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Studies in Media and Communication
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[7 journals]

Politeness as a Nonverbal Communication Behavior: An Investigation into
Driving Habits in Asia
- Authors: Mohammad Awad AlAfnan
  Abstract: Politeness is mainly investigated in verbal and written communicative encounters. This study novelistically examines politeness and politic behavior as a nonverbal communicative event concerning driving habits in Asia. Politeness is investigated based on four variables that are the country of origin, gender, age, and level of education. The novel framework is based on Brown and Levinson’s (1987) politeness theory. This study revealed that Asian drivers use deference, hedges, and indirectness to minimize imposition while driving. The study showed that Hong Konger, Singaporean and Malaysian drivers are the most polite in Asia. This study also revealed that Hong Konger female drivers and Malaysian male drivers are the most polite in Asia concerning giving signals before changing lanes. It also revealed that Malaysian female drivers and Singaporean male drivers are the most polite in Asia concerning following traffic signs and speed limits. The study also found that Malaysian, Indonesian, Thai, Indian, Filippo, and Singaporean male drivers are more polite than their female counterparts with respect to following signs, while Hong Konger, Singaporean, and Taiwanese female drivers are more polite than their male counterparts pertaining to giving signals before changing lanes. It is also apparent that Malaysian, Chinese, Thai, Indian, Sri Lankan, Nepali, Pakistani, and Filipino male drivers are more polite than their female counterparts pertaining to giving signals before changing lanes. This study also established that old drivers are more polite than young drivers and old female drivers are more polite than old male drivers. In reference to the level of education, the study revealed a positive correlation between politic driving behavior and high level of education. Interestingly, highly educated male drivers are more polite than highly educated female drivers in Asia.
  PubDate: Mon, 04 Apr 2022 05:14:36 -070
Influence of Television on Procrastination amongst Students
- Authors: Shaik Iliyas Ali; V. Anitha Devi, Malvika Kharbanda
  Abstract: Technology has enriched our lives in more ways than we can imagine. Inventions like the television have completely changed the way we receive information and entertain ourselves. Technology is necessary, but it does not always have a positive influence on modern life. This issue of the negative impact of television has emerged within the last decade due to the impressive pace of technology. Young people have very easy access to television and thus spend much time watching shows rather than doing productive work, which leads to procrastination. In our study, we conducted a survey amongst the students of Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), India and analyzed the relationship between television watching habits and procrastination with respect to four variables. The results show that frequent procrastination due to television watching depends on various factors, such as gender, age group, TV watching hours, and prioritization of television over assignments and examination.
  PubDate: Sat, 02 Apr 2022 03:14:04 -070
Political Advertisement and Voter Behaviour during the 2019 Presidential
Election in South-South Region of Nigeria
- Authors: Temple Uwalaka; Bigman Nwala
  Abstract: The debate on the influence of political advertisements is an ongoing one. It has been argued that political messages advertised during elections tends to change voter choice and preference of candidates during an election while others show contrary findings to the question. This study attempts to lend a voice to the debate by investigating the impact of political advertisements in voter behaviour during the 2019 general elections in South-South region of Nigeria. The study reports data from a paper-based survey (N=400) of voters in the South-South region of Nigeria. Findings uncovered that a substantial number of voters in South-South region of Nigeria were exposed to newspapers political advertisements during the 2019 presidential elections in Nigeria. Data further demonstrate that voters who reported to have been motivated to vote due to issues advertised in the newspapers by the two political parties (PDP and APC) were married, civil servants and those who factored the advertised issues in their preference for a political candidate. The study concludes that the media played an agenda setting role during the 2019 presidential election campaigns.
  PubDate: Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -070
The Role of the Official Media Against Circulating Rumors and Media
Disinformation About the Corona Pandemic (A'keed Observatory as a
Model)
- Authors: Tahseen Mohammad Anis Hasan Sharadga
  Abstract: The study aimed to identify the role of the official media against the circulating rumors and media misinformation about the Corona pandemic, through the Akeed Media Observatory in Jordan. In this study, the researcher adopted the descriptive and analytical approach, as he monitored the role of the A'keed Media Observatory to confront rumors about the Corona pandemic. The study sample was chosen from the media workers in Akeed Observatory, and their number reached (30) media workers, and in order to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher developed a questionnaire with the aim of identifying the role of the Akeed Media Observatory in Jordan to address rumors about the Corona pandemic, and the study reached a conclusion that the Akeed Media Observatory in Jordan achieved a large and essential role in confronting circulating rumors and disinformation about the Corona pandemic. The study recommended the development of mechanisms and media strategies to address the rumors about the Corona pandemic.
