Academic literature on the topic 'EA. Mass media'

Subject. In the context of digital transformation of the society, online courses, as a form of basic and additional education in universities, play a crucial role. Objectives. I consider the types and content of online courses used by universities for distance education, analyze the perception of the new forms of educational process by teachers and students, and positive and negative aspects of distance learning in 2020. Methods. The study employs statistical methods of data collection, generalization of basic statistics, analysis of obtained results and materials that are published in scientific publications and mass media, best practices for remote learning. Results. The paper provides consolidated assessment of positive and negative aspects of remote regime of the traditional form of education, the participation of universities in programs for online mass education, the demand for and directions of supplementary education in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, State support to digital transformation of universities in 2020. Conclusions. At the current stage of digital transformation of education, universities use different options to implement distance learning. Online courses, being the main form of modern university education, are developing and improving rapidly. They play an important role in the system of training specialists for the national economy and individual development.

Subject. Due to increasingly widespread information and communication technologies, the Internet plays a special role in young people’s lives as a means of communication, a source of information, a way of leisure activities, a tool for buying goods. This necessitates a comprehensive study of the phenomenon. Objectives. The study aims to analyze social networks as the main modern means of communication, explore the sources of Internet information, used by young people, consider how they used the Internet in their leisure time and for online purchases in 2020, compare and analyze the indicators of using the Internet by young people and the all-Russian indicators of using the electronic network by all age categories. Methods. The study employs statistical methods of data collection, summing up and generalizing the primary statistics, methods of analyzing the findings and materials published in scientific papers and mass media. Results. The paper defines the goals of using the Internet by young people, their priorities, preferences regarding the social networks, ways of entertainment and leisure, using the Internet, the attitude of young people to online shopping in 2020. Conclusions. Young people start to realize that the Internet cannot fully replace real communication, provide for their educational and cultural needs.

86 Background: Although ethnic differences in disease incidence among African American (AA) men may reflect differences in screening behaviors and behavioral and socioeconomic factors, genetic ancestry may be a factor. This study will investigate the association between West African and Native American genetic ancestry and PCa diagnosis. Methods: We enrolled 40-79 year-old men who were undergoing prostate biopsy or routine PSA screening at outpatient urology clinics in Chicago, IL. Blood was drawn at the time of enrollment for the genotyping of 105 ancestry informative markers. West African (WAA), European (EA), and Native American (NAA) genetic ancestry was estimated using the Bayesian Markov Chain-Monte Carlo method implemented in the program STRUCTURE. Univariate analysis was performed by Wilcoxon rank-sum test for continuous variables. Unconditional binary logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios for the likelihood of PCa diagnosis and for the odds of having high-risk PCa relative to controls, adjusting for age, body mass index (BMI), alcohol-use, and family history of PCa. Results: 857 men were enrolled; 34.5 % were diagnosed with PCa, 50.9 % were controls and 14.6 % were men with negative prostate biopsies. AAs comprised 27% of the sample. The median was 63 years (IQR 57 – 68). Among AA men, the median genetic WAA proportion was 0.78 (IQR 0.69 – 0.83) and NAA was 0.04 (IQR 0.02 – 0.09). There was no significant difference in genetic WAA among AA men with and without PCa diagnosis (p = 0.54); however, genetic NAA was significantly lower among PCa cases (median 0.034 vs 0.057,p = 0.03) compared to controls. Among EA men, the media NAA was 0.067 (IQR (0.03 – 0.10). Similarly among EA men, genetic NAA was significantly lower among cancer cases (0.04 vs. 0.08, p < 0.001). On logistic regression, WAA ≥ 88% was associated with increased odds of PCa in AA men (OR 2.6 95% CI 1.1 – 6.7). In both AAs (OR 0.5, 95% CI 0.2 – 1.1) and EAs (OR 0.3, 95 % 0.2 – 0.6), men in the highest genetic NAA quintile had a decreased risk of PCa on logistic regression compared to men in the lowest quintile. Conclusions: Our study reveals that NAA is protective against PCa diagnosis among all men. Additionally, AA men with a high degree of WAA demonstrate an increased risk of PCa. Future work will focus on determining the association of known prostate cancer risk SNPs such as the 8q24 regions and genetic ancestry.

