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A Representation of migration in Latvian mass media (2015 – 2016): Deny voice to the voiceless
No full textThe main focus of the research is the representation of migration in Latvian media. In total, 860 publications were analysed covering both Latvian and Russian speaking media content, and the following two methodological approaches were applied: the framing analysis of textual and visual content, and historical discourse analysis in order to reveal the arguments and strategies behind the justification of intolerance.
The research data reveals that the framing of migration in Latvian media is left in the hands of politicians and officials. Economic strains and threat argumentation topoi dominate media discussions. The influence of migration is explained and approached from an economic perspective, and most frequently, the intolerance against migrants is interpreted as a failure attributed to the political elite – their inability to solve problems. Intolerance justification strategies were detected in 79% of the publications. This figure confirms that the authors are aware of intolerance not being a virtue nowadays, and the causes of it must be backed up and supported. Visual messages depict migrants exclusively as unidentifiable, dangerous, as a part of an anonymous crowd
Teatro tarptautinės gastrolės kaip tarpkultūrinio bendradarbiavimo priemonė
Get PDFThe 21st century theatre is open to new ideas, new findings and presentation of own works to the consumer on not only the national, but also international level. This stands for communication and cooperation with the consumer and organisations. Theatre tours abroad are one of the forms of intercultural cooperation among organisations and consumers. The article analyses the peculiarities of organising theatre tours, its benefit and levels of cooperation. The study includes an analysis of organising national and commercial theatre tours on an international level which allows concluding that intercultural cooperation can occur on the following three levels: interpersonal (micro), interinstitutional (macro) and international (mezzo). The study reveals another new – mixed – level; however, a new mediating element can be seen in cooperation on micro or macro levels. Both types of theatre (state and non-state) see evident benefit of international tours for the theatre, the troupe and the country. A country can use this as a means of soft power in its foreign policies.XXI amžiuje teatras yra atviras naujoms idėjoms, naujiems ieškojimams ir savo darbų pateikimams vartotojui ne tik nacionaliniu lygmeniu, bet ir tarptautiniu. Tai yra bendravimas ir bendradarbiavimas su vartotoju, organizaciajomis. Teatro gastrolės užsienyje yra viena iš tarpkultūrinio bendradarbiavimo formų tarp organizacijų ir vartotojų. Straipsnyje analizuojami teatro gastrolių organizavimo ypatumai, gaunama nauda ir bendradarbiavimo lygmenys. Gastrolių organizavimas kaip veikla skiriasi nuo klasikinio veiklos organizavimo. Išskirtini šie gastrolių organizavimo etapai: produkto parinkimas, sukūrimas; komunikacija su kita šalimi; organizacinių aspektų derinimas ir vykdymas bei įvykusių gastrolių vertinimas. Į šiuos etapus įeina techninių aspektų derinimas ir pritaikymas, rekvizitų logistika, trupės užimtumo grafiko suderinimas, finansavimo paieškos ir kiti smulkesni žingsniai.
Tyrimo metu buvo analizuotas nacionalinio ir komercinio teatrų tarptautinių gastrolių organizavimas. Nustatyta, jog tarpkultūrinis bendradarbiavimas gali vykti trimis lygmenimis: tarpasmeniniu (mikro), tarpinstituciniu (makro), tarpvalstybiniu (mezo). Tyrime atsiskleidė dar vienas, naujas lygmuo – mišrus, tačiau į bendradarbiavimą mikro arba makro lygmenyse įsiterpia naujas tarpininkaujantis elementas. Abu teatrai (valstybinis ir nevalstybinis) įžvelgia akivaizdžią tarptautinių gastrolių naudą teatrui, trupei, valstybei. Valstybė užsienio politikoje ją gali panaudoti ir kaip minkštosios galios priemonę
What does frustration, serendipity and uncertainties of global media and communication means? Some versions from Latvia and Estonia
Get PDFIn a short novel by contemporary Russian writer Vladimir Sorokin “White square” (2018), the moderator of the show with the same title gets killed during the show in which four guests express their visions of present society. Everyone can follow the killing on-line, having voted shortly before for the most entertaining guest. After having received an injection of a new chemical formula which is supposed to entertain the audience, the four participants get wild and destroy the whole show enjoyed by the audience. A new moderator is being engaged to let the show go on...
