Television and Political Participation Among Adolescents: The Impact of Television Viewing,Entertainment and Information Preferences

Although sweeping statements about the effect of television viewing on political participation could still be found in the literature in the 1990s, it is now commonly held that the effect of television should be studied as a multidimensional phenomenon. Not only the time spent watching television but also the kinds of programs being watched and even the preference for particular stations are assumed to have an effect. In this article, we report on a survey among 6,330 Belgian adolescents allowing for a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between various dimensions of television viewing and political participation. We focus on adolescents, because research suggests that the decline in participation levels clearly manifests itself in this age group. The results of the analysis confirm a negative impact of the amount of television viewing, which is partly counterbalanced by a positive impact of a preference for information and for public broadcasting. We discuss the implications of these findings among adolescents for adult participation behavior.     

The Occupational Roles of Women and Ethnic Minorities on Primetime Television in Belgium: An Analysis of Occupational Status Measurements

In this study, we investigate differences in occupational status between women and men, and between ethnic minority and majority members, by means of a content analysis of Belgian prime-time television in 2013. We evaluate the accuracy of these television portrayals using interreality comparison strategies. Results indicate that although in television content women obtain higher average scores for occupational status than men, this is mainly due to the underrepresentation of women in low-status occupations. Although previous studies focused on the absence of women in high-status jobs, this analysis shows for the first time that women are also absent in low-status manual and industrial jobs. Ethnic minorities have lower average scores for occupational status. Moreover, interaction terms made clear that this especially holds for female ethnic minorities, suggesting that mechanisms of intersectionality are at play. In general, the labor world as portrayed on television diverges strongly from the real labor world.     

后现代主义产生的媒介背景——电视

自产生以来,电视对社会形态及人们的思想观念产生了广泛而深远的影响。在后现代主义的形成中,电视也“功不可灭:”在一定程度上,正是20世纪中叶以来电视的迅猛发展,极大地改变了人们的私人生活空间和社会生活空间,深刻影响了人们的生存体验和思想观念,从而促进了后现代主义的产生。     

Media Substitution in Cable Cord-Cutting: The Adoption of Web-Streaming Television

This study sought to better understand what factors best predict consumers’ intention to cut the cord on cable television and adopt video streaming as their primary source of television. Utilizing media substitution theory as the conceptual framework, this study conducted a nationwide survey (N = 200). Findings show that perceived advantages of streaming applications over traditional television best predicted intentions to cut the cord on cable and adopt Web streaming; these perceptions mediated the relation between user frustrations with using older television technology and intentions to cut the cord. Entertainment needs were not significant predictors of cord-cutting intentions.     

Television Teaching: Parody,The Simpsons,and Media Literacy Education

This paper examines televisual parody as a media literacy educator, and the potential of parody to channel the powers of comedy and entertainment in order to “teach” the techniques and rhetoric of televisual texts and genres. It focuses on the case of the hugely successful and popular animated parodic sitcom, The Simpsons, and its playful attack on advertising and promotional culture. Currently in its 16th season, The Simpsons broadcasts to approximately 60 million viewers in 70 countries weekly, offering a playful critique of television from within the television frame.     

图书馆员职业承诺与离职意愿

对福建六所高校图书馆员的问卷调查结果显示:图书馆员的职业承诺与离职意愿和离单位意愿呈显著负相关.规范承诺与离单位意愿呈显著负相关,与离职意愿无关;继续承诺与离职呈显著负相关,与离单位意愿无关;情感承诺与离单位和离职意愿均呈显著负相关.工作满意度与是否愿意继续留职工作呈负相关.     

影视媒介建构文学形象的叙事转换

影视与文学分属于两种不同的艺术门类,如何在影视叙事中转换文学形象,即从想象性、虚幻性的内心视象变为银屏上直观的视听形象,这样的形象转换是一个艰苦的过程。要将文学作品改编成影视剧,必须把握文学与影视两者之间质的差异,把握文学作品向影视剧转换过程中必然进行的移植、取舍、解构的方法。     

高校图书馆员职业定位研究

文章运用现代职业生涯管理中的“职业锚”理论，分析了天津地区高校图书馆员职业选择的特征和由此反映出的职业生涯管理现状，进而为高校图书馆员自身的职业发展和组织的职业生涯管理，提供了参考性意见。     

新媒体语境下广播电视的战略转型

媒介技术的发展推动着社会文明的进步,也加速推动着传统媒体向融媒体的转型。媒介生态发生改变,媒介语境也发生了改变。广播电视媒体,在价值属性上更多地体现公众诉求和公民利益。由媒介技术所带来的广电媒体结构性变化,有力推动着媒介制度的变迁。     

#thisshowsucks! The Overpowering Influence of Negative Social Media Comments on Television Viewers

Can the comments of a few viewers on social media affect viewers’ perceptions of audience sentiment or their own program enjoyment? If so, do the effects of comments vary based on their valence or placement during programming? We conducted a 2 (positive vs. negative tweets) x 2 (beginning vs. end of program) factorial experiment with an additional control condition (N = 196) to answer these questions. Negative comments undermined perceived bandwagon support for the program and reduced enjoyment, regardless of contextual or trait moderators. Findings suggest that the effects of social television may be attributable to systematic processing of bandwagon cues.     