To study the performance of recycled aggregate pervious concrete (RAPC) in severe cold regions, the influence of the water–binder ratio, design porosity, micro silica fume (SF) and enhancer agent (EA) on the permeability and mechanical properties of the RAPC were evaluated using the orthogonal design method. Based on the optimal mixture proportion, freeze–thaw (F-T) experiments were carried out to investigate the effect of different media (water, 3.5 wt% NaCl solution) on the mechanical properties, permeability and anti-frost durability of the RAPC. Moreover, the porosity and pore structure characteristics of RAPC were evaluated after frost damage using an X-ray CT technique. The results indicate that the influence of the salt solution on the deterioration of the RAPC specimen is greater than water. The deterioration degree of the mass loss ratio, relative dynamic elastic modulus (RDEM), average compressive strength and porosity of the RAPC increase with increasing F–T cycles. Based on the two-parameter Weibull probabilistic distribution function, damage evolution models of RAPC are established, which can be used to quantitatively characterize the damage degree of the RAPC specimens under different F–T media. The results obtained can provide an experimental reference and data support for the promotion and application of RAPC pavement in severe cold regions.

Abstract Background. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a distinct atherosclerotic syndrome marked by stenosis or occlusion of the arteries, particularly of the lower extremities. The major risk factors for PAD are similar to those for coronary and cerebrovascular disease, comprising smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and diabetes. The factors involved in the progression of PAD are less well defined. Vascular age (VA) is represented by the apparent age of the vascular system derived from the associated cardiovascular risk factors. This concept has been used so far mainly in primary prevention, being usefull for communication with the patient. Aim. The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors involved in the progression of arterial stenosis in patients already having PAD. Moreover, we tried to determine the utility of VA in increasing patient compliance with therapeutic decisions. Methods. Between 1st February 2015 - 31st December 2015, 270 consecutive patients (pts) referred for vascular echo-Doppler assessment were enrolled in the study. 106 pts with non-significant arterial stenosis were prospectively evaluated. All pts underwent complete clinical examination, carotid, femoral ultrasound, echocardiography and laboratory evaluation. Presence of atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid arteries were recorded. Medical history, drug use, smoking behavior, blood pressure, duration of diabetes, presence of premature atherosclerotic PAD in relatives, characterized by disease diagnosis before the age of 50 years, were evaluated. Serum total cholesterol (TC), HDL cholesterol (HDL-C), serum glucose, A1c hemoglobine (HbA1c), serum creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were determined. VA was estimated using Framingham score and intima-media thickness (IMT). The primary end-point was the occurrence of significant peripheral artery stenosis (PAS), defined as a two-fold increase Doppler velocity across the stenosis. Results. At baseline, median age of enrolled pts was 57 years, with male predominance (69,8%). Less than 40% had high blood pressure (39.3%), 36.4% had treated hypertension. The median left ventricular mass index (LVMI) was 108.5 g/m2 and concentric hypertrophy was present in 29.9% of patients. Patients with hypertension had LVMI of 113.12 g/m2 and those without hypertensiun, had 105.6 g/m2. Diabetes mellitus (DM) was present in 20.6% of patients, majority treated (88%). Among them, 10.3% had more than 10 years duration of DM. Median HbA1c was 5.8%. The majority of the patients are smokers (75.5%). Mean pack-years of smoking was 29.8. During the 4.5 years follow-up, 31.25% quit smoking. The median ejection fraction (EF) was 51.6%. The median TC concentration was 191.6 mg/dl and median HDL-c level was 62.9 mg/dl. 45.8% of the patients received treatment with statins. Premature atherosclerotic PAD in relatives was present in 25.2 % of the patients, and carotid atheromas (CA) in 35.5%. Aortic calcifications (AC) were found in 37.4% of the patients. Median arterial elastance (Ea) was 2.07 mmHg/ml. Median serum creatinine was 1.03 mg/dl and eGFR was 75.6 ml/ml/1.73 m2. Median value of the VA calculated by IMT (VA-IMT) was 65.5 years and the median VA calculated by cardiovascular risk factors (VA-RF) was 62.9 years. After 4.5 years of follow-up, 35 (32.7%) patients developed significant PAS. 22 patients had popliteal artey stenosis (62.85%) and 13 patients had superficial femoral artery stenosis (37.15%). During the 4.5 years follow-up, 25 patients (31.25%) quit smoking. Median age of population who developed significant PAS at follow-up was 62.6 years and 39.2% were males. Individuals who developed stenosis tended to be smokers, older, receiving hypertensive and statin therapy, having diabetes, especially more than 10 years duration, having dyslipidemias and CA. They all had higher VA-IMT and VA-RF values compared to patients that did not develop PAS. Median value of VA-IMT was 72.6 years and VA-RF was 74.2 years (p<0,001 for both parameters). They also had significantly higher values of Ea, with median value of 2.16 mmHg/ml. There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in cardiac performance, LV mass, percentage of LV concentric hypertrophy, presence of AC, premature PAD in relatives, renal function and blood pressure values. In logistic regression analysis, pack-years of smoking, HbA1c %, presence of CA and HDL-C were independently associated with significant PAS progression. From the 25 patients which quit smoking, only 6 developed significant PAS (24%), as compared to 29 (52.7%) from the 55 patients which remained active smokers (p =0.016). Conclusion. We demonstrated that some of the classical cardiovascular risk factors were involved in PAD progression: smoking, dyslipidemia, diabetes, carotid atherosclerosis. At multivariate analysis the independent variables associated with PAD progression were pack-years of smoking, glycosilated hemoglobin and HDL-cholesterol values and presence of CA. VA assessed by cardiovascular risk scales and by directly measured IMT both predict the progression of PAD, as did Ea, but without independent predictive value for the outcome. Nevertheless, VA was usefull in comunicating with the patients, influencing their perception of disease progression and adherence to therapy, improving shared decision making, mainly quitting smoking. We have shown that even after 4.5 years of smoking cessation there was a measurable effect on PAD progression.