This rather gothic plot shows another part of the reality – the memories of the director of the show about someone, a person unknown to the reader, who has been killed to start the bloody entertainment. The ring, made of the skin of this unknown person gets lost and lands in a realm beyond the on-line entertainment culture: poor workers, their uneducated wives and alcoholics, who still inhabit the off-line everyday life of low wages, heavy physical jobs and simple joys ignored by blood thirsty audience, voting and selling advertisement time for higher prices. Both groups, digital media users and poor underpaid blue collars are in contemporary Europe and the USA targets for populist messages in media
The Problems and Challenges of Modern Publishing and Printing Industry of Ukraine
Get PDFIn this article the author examines the main problems of the prospects of development and some questions of operation of publishing and printing industry within the frameworks of global digitalization and growth of digital publications. The author pays special attention to the priority of the objects of activity of the publishing and printing complex of Ukraine. The purpose of this work is to determine the possible ways of development of the publishing and printing industry of Ukraine on the basis of state regulation of their activities. The results of this work may be used by public institutions in predicting the effective development of the economy and national legislation to support publishing and printing industry
Išėjimas iš „labirinto“: komunistinės žiniasklaidos turinio ir viešosios erdvės transformacija pagal 1939-ųjų suokalbio diskursą
No full textThis text is about one of the longest processes of political communication, which, decades on, influences politicians of various generations of the Central, Eastern and Western Europe, contents of media and self-awareness of the audience. The process isn’t over yet, this is obvious not only from the document adopted by the EP but also from an international political rhetoric. Analysis of consequences of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed on 1939 in media (D’39Pact) and related national and international decisions is the axis of information conflict between the East and the West concerning thousands of fates. Those thousands of people had and still have different historical narratives – some people justified the Pact and implemented it, others were fighting for the elimination of its consequences, yet others fell victims to it, with a death toll estimated in the millions. But not everybody’s narratives are based on true arguments.Let’s look at the way the system of propaganda collapsed and the public opinion was transformed in countries of Central and Eastern Europe in 1988-1989. Moving from a lie to (hopefully) the historical truth. Review of consequences of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was the main axis of such transformation (protection of environmental and cultural valuables, choice of one’s viewpoint, legislative requirements and other rights were contextual aspects of this axis). During this period in the previously mentioned region the control of public space was on the decline.This view will be based on a single thematic discourse: the provision of consequences of the 1939 Treaty of Non-aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and criticism in communist model media of Lithuania and neighbouring countries. It may be called D’39Pact.D‘39Pact in general has several narratives (it may also be seen from the EP Resolution), but taking into consideration the interpretation of Jurgen Habermas’s Communicative Action, the analysis of transformation of 1988-1989 two of them would suffice, one of which is that of the authorities of the USSR and the other one – that of its opponents. Let’s call opponents USSR dissidents, protestors, underground press (samizdat) and press of public movements which was published legally.Narrative of the USSR authorities: the treaty was the inevitable and no annexes (secret protocols) exist.Narrative of the opponents: based on secret protocols of the treaty, the USSR and Nazi Germany divided the countries and destroyed their political, military, cultural elite and finally – their population of various social layers.Medias, as the main participant of the public space, most clearly disclose the collision of such narratives and transformation in D‘39Pact. The purpose of the article is to discuss the circumstances of transformation of MMPT from the historical perspective and of the public space and come across the factors, which influenced the strongest role of MMPT interpretative accomplishments. Considering the way out of the “labyrinth” regarding the D’39 Pact, we see some similarities with the situation that now exists in Russia.Straipsnyje išnagrinėjama Ribentropo-Molotovo pakto (1939) pasekmių diskurso istorinė patirtis išeinant iš ,,labirinto" (pagal U.Eco) ir sudaroma galimybė pamatyti, kokiame labirinte pagal tą patį SSRS sukonstruotą naratyvą yra dabartinė oficialioji Rusija
