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- de la Brosse, Renaud, et al.
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Media propaganda and human rights issues : What can be learnt from the former Yugoslavia's experience in relation to the current developments in the Arab Spring countries?
- 2015
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Ingår i: Journal of Arab & Muslim Media Research. - : Intellect. - 1751-9411 .- 1751-942X. ; 8:1, s. 21-36
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Recent history has proven that media propaganda can impact severely on human rights issues. This article aims at exploring what can be learnt from previous lessons in order to avoid the same mistakes happening again and/or to fight them more efficiently. It questions the experience of the former Yugoslavia in relation to the current developments in the Arab Spring countries. The propaganda theory is applied for an analysis of how the media were instrumentalized for political and nationalist goals under Milosevic’s regime. Through content discourse analysis, the techniques of media propaganda are described and analysed, and consequences are drawn. Although the situation varies from one case to another, widespread hate propaganda speeches in some Arab countries is a challenge to a successful political transition. This has been the case in Tunisia after the 2011 Revolution, where hatred messages have been widely spread by broadcast media and social networks. Propaganda theory has thus been applied to the specific case of broadcast television. The study shows that, contrary to some other countries, Tunisian society has its own peculiarities, and that it has succeeded in developing brakes that have reduced the scope and impact of propaganda messages of some extremist media. In view of past experiences, such as the former Yugoslavia or Rwanda, and in this context, this article also aims to demonstrate the full importance of the existence of quality public service media in the Tunisian case, and of an independent regulation of both traditional and social media. In its conclusion, this article also raises the question of social media regulation, which is all the more acute given that Tunisia is immersed in an environment where more and more hate content and stigmatization messages are developing.
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- Ekelin, Annelie, et al.
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Citizen-Driven Design : Leveraging Participatory Design of E-Government 2.0 Through Local and Global Collaborations
- 2015. - 1
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Ingår i: Case Studies in e-Government 2.0. - Switzerland : Springer. - 9783319080802 - 9783319080819 ; , s. 67-85
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The goal of this chapter is to present how citizen-driven design of e-government can be promoted through trans-local cooperation. Our case study consists of the Augment project, which focuses on the design of a mobile service for co-creation of local accessibility. Our approach is action research based in the Scandinavian tradition of Participatory design. Experiences from this project highlight issues concerning how to reconfigure the basis for design of public services. In order to cultivate spaces for citizen-driven design and local innovation, we made iterative use of global collaborations. In the initial phase, influences from R&D cooperation with India provided new spaces for participatory design practices. In the next phase, a proof-of-concept process allowed for broader local stake-holder involvement. In the third phase, the service concept was shared and expanded with partner regions in Europe through exchange of Best Practices. Currently, we are moving towards phase four, the commercialization process. Beyond the iterative design of the mobile service itself, and what trans-local collaboration contributed in this context, we also discuss reconceptualization of innovation as incremental change. We argue that transnational collaboration can be deliberately made use of for leveraging incremental change on a local level and strengthening regional innovation systems and practices.
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- Ekelin, Annelie
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How and When Action Becomes Legitimised – : On Reliability and Validity in Interactive, Collaborative Research
- 2019
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Ingår i: NordMedia 2019 Communication, Creativity & Imagination Malmö 21-23 August 2019.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- There is a range of fundamental question which has to be clarified when starting up an action research project. Such as:How to establish validity and reliability of action research, i.e. distinguish between incremental and/or bolt-on change?If the starting point is collaboration, who is then responsible for the intervention and does it have to be mutually beneficiary? Does action processes change both practices and research? Who has the final mandate to confirm the actual outcome, the researchers or the representatives for practices? How to make the action process mutually agreed, established and legitimized as both research and change of practices in collaborative interactive projects?The starting point for this contribution is to discuss the distinction between a pragmatic and a critical orientation within Action Research ( AR), which has been highlighted and problematized by in an article by Johansson & Lindhult (2008). Coupling this approach with Lucy Suchman’s (2000) early writings on discourses of innovation, makes it fruitful to focus upon how ethical and methodological issues of action quickly becomes synonymous with innovation in action-oriented project design. This will be discussed in relation to various action-oriented projects addressing local journalism innovation as well as projects within public sector.Regional press has a role in the functioning of democracy as well as being a core part of community life. However, there are challenges in delivering that with limited resources. The Regpress Project 2 was aiming at gaining a deeper understanding of how local press must work to become more innovative while facing current challenges such as increased efficiency while at the same time satisfy traditional values such as trustworthiness. The AR-project combined action-oriented research including design workshops with the public in order to shed light on the overarching question; How does the local papers handle the process of becoming leaner and more competitive whilst striving to maintaining its ‘trust anchor’ role in times when change becomes more or less mandatory?
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- Ekelin, Annelie, et al.
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Transmedia storytelling in strategic disability communication: practices and audiences
- 2016
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Ingår i: Transmediations! Communication across Media Borders, Abstracts, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden, October 13-15, 2016. ; , s. 57-58
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Several (in parallel or subsequent) mediations of an ideological message of equal opportunities for people with disabilities can be presented in various forms with the aim of reaching a broad audience. Different media types are utilized in order to reach a global audience. A basic ideological message could be shared through transmedia storytelling over multiple technical platforms. Disability policies are thus represented in media in many different ways; in the form of accessibility models, a UN declaration on equal rights, policy documents, an instruction movie, an interest groups postings in Facebook, a standardization formula; or spread over web based platforms exposing videos, photographs and non- professional stories produced by ordinary people, describing how it is to live with different forms of disability. Transmedia storytelling has become a natural part of policy implementation and legitimization of policies, thus also transgressing the traditional borders of official strategical communication. Questions of interest to discuss concerning embodiment of strategical transmedia storytelling in communication on disability, could draw on Eders (2014) typology; choice, reception and appropriation. How is an ideological text or source message, intended for public communication, adapted when transformed into marketing campaigns (choice), entertainment, edutainment or art (reception), or expressed as fan culture, criticism and parodies (appropriation)? The suggested presentation is empirically grounded and draws upon empirical material gathered in focus groups interviews and through content analysis of different sources. The analysis uses content analysis and media elicitation with selected groups, discussing three perspectives; 1) how the practice of embodiment of stories in different transmedia forms are received by the audience; 2) what role interaction plays in transmediation and 3)what changes/ reinforcement of the original message is discernable in the different adaptations. However, the overall aim of the study is to open up a discussion on what role transmedia storytelling plays/could play in public strategical communication.