Facebook is one of the most pervasive social networking sites in the world. Growing out of a humble Harvard cataloging project, Facebook has over 2 billion monthly active users (Facebook Newsroom, 2017). This paper will explore the motivations for such widespread use of this technology. The study of Facebook user motivations is not a new endeavor (E.g. Quan-Haase & Young, 2010; Knowles, Haycock, and Shaikh, 2015; Kross et al.,2013). Generally, there seems to be a consensus that Facebook is able to provide a social outlet and platform of potential connection for users. However, these explicit self-reported motives beg the question of what are the underlying implicit needs or desires driving the action of joining Facebook? What do people actually get out of maintaining a digital presence there? Uses and Gratifications Theory (U&G) considers how people benefit from mass communication (Katz, Blumer, & Gurevitch (1974). Contrary to early theories where users were just passive consumers of whatever a particular media put in front of them, Quan-Haase & Young, 2010 found six factors of Facebook use gratifications; these factors were pastime, affection, fashion, share problems, sociability, and social information. Self-Determination Theory (SD-Theory) is a meta-framework for defining and classifying different types of motivations in relation to individual differences and social context (Deci & Ryan,1985, 2000). SD-Theory postulates that evolutionarily, humans have three basic psychological needs. According to this view, we have the need for competency, autonomy, and relatedness. Besides psychological needs, another measured component of SD-Theory is life goals, also known as aspirations (Kasser & Ryan, 1993;1996). Aspirations are life goals one has, based on the values one holds; and are normally divided into two categories. Intrinsic aspirations (IA) are such things as meaningful relationships, individual growth, and community contributions. Extrinsic aspirations (EA) encompass wealth, fame, and image; they are beholden to the judgements of other people and tend to be more of a hoop to jump through rather than an end goal (Kasser & Ryan, 1996). The Two-Process Model (TPM) ties Self-Determination Theory together with personal goal and motive disposition constructs (Sheldon & Schüler, 2011). According to TPM all humans have basic needs, but there will be individual differences in motives. A weak experience of competency, autonomy, or/and relatedness (i.e., strong need requirements) was found to provoke motivation to improve the situation (Sheldon and Gunz, 2009). Sheldon, Abad, and Hinsch (2011) built upon these findings by measuring connection and disconnection in Facebook use. The purpose for this study was to investigate whether different types of aspirations (intrinsic or extrinsic) predicted connection and disconnection, and whether Facebook motives mediate this relationship. Participants were 424 college students from a large university in central Florida. Participant gender is 255 female and 167 male, with two not indicating a gender. Participants age range was from 18 to 59 (M=20.8, SD=4.9) years. Three surveys were administered through an online Qualtrics system. Surveys measured aspirations, social connection, and Facebook use. Structural equation modeling analysis was then conducted to produce several models. Direct effects were found between EA and connectedness, as well as IA and connectedness. IA and EA were both shown to predict Facebook motives. However, Facebook motives were found not to mediate the relationship between aspirations and connectedness.

