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- Ding, Hanqing, et al.
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国内电视剧版权价格影响因素与影响机制研究
- 2016
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Ingår i: 传媒经济与管理研究. - Nanjing. ; , s. 85-104
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- 本研究以2006至2014年间新闻媒体公开披露的69部国内电视剧的95条交易记录为例,采用内容分析法,通过相关分析与建构结构方程模型，探究市场因素与电视剧版权价格间的关系，以及显著相关的市场因素对电视剧版权价格的影响机制。研究发现，在根据文献所梳理的诸多市场因素中，"授权平台"、"播出方式"、"权利性质"、"电视剧年产量"等因素与电视剧版权价格具有一定的相关性；影响效果由高到低的路径分别为：授权平台→版权价格、电视剧年产量→版权价格，且均为直接效应主导。
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- Xi, Wanyu, et al.
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A thematic analysis of Weibo topics (Chinese Twitter hashtags) regarding older adults during the COVID-19 outbreak
- 2021
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Ingår i: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. - : Oxford University Press. - 1079-5014 .- 1758-5368. ; 76:7, s. e306-e312
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- ObjectivesWe explored the portrayal of older adults and the public response to topics concerning older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chinese social media (Weibo topics, equivalent to hashtags on Twitter). We also explored the temporal trends of dominant themes to identify changes over time.MethodTopics related to older adults were searched in the Weibo topic search engine between January 20 and April 28, 2020. Overall, 241 topics and their view frequency and comment frequency were collected. Inductive thematic analysis was conducted to classify the topics into themes. The popularity of each theme was also analyzed. In addition, the frequency with which each theme appeared during the three major stages of the pandemic (outbreak, turnover, post-peak) was reported.ResultsSix main themes were identified. “Older adults contributing to the community” was the most prominent theme with the highest average comment frequency per topic. It was also the most dominant theme in the first stage of the pandemic. “Older patients in hospitals” was the second most prominent theme, and the most dominant theme in the second and third stages of the pandemic. The percentage of topics with the themes “Care recipients” and “Older adults caring for the young” increased over time.DiscussionThe portrayal of older people as being warm, competent, and actively exercising their agency is prevalent on Weibo. The Weibo-viewing public shows signs of interest in intergenerational solidarity during the pandemic in China. These findings are different from findings reported by studies conducted in the West.
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- Xu, Wenqian, 1992-
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Ageism in the Media : Online Representations of Older People
- 2021
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Ageism is a social problem that has harmful effects on the wellbeing of older people and needs to be tackled. It is pervasive and evident in the media (e.g., films, television, print and social media). Despite the fact that non-individual actors have adopted social media on a large scale in contemporary society, the social media representation of older people generated by those actors has remained insufficiently studied. This thesis aims to increase our knowledge of social media representations of older people and improve our understanding of ageism in the media. The knowledge obtained from this research can be used to inform policy and practice in terms of mitigating ageism in the media.This thesis consists of four articles, which examine social media representations of older people generated by local authorities and media companies, with a particular focus on exploring how older people are represented in social media and how social media content about older people is produced. Articles 1, 3 and 4 present empirical analyses of social media texts about older people generated by Swedish local authorities and Chinese media companies, serving to identify the representations that may lead to ageism. Article 2 offers an empirical analysis of the production process for social media photos of older people within local authorities, serving to explore the ways in which stereotypical third-age representations are generated. This thesis employs the methods of content analysis and thematic analysis to examine representations of older people on various social media platforms (i.e., local-authority-managed Facebook pages, Tencent Video as a video streaming platform and Sina Weibo as a microblogging platform). It also employs the method of thematic analysis to analyse interview transcripts concerning the production of social media photos of older people within local authorities.The results of the thesis reveal the complexity and nuances in the representation process and the meanings generated by those representations of older people on social media. More specifically, the thesis illuminates three ways in which the social media representations of older people lead to ageism: (1) the stereotyping of older people through signifying practice; (2) the generation and negotiation of the meanings surrounding older people among social actors with different power relations; and (3) the use of formal and informal rules within social media in the representation activities of mediatized institutions. A synthesis of the findings from the four empirical articles indicates a process of establishing the stereotypical third-age representation as a convention for social media, which can be seen as institutional ageism. The synthesis also indicates that this stereotypical third-age representation appears to be prominent in different contexts and across the various types of social media under examination. In this regard, it is necessary to promote knowledge and raise awareness about the risks associated with such representations of older people in the media. This thesis deepens our understanding of ageism in the media and generates evidence-based policy recommendations for media producers to inspire more thoughtful and reflexive media representations of older people and later life.
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- Xu, Wenqian, 1992-, et al.