"科学发展观与媒介化社会构建"系列报告之三我国社会的媒介影响与媒介依赖

大众媒介的飞速发展使人类社会步入媒介化时代.如今,媒介已经成为人们社会政治生活和日常生活中不可缺少的东西,人们对大众传媒的依赖性越来越大.大众媒介具有巨大的影响,它缔造了人们所处的大众文化环境,制约了人们的认知与行为,这种无形的影响力被认为是产生媒介化的主要原因.伴随着媒介对社会无孔不入的渗透,受众对媒介的依赖也愈发增强,突出地表现为人对媒介的工具性依赖和内容依赖.     

Twitter and Television in a Hybrid Media System

By analyzing all of the keywords and hashtags that became Trending Topics (TTs) in the Italian Twittersphere during both an electoral period and a non-electoral period, we evaluated what Italian Twitter users discussed. We found that topics about actors and issues in the entertainment field (e.g., singers, Hollywood stars and television stars) drive Italian discussions and that the political sphere is a secondary topic that elicits minor arguments within users’ conversations. However, we believe that even this low level of discussion about politics was able to influence the public agenda, thanks to the advent of a hybrid media system in Italy. In fact, Italian print media and television constantly covered the individual tweets or hashtags of a niche of citizens who were discussing politics on Twitter. Television, a part of the Italian media system that is highly consumed by the public, is also a primary factor in determining the appearance of a specific actor or issue on the TT list. Furthermore, we empirically confirmed the logic of breaking news events on Twitter, a microblogging site that primarily focuses on exceptional occurrences.     

Media Ownership Regulations and Local News Programming on Broadcast Television: An Empirical Analysis

This study analyzes the provision of local news programming on local television and its relation with station ownership characteristics and market conditions. The results show that station financial strength and market competition have a significant, positive relation with the quantity of local news programming. However, there is little evidence that ownership characteristics (e.g., duopoly ownership and ownership by one of the big 4 broadcast networks) contribute to local news production. The findings call into question one of the underlying rationales of the Federal Communication Commission's current policies toward more relaxed national and multiple ownership rules.     

论电视崇高感及在传媒文化中的历史性功能

电视崇高感,是作为美学的崇高范畴时代性延伸而提出的,同时,也是作为对后现代主义文化中消解崇高的思潮的反拨性回应。电视崇高感已成为中华民族审美现代性的核心范畴,其价值内涵也经由时代延伸出现了嬗变。崇高在传统文化内面向神圣世界进行价值认同的超越内涵在当代传媒文化中失去依存空间,转而确立了以日常生活为主体地位的核心内涵,建构了面向世俗世界进行价值认同的超越方式,电视崇高感由此成为了世俗世界的价值认同符号。民族/国家、家及群体性英雄作为电视崇高感在叙事中的象征符号,以世俗意义共同体的合理性存在消解了乌托邦理想的虚幻性,同时也以传媒文化的身份在不同的历史时期发挥着重要的意识形态与价值秩序的建构功能。电视崇高感是崇高范畴在新的艺术媒介条件下的重建,同时也是我国媒介文化中的集中呈现和强化登场,是民族文化复兴的鲜明印记。电视崇高感的提出与明确,应该得到更多的认知,因为它在当代文化的转型中,所起到的作用是必须重视的。     

关于女性图书馆员职业地位、职业发展的思考

女性图书馆员的职业地位和职业发展是一个值得深入研究的问题。影响女性图书馆员职业地位和职业发展的原因既有客观方面的原因,也有主观方面的原因。要解决这个问题,应从加大政策与法律的支持,构建平等而先进的性别文化,提高其自身的政治、业务参与意识与能力。     

美国“新闻式电视批评”在媒介体系中的权力角色

美国新闻式电视批评在媒介组织体系中,扮演着联袂聚焦的权力角色。电视媒体因而视其为一种营销途径,水门事件以后,新闻式批评有意识地反抗这种角色,张扬专业主义批评精神。国内的新闻式批评,还没有发挥其应有的产业作用和文化影响,但仍然值得关注,这对于媒介研究本身及理解当下的文化现实,都是极有意义的。     

从文化产业角度看广电新媒体发展

在广电传媒领域,数字化的新媒体颠覆了原有的传播渠道,带来了一场深刻的革命.广电新媒体面临着社会公司的竞争,也面临着政策、体制、机制、资本、技术和人才等方面的制约.广电新媒体的发展没有退路,只有在新媒体的角逐中胜出,才能掌控未来广电市场的话语权.     

中国电视传媒理论与实践的得失偏差探讨

中国电视传媒理论研究已经取得了较大的发展 ,从注重艺术到注重传媒的演变、从定性描述到量化指标的变迁、从单一媒体到多媒体研究的微妙进展、从对象研究到比较研究的拓宽、从媒体自身到社会文化研究的视野 ,都可以证明。但理论研究和实践偏差主要表现在传媒理论尽管在学习输入外来观念和实际应用上洋洋大观颇具规模 ,却似乎没有形成中国化的可操作切用的理论 ;传播概念的普适性和艺术传播实践的差距不小 ,电视艺术传播远不如新闻传播研究更为有力和深入 ;传播的公信力和批评精神确立也是值得研究的问题。