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Argues that both public and commercial news stories frame election campaign news in terms of a strategic battle rather than focusing on issues, ideology, or candidate records; based on an analysis of Public Broadcasting Service and ABC coverage of the 1996 presidential election; US.

Data from the Transatlantic Trends: Immigration survey was used to investigate whether the debate surrounding Thilo Sarrazin's immigration-skeptical Deutschland schafft sich ab (Germany abolishes itself) had any impact on migration-related attitudes in Germany. The book was published in August 2010 and fieldwork took place during the evolving debate, providing a unique opportunity to study the impact of a major media event on public attitudes. Descriptive findings on the aggregate level show no substantial change in migration-related attitudes in the months after publication. More detailed findings reveal a significant increase in skepticism only for respondents with low levels of education, whose assessment of Muslim migrants' integration became more negative during the debate. There are two possible reasons for the lack of more substantial attitudinal change. Firstly, the debate was highly polarized and lacked the consonant national media coverage that is an important precondition for media effects on public opinion. Secondly, there were no additional "external shocks" prior to the book's release, such as a high levels of immigration, that could have made the public more susceptible to criticism of the impact of migration. Adapted from the source document.

Anti-cosmopolitans hold that our obligations towards compatriots greatly outweigh (and in some cases eclipse) duties towards foreigners, and that our relationship with the latter is of a sort that does not include strong redistributive obligations as a matter of justice. Often they base this claim on motivational limitations, maintaining that most people are unable to make such sacrifices to people with whom they share only their humanity -- a claim that is often echoed in mainstream political debates. However, the relationships in which people are involved, which greatly influence the extent of their willingness to give up resources to others, are created and maintained by state policies and societal institutions to a large degree. This is especially true of relationships between co-nationals, which are shaped and upheld by nation-building policies, media, and collective acts. These processes influence our relationship with non-compatriots significantly as well, however, and thus, they help form and fix the motivational limitations that constrain us in meeting redistributive obligations towards poor foreigners. Adapted from the source document.

In any society there is a link between social-intellectual (ideological) views and discursive structures in media. Therefore, it is possible to discover this relationship by clarifying appropriate discursive remedies in text analysis and eventually determining how it is and its application. Some journalists are very skillful in literature, their discussion talent and their ability to manipulate the language result in complexity in language form and also in semantic features. Many fundamental factors are involved in production and comprehension of the press texts. The main objective of the current study is to investigate some of these factors such as powers relations in the society and also political and ideological institutions in press texts. Applying a discourse analysis approach and considering news theories, this study tries to analyze French press texts and explore the ways information is transferred to the addressees through word selection. The findings of this study indicate that mass media (and newspapers) are tools for expanding the ideology in the society because, facing the same issue, they take different positions according to their interests. The investigation of how this information is transferred is possible through discourse analysis. We try to show how French express media manipulate public opinion by using different vocabularies.

With an ever stronger influence over culture, politics and society at large, (social) media has made its way into classrooms in many countries across the globe through media literacy education. At the core of media literacy stands the need to educate students in a century of media culture. Media literacy education has a fairly long history in Hungary, compared to other neighbouring countries. Its roots can be found in the aesthetics classes of the 1960s, but as a subject, media literacy was introduced in 1996. Hungary is in the fortunate position thus of having an optional subject to explore the role of mass-media in society for over 20 years now. This article aims to investigate the very first steps of media literacy education in terms of educational policy-making. For doing so, the article builds upon interpretive policy analysis and expert interviews and sheds light over how a very modern field of study appeared in Hungarian public education.

By exploring the role of both culture and the mass media, this volume fills a gap in the literature on war and peace. Outstanding scholars provide an overview of critical mass media research and open up entirely new perspectives on the ongoing debate over communications issues in war and peace. The contributions bring together common themes including the military-industrial-communications complex, cultural imperialism and transnational control of communications. Various perspectives are covered, such as gender issues, language study and bureaucratization

The aim of this paper is to substantiate the prospects for the implementation of media education and media literacy in the modern Ukrainian education system. The article examines the domestic experience of implementing media into the education system, the particular features of the formation of media literacy in the students learning in higher education institutions of Ukraine. The term "media education" is defined as the process of personal development with assistance and on the material of the mass media samples resulting in shaping media literacy.
The relevance of the problem of introduction of media education and media literacy in the education sphere prompts the need to introduce the additions to the academic plan that would present relevant components that refer to the development of students' readiness for full interaction with the modern media system and media technologies usage.
The methodology. In the research, we applied such methods of scientific cognition as analysis, synthesis as well as statistical and descriptive methods. We also applied analytical methods of generalizing various scientific concepts presented by experts in media education, media literacy and media competence. It is mandatory that the introduction of lectures, relevant courses and seminars, discussion clubs for students, conferences and "round tables" on media education, and conducting various cultural and educational activities for the population on the discussed subject should be actively promoted.
The results. The specific needs and priorities of media education development have been determined in regard to the European values implying counteracting information threats from external sources. The introduction of media education in higher education institutions should become a crucial component of wise state policy. The relevance of media literacy as one of the main priorities of the state educational policy in students' education at the present stage has been defined and proved.
The topicality of this work lies in the generalization of a comprehensive strategy for the development of media education and media literacy in primary and secondary schools, in higher education institutions and public organizations.
The practical significance of this study is development of theory and improvement of the strategy of media education and media literacy in higher education.

"This book examines the fascinating interplay of party and media behavior to explain one of the most important phenomena in Western Europe: the rise of far-right parties. To account for the divergent electoral fortunes of these parties, the book examines how political parties and the mass media have dealt with growing public concerns over national identity. Mainstream politicians chose to "play the nationalist card," creating opportunities for the entry of far-right parties into the political system. In some cases, the media gave outsized exposure to such parties, allowing them to capitalize on these opportunities; in other cases, they ignored them, blocking their entry into the political system. Using elite interviews, content analysis, and primary documents to trace identity politics since the 1980s, this book presents an original interpretation of identity politics and media behavior in Austria, Germany, Greece, and France since the 1980s"--Provided by publisher

The purpose of this study was to estimate the coverage and quality of information on dental caries prevention in Japanese newspapers. Newspaper articles were searched using database during 10 years from 1993 to 2002. From five major newspapers, 440 articles concerning dental caries prevention were selected and used for analysis. The number of caries prevention articles was related to National Oral Health Week, which was held in June of each year, and the introduction of new policy or government statements on oral health issues. Major sources of articles came from manufacturing companies (29.3%), staff of universities (27.7%), and other dental specialists (20.2%). Caries prevention articles appeared frequently in the health columns (35.7%) followed by news articles (20.0%) and business columns (17.7%). Dietary control (47.5%) was the most frequently described preventive method. Plaque control was referred to in 40.9% of articles, and information about improvement of host factors was provided in 40.0%. Among them, fluoride information was included in 30.0%. Clearly wrong information against evidence based were found in 24 articles. It is important that newspapers provide accurate information with a supportive evidence base. Dental professionals in Japan should be aware of the importance of media advocacy in order to provide appropriate oral health information to the public.