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Communication officers in local authorities meeting social media : On the production of social media photos of older adults
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Aging Studies. - : Elsevier. - 0890-4065 .- 1879-193X. ; 58
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- European local authorities increasingly use social media to present services and activities organized for citizens living in the particular area. Previous studies found that authority-managed social media visually depicted older adults as being active, sociable, happy, and physically capable, reflecting the normative “third age” representation. Yet few studies to date have examined how local authorities produce the photos of older adults for social media posting. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with communication officers in a Swedish municipality, the purpose of this study is to investigate the production process for social media photos of older adults within local authorities from an institutional logics perspective. The analysis illustrates that communication officers strive to create a good image of the municipality and its services, follow municipal policy and EU law on data protection, seek photos through particular sources, adjust to and develop photographic standards of good photos, and endeavor to promote social media engagement in the photos. These motives and work practices of communication officers contribute to the visual representations of older adults as engaging in municipal services, being socially active, and staying physically capable. The analysis also indicates that both social media and bureaucratic logics encourage officers to produce photos of older adults that highlight the bright side of later life. The findings contribute to previous studies on online representations of older adults generated by local authorities, by showing how the third age representation may come about in practice, and which logics may influence officers to generate such representation. Furthermore, the knowledge provided could be used as a basis for assessment and improvement on authorities' production for social media photos of older adults, which in turn contributes to more diverse and thoughtful representations of older adults and later life in authority-managed social media.
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- Xu, Wenqian, 1992-
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Government Regulation of Online Audio-Visual Entrepreneurship in China
- 2019
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This article aims at investigating (1) how the government regulates online audio-visual enterprises and content, and (2) what the major influences of government regulation on online audio-visual entrepreneurship are, with a specific focus on the administration in Beijing. This study draws from data gained from semi-structured interviews with 14 respondents. It finds that license management and content censorship are principal approaches to regulating practices of online audio-visual entrepreneurship in Beijing.
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- Xu, Wenqian, 1992-
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Government Regulation on the Flourishing Network Audio-Visual Entrepreneurship : Experience From the Administration in Beijing
- 2019
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Ingår i: Journal of Media Management and Entrepreneurship. - United States : IGI Global. - 2577-5103 .- 2577-5111. ; 1:2, s. 1-13
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The network audio-visual entrepreneurship in China has achieved great progress and engendered conspicuous negative externalities in the early development stage. Few studies have investigated how media entrepreneurship coordinates with government regulation and the influence of government regulation on media entrepreneurship. This study aims at investigating government regulation on the flourishing network audio-visual entrepreneurship. This study performs semi-structured interviews with 14 respondents who are experienced in government regulation of the network audio-visual sector. It is found that license management and content censorship are principal approaches to regulating entrepreneurship. The media companies have been constrained by limited government support and social resources, and therefore endeavored to legitimate their business by collaborating with Internet conglomerates. Strict rules of content censorship discourage users from producing audio-visual content, and impose restrictions on Internet companies and other producers producing and displaying audio-visual content.
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- Xu, Wenqian, 1992-, et al.
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How do local authorities produce social media photos of older people?
- 2021
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Mass media are one of many institutions that contributes to the construction of stereotypical images of ageing and old age and studies have shown that older people have primarily been associated with negative depictions in newspapers and television programs. In recent years, European public bureaucracies have increasingly used social media tools for communicating with citizens. However, few ageing research and media research have dealt with public administrators and their work routines of depicting older citizens in social media. This study aims to investigate how Swedish local authorities generate social media pictures of older people, and what consequences the institutional practices may have on reducing ageist representations. This research performed an analysis on the Facebook photos of older people posted by local authorities and conducted semi-structured interviews with communicators in the aspects of sourcing and selecting photos of older people, designing and evaluating social media posts. This study found that communication guidelines and assignments from the municipality (re)direct communication resources and practices which may decrease the proportion of pictures of older people. Moreover, it found that local authorities have been adaptive to social media and published favourable photos of active and healthy older people, while they failed to address the heterogeneity of older people when it comes to health and function. While the institutional practices of capturing positive later life may contribute to up-grading stereotypical images of older people as sick and dependent, they could simultaneously be considered as ableist and as giving a false impression of long term care.
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- Xu, Wenqian, 1992-, et al.