Subject. The article investigates the human capital in the regions of the Russian Federation in the context of health promotion and active longevity of the population of the country. Objectives. The purpose is to examine the state of human capital driven by the development of physical culture and sports in Russian regions, using neural network modeling. Methods. Neural networks are used as a method of studying the multidimensional statistical data. The method of data clustering based on neural network modeling is not affiliated with model constraints. This method is aimed at self–training of neural networks, i.e. self-organizing Kohonen maps, and is a promising means of visual representation of multidimensional data space. Results. Using the neural network modeling, we placed 85 Russian regions in six cluster formations. We assessed the influence of each studied indicator on cluster construction. The paper demonstrates a strong difference in the number of regions of the Russian Federation in clusters, presents average values of the considered indicators in clusters for 2021. Conclusions. The study shows uneven development of human capital in Russian regions from the point of view of physical culture and sports, which predetermines different strategies for the development of the regional sports sphere. The positive trend in the number of sports facilities, personnel, and population engaged in physical culture and sports is facilitated by a systems approach based on program documents, which focuses on strengthening the health of citizens and their active longevity.

10 Background: Little is known about the individual and combined effect of early-adulthood obesity and cumulative smoking on the survival of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) patients. Methods: We analyzed two independent cohorts of EAC patients: 235 patients from Toronto, Canada (TO, 2006-2011) and 329 patients from Boston, USA (BO,1999-2004). Associations between early adulthood body mass index (EA-BMI) and smoking with overall survival (OS) were assessed using Cox proportional hazard models, adjusted for stage, treatment, and other relevant covariates. Results: Median age (range) for TO dataset was 64(29-88)yrs; for BO dataset, 64(21-91)yrs. Males comprised 86% of TO and 89% of BO datasets. 90% of TO and 98% of BO patients were Caucasians. The Median (range) for packyears was 34 (0.2-118; TO) and 34 (0.2-212; BO). The Median (range) for EA-BMI was 24(15-44; TO) and 24(15-47; BO). Median BMI 1 yr prior to diagnosis was 25(16-43; TO) and 25(20-49; BO). 92% of TO and 88% of BO patients had ECOG 0 or 1. Disease stage distribution (early/locally-advanced/metastatic) was 11%/64%/25% (TO) and 30%/52%/18% (BO). For TO, the aHR for smoking was 1.03 (95%CI: 1.02-1.04; p=8E-08) per packyear, while for BO, smoking also independently conferred worse OS, with aHR of 1.007 (95%CI: 1.002-1.01; p=0.003) for each packyear increase. The aHRs for being underweight (EA-BMI<18.5), overweight (EA-BMI 25-30), and obese (EA-BMI>30) in early adulthood were 2.19 (95%CI: 1.0-4.6), 1.89 (95%CI:1.2-3.0), and 2.49 (95%CI:1.5-4.2), respectively for the TO dataset (global p=0.003 for EA-BMI). In BO, the corresponding values were 1.30 (95%CI: 0.8-2.2), 1.45 (95%CI: 1.0-2.5), and 2.39 (95%CI:1.5-3.8), respectively (global p=0.002). In contrast, BMI at one year prior to diagnosis had no association with OS in either study. Conclusions: Elevated BMI in early adulthood and heavy cumulative smoking history are independently associated with increased mortality risk in two North American EAC populations. These survival differences may reflect comorbidity differences, biological differences or both, and offer insight into how key modifiable behaviors in prevention can also affect cancer prognoses. AS, LC, DCC and GL contributed equally.

