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CAPTION THIS: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF LOCAL NEWS CLOSED CAPTIONING
No full textBecause of the Americans with Disabilities Act, accommodations have been made to allow for better access to buildings, services, and information. Raised bumps on a sidewalk at an intersection allow for blind pedestrians to know where they are and the different noises that the crosswalk signs make also signal for them to know when they can cross. Ramps next to stairs allow for persons in wheelchairs to be able to access the same area without having to battle going up stairs. In the same need for accessibility, closed captioning allows D/deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to have access to auditory information, but there is a problem: D/deaf and hard-of hearing individuals find closed captioning to be full of errors and distractions. For this study, content analysis was used to analyze closed captioning on local news broadcasts across three stations during a one-week period. The results of the content analysis of those 21 newscasts revealed that, on average, almost four closed captioning errors occurred every minute. Shannon and Weaver’s communication model indicates that noise and distractions, in this case the errors in the closed captioning, interfere and even change the message viewers are receiving. The data gathered support the need for a higher standard when it comes to closed captioning for local broadcast news
OLD DOG, NEW TRICKS: THE SHIFT FROM GRAPHIC DESIGNER TO UX/UI DESIGNER IN HIGHER EDUCATION GRAPHIC DESIGN CURRICULUM
No full textGraphic design as a profession continues to morph with technology. Graphic designers must consistently learn the latest software and industry trends to stay relevant. Therefore, the quick change in technology constantly influences the responsibilities of a graphic designer. One of these changes is the niche design field of User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) design that has emerged as an attractive field of study for undergraduate students in graphic design. The objective of this study is to explore opinions on UX/UI design and curriculum in higher education graphic design programs through semi-structured interviews with practitioners and educators. Opinions on UX/UI methods, best practices, projects, and skills are explored. Findings could guide class offerings, content, and projects for students studying graphic design to better prepare students for these emerging UX/UI jobs
Using Sensemaking to Examine One Female Television Journalist’s Experiences with Using Social Media Platforms
Get PDFUsing the lens of sensemaking and the theory of parasocial relationships, this
autoethnography examines the social media harassment faced by one female television
broadcast journalist who has worked in local television news for more than 15 years.
Female journalists are harassed more often and face higher rates of violence on and
offline than their male colleagues (Chen et al., 2020). These hazards make their critical
work more difficult and dangerous. When leaving the news industry appears to be the
only way for female journalists to protect themselves, society risks a nocuous void of
voice. Many female journalists are failed by their employers’ social media policies which
protect the news organization rather than the employee. Based on previous literature and
the lived experience of the author, broadcast journalists are more likely to be protected by
news directors who acknowledge and mitigate female journalists’ unique risks and
prepare a safety plan to utilize when a threat arises
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
PANDEMIC IN THE PANHANDLE: AN EVALUATION OF COMMUNICATION USED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BY COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Get PDFSituational crisis communication theory, developed by Coombs (2007), was used to evaluate and code communication used by higher educational institutions in the Texas Panhandle during December 2019 through December 2020. This time period was determined relevant because the COVID-19 pandemic closed institutions down, and impacted fall 2020 enrollment (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022).
Communication posted by the institutions across Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and COVID-19 webpages was collected and coded. Communication was coded with a rubric that evaluated calls-to-action, crisis response types, and institutional responses. Calls-to-action were related to public health, admissions, enrollment, information relevant to the institutions. Crisis response types were deny, diminish, and rebuild based upon research by Liu et al. (2018). Institutional responses were guidance (connected to calls-to-action), informative, and neutral. The amount of communication institutions published was weighted against enrollment and admissions data.
One finding is institutions of a larger size had more defined communication patterns than smaller institutions. The institutions in the study did not experience a secondary crisis that would warrant deny or diminish response. More beneficial communication an institution used could have a possible impact in retaining stakeholders. Ultimately institutions in the Panhandle may have used communication that would allow them to retain stakeholders during the crisis
TEARS THROUGH THE YEARS: A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF POST DEATH GRIEF IN CHILDREN’S ANIMATED FILMS
Get PDFDeath and grief have long been painful and complicated experiences regardless of age. From pets to parents, the loss of someone loved is a heartbreaking experience. When it comes to children, grief and loss can be difficult for them to comprehend. As such, it is important to know what sources they have available to them to answer questions they may have when they experience a loss. This study utilized previous research on the impact of animated films in conjunction with existing research on child development to analyze how post-death grief is portrayed in children’s animated media within an inclusive list of films that reflected both non-Western and Western culture centered stories. A thematic qualitative content analysis was conducted on eight films to see what themes arose from various grief narratives. The researcher found consistent acknowledgement of themes rooted in sadness, trauma, and mourning as each character moved past the loss and found a new path for themselves. For children who may view films as a source of knowledge or seek comfort from them, films can serve as a talking point or a discussion prompt with adults in their lives about how one can navigate experiences with death, grief, and loss
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