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Internet use and loneliness among older adults : the moderating role of self-perceptions of ageing
- 2020
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Ingår i: Human aspects of IT for the aged population. - Cham : Springer. - 9783030502324 ; , s. 364-381
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Loneliness in advanced age has become one of the societal concerns considering its detrimental effects onphysical and mental health of older people. Information and communication technologies show thepotential to prevent or tackle loneliness and social isolation among older people. Given a percentage of theolder population feeling lonely, loneliness in older age has been increasingly recognized as a stereotypeabout older people and ageing which shapes self-perceptions of ageing. This cross-sectional study aims toinvestigate the interaction between older people’s Internet use and the level of loneliness, as well asintroduce the important role that self-perceptions of ageing may play in this association. The analyses wereperformed on data of community-dwelling older adults aged 65+ years from the German Ageing Survey.Findings from this study have shown that older people’s greater Internet use was significantly associatedwith a lower level of loneliness; meanwhile, positive self-perceptions of ageing were correlated with alower degree of loneliness. Additionally, self-perceptions of ageing (in the aspect of personal competence)moderate the relationship between Internet use and loneliness among older people. This paper allowsinsight into the important moderating role of positive self-perceptions of ageing in the relationship betweenolder people’s Internet use and the level of loneliness. This moderating effect hence contributes to thebeneficial implications of frequent Internet use on preventing or reducing the level of loneliness. Given theglobal context of overwhelming facilitation of digital technologies across sectors and vulnerable socialgroups, it is of significance to empower older adults with negative self-perceptions of ageing to ensure theygain benefits from technological advances, as well as to challenge the prevalent stereotypes about olderpeople and ageing in societies.
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- Xu, Wenqian, 1992-, et al.
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Media Representation of Life Stages : Analysis of Photographs Posted on Norrköping Municipal Facebook Accounts
- 2019
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: It has been found by researchers that older adults are statistically underrepresented and associated with negative stereotypes in the mass media. Older adults are generally viewed as incompetent from stereotyped media content, which may make them socially excluded from a set of opportunities and resources. The media portrayals are conceived as value-expressive and constructing the image of older adults and ageing. The purpose of this study is to investigate how Norrköping municipality portrays citizens at different life stages in social media with a special emphasis on the use of age stereotypes in the photos used.Method: The material consists of the photos collected from 32 Facebook accounts produced by municipal bodies during the entire year of 2018. The analysis is based on a categorization of various features of the photos in order to statistically describe the relation between signs, activities and contexts associated with distinct life stages. Further, the meaning of frequently-used symbols in the photographs is analysed.Result: The study concludes that old age persons are numerically underrepresented in the material. A number of signs and activities in the photographs, and contexts beyond the photographs, that stereotypically corresponded to five distinct life stages (infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age) are identified. Old age is repetitively portrayed in the context of coffee drinking and foot bathing on Norrköping municipality’s Facebook page, while adolescence is depicted with practical training at high schools to an excessive degree. Besides, the result suggests that certain minorities of citizens did not show up in the municipal social media: people with disabilities, migrants, people with dementia and on forth.Conclusion: The municipality communicates stereotypical images of life stages through associating with specific contexts in the photographic coverage. Therefore, communication professionals need to be aware of the stereotypical construction of life stages in the media.
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- Xu, Wenqian, 1992-
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Media Representation of Social Networks of Adolescents : Analysis of Photographs Posted on Norrköping Municipal Facebook Accounts
- 2019
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Aim: Adolescence is acknowledged as a transitional life stage towards adulthood together with a set of pivotal movements, such as developing from dependence to independence and from irresponsibility to responsibility. The adolescents’ relationship with others is of significance to the meaning of life and the evolving of the life course. The media portrayals are conceived as value-expressive and constructing the public image of ageing. Most studies on media representation have analysed the portrayal of adolescents in relation to gender, sexuality, violence, alcohol use and tobacco use predominantly from a victim perspective, with scant attention on their social network developments. The aim of this study is to explore how Norrköping municipality portrays adolescents’ social network with special focuses on the contexts and activities in the photographs.Method: The material consists of the photos collected from 32 Facebook accounts produced by municipal bodies during the entire year of 2018. The analysis is based on a categorization of various features of the photos in order to statistically describe the relation between signs, activities and contexts during the life stage of adolescence. Further, the meaning of frequently-used symbols in the photographs is analysed.Result: The study concludes that adolescents are dominantly portrayed on Facebook pages of recreational gardens (in Swedish: Fritidsgård). The social networking activities that adolescents are frequently engaged in are practical courses, meal preparations, physical exercises and collaborative games. The characters associated with adolescents in media portrayal are restricted to their peers and leisure managers, stereotypically excluding people at other life stages. A number of signs and objects in the photographs are identified which might influence adolescents developing their social network with others, such as smartphones and commercial logos. Further, the result indicates that adolescents develop their social network mostly with other adolescents who have the same ethnicity. Conclusion: The municipality depicts stereotypical images of social networks at the adolescence stage, which may lead to negative influences on adult developments and social integration in Swedish society. Therefore, communication professionals need to be aware of the cultural construction of adolescents’ social network in the media.
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