The notion of state. Connotations of topical usage using discourse analysis
No full textOne of the most powerful political concepts in Europe, including Latvia, is the welfare state. Whether or not the Latvian language environment reveals hopes and expectations regarding the notion may be determined through a close study of the parliamentary discourse of the past five years, as well as the language user opinions regarding state. The goal of the research is to analyse the topical usage of the notion state and its connotations. As data collection tools, the study used language corpora which display the most frequent collocations and the related semantic fields of a given word. The data analysis was carried out via critical discourse analysis focusing on the dominant characteristics in the language use. The analysis found contradictory usage of the word state. Within the speeches of the members of the parliament, deviations from the definition of the state and new connotations attached to the notion were observed, implying a collective responsibility of the state instead of individual. Both language users and members of the parliament await a strict governmental management and wish to view it as an authority. The desire of a wealth-providing, generous state could signify a hope for a welfare state, albeit peculiarly interpreted.One of the most powerful political concepts in Europe, including Latvia, is the welfare state. Whether or not the Latvian language environment reveals hopes and expectations regarding the notion may be determined through a close study of the parliamentary discourse of the past five years, as well as the language user opinions regarding state. The goal of the research is to analyse the topical usage of the notion state and its connotations. As data collection tools, the study used language corpora which display most frequent collocations and the related semantic fields of a given word. The data analysis was carried out via critical discourse analysis focusing on the dominant characteristics in the language use. The analysis found contradictory usage of the word state. Within the speeches of the members of the parliament, deviations from the definition of state and new connotations attached to the notion were observed, implying a collective responsibility of the state instead of individual. Both language users and members of the parliament await a strict governmental management and wish to view it as an authority. The desire of a wealth-providing, generous state could signify a hope for a welfare state, albeit peculiarly interpreted
Žinių valdymo procesų ir verslo procesų integracijos sąveikos vertinimo modelis
Get PDFIn a contemporary organization, knowledge management is rarely assumed to be a supportive activity. Knowledge management processes are rather assessed as being inseparable from other main organizational processes. Considering the up-to-date research, there are no doubts about the benefits of knowledge management. However, because of its wide internal and external dissemination, it is challenging to identify and assess its value both in its entirety and in its value created by its individual processes. In the interdisciplinary context of literature analysis of information and communication and management research, in this article, the authors present the integrative evaluation model of the relationship between knowledge management processes and business processes. The model is characterised by its wide organizational applicability and allows measuring the value created by knowledge management processes in a real business environment. The model integrates the processes of product development, manufacturing and sales, including their constitutional dimensions, metrics and indexes, respectively. All this enables determining the impact of knowledge management processes on the main business processes and the resulting organizational added value.Žinių valdymas šiuolaikinėje organizacijoje jau retai traktuojamas kaip remiamoji veikla – jo procesai vertinami kaip neatsiejami nuo kitų svarbiausių organizacijos procesų. Šiuo metu analizuojant atliktus tyrimus žinių valdymo teikiama nauda abejonių nekelia, tačiau dėl itin plačios sklaidos organizacijos viduje ir už jos ribų sunku identifikuoti ir įvertinti tiek žinių valdymo kaip visumos, tiek atskirų procesų kuriamą vertę. Šiame straipsnyje, atsižvelgiant į tarpdisciplininę informacijos ir komunikacijos bei vadybos mokslų mokslinės literatūros analizę, pristatomas plačiai organizacijose pritaikomas integralus žinių valdymo ir verslo procesų sąveikos vertinimo modelis, leidžiantis išmatuoti žinių valdymo procesų kuriamą vertę realioje verslo aplinkoje. Modelis integruoja produkto kūrimo, gamybos ir pardavimo procesus, jų sudedamąsias dimensijas ir šių metrikas bei atitinkamai indeksus, kas leidžia nustatyti žinių valdymo proceso įtaką pagrindiniams verslo procesams, galiausiai iš to – organizacijos kuriamą pridėtinę vertę