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- Georgsson, Mattias
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Toward Patient-centered, Standardized, and Reproducible Approaches of Evaluating the Usability of mHealth Chronic Disease Self-management Systems for Diabetes
- 2018
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Diabetes is a chronic disease affecting 422 million patients worldwide according to World Health Organization data with 30.3 million in the United States and 64 million in Europe. The prevalence speaks to the need for improved ways to support patients in disease self-management. mHealth solutions are increasingly used for this; however, usability is a current challenge affecting patients’ mHealth use. Recent literature emphasizes an increased focus on patient-centeredness in diabetes care, user-centeredness in chronic disease mHealth system design and standardized, systematic approaches for usability evaluation. The aim of this thesis and its individual studies was to incorporate these foci into the evaluation of two mobile health self-management systems for diabetes.Study I used ISO standard 9241-11 to examine the relationship between selected group characteristics of diabetes patients on specific interaction outcomes to quantitatively identify needed system modifications. Study II utilized a multi-method design to assess diabetes patients’ mHealth usage and combined two novel analytic methods to structure and analyze results. Study III used a modified, user-oriented heuristic evaluation (HE) method, validated tasks and in-depth severity factor ratings to identify critical problems from patients’ point of view. By developing and employing a modified, user-centered cognitive walkthrough method (UC-CW), study IV assessed its effectiveness and efficiency in finding relevant usability problems for users as well as patients’ acceptance. The modified CW was validated against the golden-standard user test with Think Aloud.Study I emphasized the importance of considering user characteristics in mHealth performance as these influenced interaction outcomes. All patients had difficulties with multiple-step tasks. Patients more recently diagnosed were able to perform tasks more successfully, with fewer errors and at faster times and had higher satisfaction scores; similar outcomes to the more experienced users. Educational level did not, however, seem to influence performance. In study II, the usability test with Think-Aloud (TA), in-depth interviews and questionnaires contributed to 19 consolidated issues, and triangulated on 5 critical usability problems for users. The combined analysis methods resulted in structured, categorized descriptions to aid in problem-solving. In Study III, the disease-related, critical information deficiencies found by expert evaluators using the modified, structured method also converged on and highlighted potentially adverse user concerns. Study IV demonstrated that the UC-CW found more critical user problems compared to the user test with TA despite both methods producing similar major average severity ratings and violations of heuristic categories. The modified method was more efficient per detected problem and experienced as less cognitively demanding and with a higher ease of use.These studies offer different approaches that include patient-centered, efficient and user-acceptable methods and method modifications to detect critical usability issues for users. Importantly, improved mHealth designs for users could mean improvement in interactions, interaction performance, increased adoption, and long-term perhaps even increased adherence to interventions for chronic conditions.
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- Wessels, Bridgette, et al.
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Regional press as “trust anchor” in global digital communication : the voices of journalism in Southern Sweden
- 2018
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Ingår i: Problems and Solutions for Producing Local News in the Digital Age: A Comparative Perspective in Proceedings of the 68th Conference by the Information and Communication Association (ICA) in Prague May 24-28..
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The RegPress project found that in Southern Sweden, the regional press maintains high and stable levels of sales, fulfills a “watchdog” role, and takes part in community building. The RegPress project used mixed methods to study media audiences, conducting 67 qualitative interviews, nine focus groups, and a survey of 9,000 people. It found that readers draw on a range of media sources, and they see the regional press as a “trust anchor” in a global digital world. As a trust anchor, the regional press acts as a point of reference for readers to access news and debate. They develop media practices based on this understanding as they engage with civic, political, and cultural issues. Trust anchors also help readers interpret information from social media and other sources. The voices of journalism in regional press are therefore located dynamically amongst local people, issues, and interests as well as other media sources.
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- Wessels, Bridgette, et al.
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RegPress project final report : the role and value of regional press in a global media culture
- 2017
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Syftet med forskningsprojeketet REGPRESS var att förstå vilken roll medier spelar i södra Sverige.Den regionala pressen har haft en stark närvaro lokalt och har varit en del av det regionala livet sedan 1841. Tryckta medier har generellt haft betydande inflytande i samhället som tredje statsmakt. Dagspressen har länge bedrivit kritisk granskning av samhällsföreteelser och myndighetsutövning samt agerat för att bidra till ökat samhällsengagemang i regionen.I dag står dagspressen inför en rad utmaningar, så som ökad konvergens, att bevara och utöka sina upplagesiffror, sälja annonsutrymme samt bevara sina spridningsområden likaväl som att fortsätta bidra till den loakla demokratiska utvecklingen.REGPRESS undersökte den regionala pressens roll och värde för läsarna i regioner relaterat till vårt nutida mediesamhälle. Hur anknyter medierna till lokalbefolkningen? Hur garanterar och gynnar journalistiken en mångfald i medierepresenationen och motverkar diskontinuitet i den globala medieåldern? Var några exempel på övergripande forskningsfrågor.
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