Subject. The article investigates methodological approaches to the analysis of economic potential of regions, considering the achievement of the national goal of sustainable development of the Russian Federation in conditions of grand challenges. Objectives. The aim is to study the dynamics of economic activity in Russian regions, using artificial intelligence methods, to analyze the innovative development of the Russian economy in the face of grand challenges. Methods. The study rests on the analysis of development indicators of the regional economy of Russia. We propose a cluster analysis of the regional economy development, free from model constraints, based on neural network modeling, which enables to assess the dynamics of development and ranking of Russian regions, according to the totality of considered indicators. We apply Kohonen self-organizing maps as a promising means of clustering and visual embodiment of multidimensional statistical data. Results. The neural network modeling enabled to segregate 85 regions of the Russian Federation into four compact groups. We estimated the significance of each indicator in the formation of clusters, revealed a strong difference in the number of regions in the clusters. In the period under review, some regions were part of the same corresponding cluster. The paper presents the dynamics of average values of the studied indicators in clusters for 2018–2020. Conclusions. We demonstrate a disproportion of economic development of Russian regions. It requires an individual approach to regional economy’s strategy development, corresponding KPIs, and measures to stimulate economic activity in the field of innovation, investment, and introduction of research results in the regions of the Russian Federation.

Subject. We consider the energy efficiency of Russia’s regional economy and its impact on sustainable development of the country in the face of big challenges. Objectives. The focus is on solving the multidimensional task of analyzing the development of energy efficiency of the economy of Russian regions, which relates to difficult-to-formalize tasks and harmonizes with modern requirements of competitiveness. Methods. We employ the cluster analysis based on neural networks, which are a relevant component of artificial intelligence. We also use the toolkit of artificial neural networks, i.e. Kohonen self-organizing maps. The said tools are free from model limitations and external interference in the functioning of the neural network, and enable to visualize the clustering results of multidimensional data space on the plane. Results. The cluster analysis of heterogeneous data enabled to distribute Russian regions across eight cluster formations. The considered indicators characterizing the energy efficiency of Russia’s regional economy had different effects on the creation of clusters. We obtained a significant unevenness of the distribution of Russian regions by cluster: the number of regions in clusters varied more than fourfold. We determined different levels of energy efficiency of the regions’ economy according to the studied indicators on cluster scale. This requires the application of different economic development strategies for regions of the Russian Federation in the focus of cluster formations. Conclusions. The paper shows the influence of big challenges on the development of energy efficiency of Russia. The findings indicate that to improve the sustainable and progressive development of Russia’s economy, innovative organizational and managerial methods are needed that generate a vector of orientation towards effective solution of urgent challenges facing the country.

El objetivo de esta investigación es estudiar la curación de contenidos en el ámbito del periodismo, desarrollar un sistema de análisis para evaluar su uso y analizar su implementación en medios de comunicación digitales. En relación con ello: a) se propone una definición del concepto de curación de contenidos en periodismo; b) se estudia el alcance del concepto de curación periodística, y se relaciona con el concepto cercano de documentación periodística; c) se sitúa la investigación sobre curación periodística en el contexto más general de la investigación sobre curación; d) se presenta por primera vez en la literatura un sistema para la evaluación de la curación en medios de comunicación digitales; e) se prueba y valida esta nueva herramienta de evaluación con una muestra de productos periodísticos, en concreto newsletters, en el primer estudio sistemático realizado sobre curación en medios de un país; f) se establecen las características principales de los productos periodísticos basados en curación; y g) se identifican buenas prácticas de curación periodística.
This research’s goal is to study content curation in the field of journalism, develop an analysis system to evaluate its use and analyse its implementation in digital media. In relation to this: a) a definition of the concept of content curation in journalism is proposed; b) the scope of the concept of journalistic curation is studied, and it is related to the close concept of journalistic documentation; c) research on journalistic curation is situated in the more general context of research on curation; d) a system for evaluating curation in digital media is presented for the first time in the literature; e) this new evaluation tool is tested and validated with a sample of journalistic products, specifically newsletters, in the first systematic study carried out on curation in the media of a country; f) the main characteristics of journalistic products based on curation are established; and g) good journalistic curation practices are identified.