The The Critique of Technocracy in Riga Stencil Graffiti
No full textThe utilization of the street as an alternative and independent medium for transmission of radical political ideas is a form of civil disobedience manifested thus to a certain extent in a work of propaganda and is an example of creative idealism. In this case graffiti can be regarded as a non-violent protest that was theoretically described by Henry David Thoreau in the treatise on “The Duty of Civil disobedience”, a work that has become an essential part of anthologies of political and social philosophy. To a certain degree, in its visual format, graffiti is a continuation of the “samizdat” tradition dating back to the Soviet era, both in the sense of a socially critical message and in the use of an alternative medium. Proposing a new, tactical usage of technology critically directed against technocracy of contemporary society youth of the city is trying to occupy it’s public space by specific type of aesthetization and, in the same time, is delivering clear message. The goal of this paper is the reading and interpretation of messages of the images and texts in stencil – graffiti in Riga in the context of interplay between counter cultures, different minor social groups and their ideologies. The method used is social semiotic analysis. The results show that the criticism of technocratic capitalism, consumerism and the oppression of life and the nature are most important issues taken up by the authors of stencils
Diskriminacinių nuostatų įveika – būtina prielaida moterų dalyvavimui priimant ekonominius sprendimus
Get PDFAlthough research has shown that women not only have the necessary education and professional qualifications, but also want and can hold positions in the highest decision-making bodies, gender disproportion in the boards of Lithuanian listed companies is obvious, since women have less favorable conditions than men since the beginning of their careers to pursue top management positions. One of the reasons for gender inequality in company boards is the prevalence of gender-based discriminatory attitudes in the professional environment both in Lithuania and in all EU countries, so women need to overcome many obstacles related to corporate behavior and business culture in order to realize their full professional potential. In order to find out the gender balance in Lithuanian listed companies, the opinion of companies‘ board members (women and men) about the situation and opportunities to become members of the board, the possibilities of increasing the participation of women in the boards, etc., an empirical study was carried out. Analysis of the results showed that, although in theory most respondents claim that there is no external barrier for competent women to be proposed and elected to the board of directors, publicly available, let there be covert, discriminatory clauses that create limiting factors for women’s participation in company boards, the overcoming of which is highly dependent on the activity of women themselves and the change in attitudes and attitudes available. We’ve summarized the challenges to achieving gender equity on boards and suggestions to address each of the challenges into four broad categories: boards themselves, women themselves, culture, and laws. One more challenge relates to the argument whether this idea of gender equity on Boards of Directors is even worth pursuing.Nors tyrimais įrodyta, kad moterys ne tik turi reikiamą išsimokslinimą ir profesinę kvalifikaciją, taip pat nori ir gali eiti pareigas aukščiausio lygio sprendimų priėmimo organuose, lyčių neproporcingumas Lietuvos biržinių bendrovių valdybose yra akivaizdus – nuo pat karjeros pradžios moterys turi mažiau palankias sąlygas nei vyrai siekti aukščiausio lygio vadovų pareigų. Viena iš lyčių netolygumo įmonių valdybose priežasčių – su lytimi susijusių diskriminacinių nuostatų paplitimas profesinėje aplinkoje tiek Lietuvoje, tiek visose ES šalyse, todėl moterys, siekdamos realizuoti visą savo profesinį potencialą, turi įveikti daugybę su bendrovių elgesiu ir verslo kultūra susijusių kliūčių. Siekiant išsiaiškinti lyčių pusiausvyrą Lietuvos biržinėse įmonėse, pačių bendrovių valdybų narių (moterų ir vyrų) nuomonę apie situaciją ir galimybes tapti valdybų nariais, moterų dalyvavimo valdybų veikloje didinimo galimybes ir pan., buvo atliktas empirinis tyrimas, kuris parodė, kad nors teoriškai dauguma respondentų teigia, kad kompetentingoms moterims nėra jokių išorinių kliūčių būti pasiūlytoms ir išrinktoms valdybos narėmis, visuomenėje dar gajos, tegul ir užslėptos, diskriminacinės nuostatos, sukuriančios moterų dalyvavimą bendrovių valdybų veiklose ribojančius veiksnius, kurių įveikimas labai priklauso nuo pačių moterų aktyvumo ir turimų nuostatų bei požiūrio kaitos