Objectives. Drawing heavily on theories focusing on the ways media represent health issues, and m... more Objectives. Drawing heavily on theories focusing on the ways media represent health issues, and more specifically pandemics, the current research seeks to scrutinize the information conveyed by the Greek media to the public regarding the coronavirus pandemic. It also explores the ways that agenda-setting and framing affect the representations of the coronavirus pandemic. These two (agenda setting and framing) are highly influential concerning the conceptualization of a crisis. Material and methods. The research method implemented is quantitative content analysis. For the scope of the current research, 2389 research units (TV bulletins news items and online news articles) were gathered and analyzed. This research covers, in temporal terms, the period during which the Greek media started focusing on the coronavirus issue in tandem with the developments of the coronavirus crisis worldwide and in Greece, namely from February 1 st until April 30 th , 2020. Results. Our results showed that the time period (either before or after the announcement of the first death in Greece due to the pandemic) was a crucial factor in the media coverage of the pandemic. Second, pandemic issues were presented through thematic frames, which outweighed the episodic ones. Finally, the Greek media were found to place more emphasis on governmental measures decided during the pandemic compared to personal and social precautionary measures. Conclusions. The media coverage of the pandemic increased dramatically after the announcement of the first death in Greece. In this rationale, the media of our research increased significantly both the time (TV news bulletins) and extent (news sites) of the coverage of the pandemic. Thus, the event of the first death announcement appears to constitute an important milestone and can be used as an independent variable for the examination of the coverage of the pandemic in different countries/media systems. Apart from that, we have seen a prevalence of thematic and human-interest frames.
at the end of the article Παράγοντες που επηρέασαν το ιατρικό και το νοσηλευτικό προσωπικό για το... more at the end of the article Παράγοντες που επηρέασαν το ιατρικό και το νοσηλευτικό προσωπικό για τον εμβολιασμό κατά της γρίπης Α/Η1Ν1 ΣΚΟΠΟΣ Διερεύνηση των παραγόντων που επηρέασαν τις γνώσεις, τη στάση και τη συμπεριφορά του ιατρικού και του νοσηλευτικού προσωπικού γενικών νοσοκομείων ως προς τη γρίπη Η1Ν1. ΥΛΙΚΟ-ΜΕΘΟΔΟΣ Η παρούσα μελέτη σχεδιάστηκε ως επισκόπηση και συσχέτιση με τη χρήση αυτο-συμπληρούμενου ερωτηματολογίου. Το ερωτηματολόγιο περιελάμβανε δημογραφικά δεδομένα, ερωτήσεις γνώσης και άποψης για την πανδημική γρίπη, καθώς και ερωτήσεις συμπεριφοράς για το εμβόλιο κατά του Η1Ν1. Το δείγμα της μελέτης (n=715) επιλέχθηκε με τυχαία στρωματοποιημένη δειγματοληψία από πέντε μεγάλα νοσοκομεία της Αττικής. ΑΠΟΤΕΛΕΣΜΑΤΑ Από τους 715 συμμετέχοντες, ποσοστό 81,2% δεν εμβολιάστηκε κατά του ιού της γρίπης Α/Η1Ν1, 63,2% δεν συνέστησαν οι ίδιοι σε κάποιον να εμβολιαστεί, ενώ το 56,8% συνέστησε σε άτομα να αποφύγουν τον εμβολιασμό. Οι παράγοντες που βρέθηκε να επηρεάζουν το ιατρονοσηλε...
Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of the COST Action "Building on scientifi... more Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of the COST Action "Building on scientific literacy in evolution towards scientifically responsible Europeans" (EuroScitizen) CA17127 As citizens, we are confronted with a deluge of information and misinformation from the internet and the mass media. Scientific literacy, i.e. the ability to critically evaluate, apply and understand scientific knowledge and how it is produced, is therefore vital for responsible citizenship. It is a prerequisite for generating a knowledge-based society and for allowing citizens to make informed decisions. One of the most important fields of science is evolution, the foundation of modern biology. Evolutionary biology has great societal relevance and its findings have far-reaching implications for how we respond to climate change, drug resistance, issues of food security and controversies in modern medicine. However, it is frequently misunderstood or even rejected outright. This makes scientif...
The scope of this paper is to examine the representations of terrorism within center-left and cen... more The scope of this paper is to examine the representations of terrorism within center-left and center-right online media in the UK, Germany, Greece and Turkey, by analyzing comparatively which particular cases attract the journalistic interest in these countries. The rationale of the current research grounds itself on the agenda setting approach in terms of the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of terrorism presentation in the news sites. By applying the rationale of content analysis through a coding protocol, we explore the journalists’ conceptions and specific understanding in these countries about historical roots of terrorism as well as its economic, social and cultural dimensions and consequences.