La tesis presenta un modelo o sistema para el análisis y la evaluación de las hemerotecas de la prensa digital, que se aplica a una muestra de diarios españoles entre 2007 y 2010 y se enmarca en una propuesta de clasificación de fuentes de información sobre prensa digital. La clasificación de las principales fuentes de información sobre prensa digital sigue como criterio fundamental para establecer la tipología de productos la función principal que realizan para el usuario, lo que lleva a establecer cuatro grandes ámbitos: acceso a cabeceras de prensa, búsqueda de información, seguimiento de información y agregación de contenidos. De cada una de estas clases, se describen y analizan distintas subtipologías: directorios, hemerotecas históricas, hemerotecas digitales de medios, bases de datos de prensa, seguimiento de prensa, seguimiento online, seguimiento en redes sociales, agregadores manuales, agregadores automatizados y agregadores sociales. Se muestran para cada tipología ejemplos significativos de las áreas lingüísticas inglesa y española. El sistema de análisis de hemerotecas digitales parte de una amplia revisión bibliográfica de trabajos sobre evaluación de recursos web y bases de datos web, y de trabajos sobre análisis y evaluación de hemerotecas de diarios digitales. Es un procedimiento evaluativo de tipo heurístico basado en 27 indicadores articulados en cuatro grandes secciones: aspectos generales, contenidos, sistema de consulta y presentación de resultados. Se expone para cada indicador: definición, explicación y uso de la puntuación. Los indicadores son: A.1. Denominación A.2. Ubicación del acceso a la hemeroteca A.3. Información sobre la hemeroteca A.4. Coste A.5. Productos documentales B.1. Colecciones disponibles B.2. Formatos disponibles B.3. Cobertura temporal C.1. Tipos de consulta por interrogación (palabras clave) C.2. Lenguaje de consulta C.3. Visualización de los índices C.4. Ajuste de relevancia C.5. Acotación temporal C.6. Acotación en colecciones C.7. Acotación en formatos C.8. Acotación por campos del registro C.9. Reutilización de búsquedas C.10. Consulta de tesauros u otros vocabularios controlados C.11. Acceso por navegación cronológica (browsing) C.12. Ayudas D.1. Gestión de las listas de resultados D.2. Campos visualizados del registro del documento D.3. Agrupación de resultados por categorías D.4. Identificación de los términos de búsqueda en el documento D.5. Formatos de visualización de un mismo documento. D.6. Gestión de los documentos recuperados D.7. Presentación de documentos relacionados Con este modelo, se analizan las hemerotecas digitales de los diarios españoles de mayor audiencia y difusión. Es un estudio longitudinal efectuado entre los años 2007 y 2010. Se presentan con detalle los resultados del análisis realizado en 2010, y se relacionan con los obtenidos anteriormente en 2007. Se señalan los aspectos mejores y peores de las hemerotecas de prensa digital, se establece un ranking de diarios en el que ocupan las primeras posiciones El mundo, Abc, El país y La vanguardia, y se destacan finalmente cinco grandes tendencias observadas: -ampliación del fondo temporal en línea; -hemerotecas gratuitas versus hemerotecas de pago; -simplificación (y empobrecimiento) de la búsqueda; -filtros en la presentación de resultados; -productos documentales en la sección Hemeroteca.
This study presents a system for the analysis and evaluation of digital press archives, analyses the digital press archives of a sample of Spanish newspapers and presents a proposal to classify and analyze the main sources that provide access to online press. The system is a kind of heuristic evaluation procedure based on 27 indicators articulated in four main sections: general features, contents, the query system, and presentation of results. For each indicator is explained: definition, explanation and use of punctuation. With this method, it analyses the digital press archives of the Spanish newspapers with the largest digital circulations between 2007 and 2010. The study points out the best and worst aspects of the digital press archives, establishing a ranking of newspapers in which El Mundo, Abc, El País and La Vanguardia occupy the top positions, and finally shows five major trends: extension of the temporary fund online, free archives versus payment archives, simplification (and depletion) of the query, filters in the presentation of results and documentary products in the archive section.

This is a BA final paper that discusses Pierre Bourdieu’s book “On televition” from the author’s experience as a mexican journalist. The first part analyses the estructural factors that conform the journlist habitus (core concept in Bourdieu’s theory); the second part discuses Bourdieu’s media analysis through the concept field; the third part analyses the relations between journalism field and other social fields.

