat de staat is van de Aaltense lokale omroepen. Op basis van de resultaten zijn er conclusies getrokken en bediscussieerd. Tot slot zijn er aanbevelingen geschreven aan het adres van zowel de omroepen als de gemeente Aalten.Show less