Objectives. Drawing heavily on theories focusing on the ways media represent health issues, and m... more Objectives. Drawing heavily on theories focusing on the ways media represent health issues, and more specifically pandemics, the current research seeks to scrutinize the information conveyed by the Greek media to the public regarding the coronavirus pandemic. It also explores the ways that agenda-setting and framing affect the representations of the coronavirus pandemic. These two (agenda setting and framing) are highly influential concerning the conceptualization of a crisis. Material and methods. The research method implemented is quantitative content analysis. For the scope of the current research, 2389 research units (TV bulletins news items and online news articles) were gathered and analyzed. This research covers, in temporal terms, the period during which the Greek media started focusing on the coronavirus issue in tandem with the developments of the coronavirus crisis worldwide and in Greece, namely from February 1 st until April 30 th , 2020. Results. Our results showed that the time period (either before or after the announcement of the first death in Greece due to the pandemic) was a crucial factor in the media coverage of the pandemic. Second, pandemic issues were presented through thematic frames, which outweighed the episodic ones. Finally, the Greek media were found to place more emphasis on governmental measures decided during the pandemic compared to personal and social precautionary measures. Conclusions. The media coverage of the pandemic increased dramatically after the announcement of the first death in Greece. In this rationale, the media of our research increased significantly both the time (TV news bulletins) and extent (news sites) of the coverage of the pandemic. Thus, the event of the first death announcement appears to constitute an important milestone and can be used as an independent variable for the examination of the coverage of the pandemic in different countries/media systems. Apart from that, we have seen a prevalence of thematic and human-interest frames.
at the end of the article Παράγοντες που επηρέασαν το ιατρικό και το νοσηλευτικό προσωπικό για το... more at the end of the article Παράγοντες που επηρέασαν το ιατρικό και το νοσηλευτικό προσωπικό για τον εμβολιασμό κατά της γρίπης Α/Η1Ν1 ΣΚΟΠΟΣ Διερεύνηση των παραγόντων που επηρέασαν τις γνώσεις, τη στάση και τη συμπεριφορά του ιατρικού και του νοσηλευτικού προσωπικού γενικών νοσοκομείων ως προς τη γρίπη Η1Ν1. ΥΛΙΚΟ-ΜΕΘΟΔΟΣ Η παρούσα μελέτη σχεδιάστηκε ως επισκόπηση και συσχέτιση με τη χρήση αυτο-συμπληρούμενου ερωτηματολογίου. Το ερωτηματολόγιο περιελάμβανε δημογραφικά δεδομένα, ερωτήσεις γνώσης και άποψης για την πανδημική γρίπη, καθώς και ερωτήσεις συμπεριφοράς για το εμβόλιο κατά του Η1Ν1. Το δείγμα της μελέτης (n=715) επιλέχθηκε με τυχαία στρωματοποιημένη δειγματοληψία από πέντε μεγάλα νοσοκομεία της Αττικής. ΑΠΟΤΕΛΕΣΜΑΤΑ Από τους 715 συμμετέχοντες, ποσοστό 81,2% δεν εμβολιάστηκε κατά του ιού της γρίπης Α/Η1Ν1, 63,2% δεν συνέστησαν οι ίδιοι σε κάποιον να εμβολιαστεί, ενώ το 56,8% συνέστησε σε άτομα να αποφύγουν τον εμβολιασμό. Οι παράγοντες που βρέθηκε να επηρεάζουν το ιατρονοσηλε...
Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of the COST Action "Building on scientifi... more Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of the COST Action "Building on scientific literacy in evolution towards scientifically responsible Europeans" (EuroScitizen) CA17127 As citizens, we are confronted with a deluge of information and misinformation from the internet and the mass media. Scientific literacy, i.e. the ability to critically evaluate, apply and understand scientific knowledge and how it is produced, is therefore vital for responsible citizenship. It is a prerequisite for generating a knowledge-based society and for allowing citizens to make informed decisions. One of the most important fields of science is evolution, the foundation of modern biology. Evolutionary biology has great societal relevance and its findings have far-reaching implications for how we respond to climate change, drug resistance, issues of food security and controversies in modern medicine. However, it is frequently misunderstood or even rejected outright. This makes scientif...
The scope of this paper is to examine the representations of terrorism within center-left and cen... more The scope of this paper is to examine the representations of terrorism within center-left and center-right online media in the UK, Germany, Greece and Turkey, by analyzing comparatively which particular cases attract the journalistic interest in these countries. The rationale of the current research grounds itself on the agenda setting approach in terms of the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of terrorism presentation in the news sites. By applying the rationale of content analysis through a coding protocol, we explore the journalists’ conceptions and specific understanding in these countries about historical roots of terrorism as well as its economic, social and cultural dimensions and consequences.
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