The aims of this dissertation were to analyse the media landscape concerning minorities in Burgenland and to find out how a new bilingual internet newspaper for the Hungarian speaking people of this region could be established. Firstly, the study investigates why such a newspaper is necessary and useful. This bilingual internet newspaper should further the image of the language as well as strengthen the identity of the Hungarian minority. Existing print and electronic media of the Croatian and Hungarian minority were analysed, and experiences with internet newspapers in the East-Austrian and West-Hungarian region are mentioned. Furthermore, subsidies from governmental institutes, furtherance from the European Union, Austrian and Hungarian press promotion possibilities and other private financiers are commented on. Lastly, a number of co-operation partners, such as the Burgenland education network are mentioned. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used in order to collect ideas and to analyse opinions concerning the content of the internet newspaper. On one hand a survey was carried out, on the other hand a focus group discussion was organised. The majority of important sources dealing with the Hungarian minority in this linguistic island were available at the Hungarian Media- and Information Centre in Unterwart. Further research was done on Austrian and Hungarian internet newspaper sites. The main finding of the paper was the realisation that a bilingual internet newspaper for the Hungarian minority is definitely necessary. Proposals concerning the newspaper content and the layout have been made. In addition, a number of possible sources of funding and a list of potential cooperation partners are presented. In addition, the bilingual internet newspaper project is ready for kick-off.

This research’s goal is to study content curation in the field of journalism, develop an analysis system to evaluate its use and analyse its implementation in digital media. In relation to this: a) a definition of the concept of content curation in journalism is proposed; b) the scope of the concept of journalistic curation is studied, and it is related to the close concept of journalistic documentation; c) research on journalistic curation is situated in the more general context of research on curation; d) a system for evaluating curation in digital media is presented for the first time in the literature; e) this new evaluation tool is tested and validated with a sample of journalistic products, specifically newsletters, in the first systematic study carried out on curation in the media of a country; f) the main characteristics of journalistic products based on curation are established; and g) good journalistic curation practices are identified.

This study presents a system for the analysis and evaluation of digital press archives, analyses the digital press archives of a sample of Spanish newspapers and presents a proposal to classify and analyze the main sources that provide access to online press. The system is a kind of heuristic evaluation procedure based on 27 indicators articulated in four main sections: general features, contents, the query system, and presentation of results. For each indicator is explained: definition, explanation and use of punctuation. With this method, it analyses the digital press archives of the Spanish newspapers with the largest digital circulations between 2007 and 2010. The study points out the best and worst aspects of the digital press archives, establishing a ranking of newspapers in which El Mundo, Abc, El País and La Vanguardia occupy the top positions, and finally shows five major trends: extension of the temporary fund online, free archives versus payment archives, simplification (and depletion) of the query, filters in the presentation of results and documentary products in the archive section.

Considerando o distanciamento existente entre a geração da informação legislativa oficial e sua divulgação nos meios de comunicação, objetivou-se realizar um estudo temático-comparativo entre os projetos elaborados pelo Poder Legislativo mariliense e as consequentes informações veiculadas no Jornal da Manhã e no boletim A Verdade, de modo a verificar o grau de consonância ou de oposição dos jornais face ao poder vigente. Para tanto, aplicou-se o método diplomático, que permitiu analisar e categorizar tematicamente os projetos legislativos veiculados oficialmente pelo jornal Diário Marília Notícias e compará-los às temáticas convergentes publicadas como notícia nos jornais acima citados. Como resultados, observou-se, primeiramente, a viabilidade instrumental da Diplomática para a área de Análise Documentária, particularmente no que se refere à análise e representação temática de ementas de projetos legislativos publicadas em editais. Ademais, observou-se que embora o Jornal da Manhã tenha publicado expressivamente mais notícias sobre projetos que o A Verdade, nenhum dos veículos abordou na totalidade as informações legislativas de interesse público. Em relação à orientação política dos veículos informacionais analisados, verificou-se que o Jornal da Manhã, embora não tenha tomado partido explicitamente do poder vigente, beneficiou-o em diferentes momentos mediante a aplicação de técnicas que levaram à abordagem jornalística generalizadora, enquanto o boletim A Verdade, com orientação política explícita de instrumento político na oposição ao poder vigente, valeu-se de “técnicas jornalísticas” de falseamento, encobrimento e polarização de conceitos (maniqueísmo jornalístico). Enfim, constatou-se que ambos os meios de comunicação pouco agregaram, em suas publicações, informações que orientaram o leitor ao conhecimento total dos fatos, em virtude do emprego das citadas técnicas jornalísticas, corroborando a hipótese de que veículos dessa natureza, em virtude de aspectos econômicos e/ou políticos, distanciam-se do conceito de construção da “sociedade da informação”.