  PubDate: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -070
Netholism and Technological Interference as Manifestations of
Communication in the Digital Environment
- Authors: Vladimíra Hladíková; Adam Madleňák
  Abstract: The Internet, communication in cyberspace, digital technologies and smart devices have a stable place in the educational process moreover due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They bring several advancements and benefits, quick search for current information and their immediate availability. In addition to the positives, there are several risks associated with the Internet, which are even more dramatic in connection with technological interference, in which users of technologies and the Internet are disturbed through various applications or notifications. One of the extremely significant risks is the phenomenon of netholism, which is gaining even more risk in connection with the educational process, as its negative consequences in this area (multitasking, procrastination, problems with concentration, comprehension of texts, etc.) are proven, especially among university students. It can be confirmed that the Internet causes a certain transformation in human cogitation, the way of thinking and perception. The aim of this paper is to examine the phenomenon of netholism and its impact on the education of university students from a theoretical and empirical point of view. The research sample consists of 785 respondents, qualitative methods (phenomenological and hermeneutic approach) and a quantitative research strategy in the form of a questionnaire were used. The findings of the research are presented verbally and graphically, in the conclusion, proposals are formulated to improve the current situation with an appeal to media education and literacy.
  PubDate: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:36:25 -070
Communication with Compassion as Positive Leadership Practices: The Case
of Nutrifood Indonesia
- Authors: Bambang Sukma Wijaya; Muhammad Taufiq Amir
  Abstract: The recent emergence of negative communication and apathetic behavior requires positive communication by considering empathy known as Komunikasih (In Indonesian, communication with compassion). Besides individuals, institutions, including companies, should apply Komunikasih to practice positive communication. This article examines the Rumah Kedua (second home) program of Nutrifood Indonesia as the embodiment of the company's value or culture, namely “i-care.” This study employed a case study method with a Komunikasih theory analysis. The data were collected using textual, visual, digital, manual, professional, and personal document search, and in-depth interviews with key informants: the CEO and several employees of Nutrifood. This study revealed that the Komunikasih spirit embodies in the form of 1) equality, 2) sincerity, 3) compassion, 4) affection, 5) respectfulness, 6) friendship, 7) sense of family, 8) meaningfulness, 9) wellness, and 10) loyalty. Consequently, the company created a comfortable working atmosphere that makes the office like a second home. Nutrifood has used multimedia and multi-sensory messages through videography, storytelling, books, wall quotes, and ambient layouts to communicate these values. Other companies can use the findings of this study as a reference to implement the idea of Komunikasih in their internal and external communication.
  PubDate: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 20:34:45 -080
Interference of Cultures: Turkic and Slavic Languages (Lexical Level of
Kazakh and Russian)
- Authors: Aina Kabylova; Rysbek Aidana
  Abstract: The purpose of this study is to describe and analyse the interference of the Kazakh and Russian languages at the lexical level as a result of the interaction of the two languages and to identify the special features of the use of the Russian language among Kazakhs. The material of the study is the results of an experiment conducted in a school with 29 pupils in Grade 9 with Kazakh as the language of instruction at the Nur-Sultan Lyceum School No. 48. The first part of the study consists in the fact that the subjects were offered words with which they had to form phrases from the proposed pairs. In the second part of the experiment, students were offered sentences in Kazakh that had to be translated into Russian. The study considered various views on the definition of the phenomenon of interference resulting from the interaction of language systems in the context of bilingualism, during linguistic contacts. Interference is expressed in deviations from the norm and the system of the studied language under the influence of the native. In addition, the causes of interference were described, which are explained not only by linguistic, but also by extralinguistic factors.
  PubDate: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -080
Diplomatic Ceremonial as the Basis of the Culture of International
Relations
- Authors: Oksana Zakharova
  Abstract: Currently, there is an increased interest in the ceremonial culture in general, and in etiquette as a component of the ceremonial, in particular. This phenomenon is largely explained by their special role in the processes of communication in society, as well as a new understanding of the processes of communication and behaviour themselves. A ceremonial is a kind of cultural message from one social group of people to another. The basic idea of behaviour, the inner meaning of secular ceremonial is laid down in church rituals, and external forms of behaviour can be borrowed from the traditions of everyday secular life. The relevance of the study is determined by insufficient knowledge of diplomatic ceremonies of The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and the fact that knowledge of the laws of their functioning expands the understanding of domestic politics and international relations of the era, the cultural component of the life of Soviet society. The socio-cultural aspect of the topic is also relevant in scientific terms. This research can contribute to the study of the history of the organisational culture of Soviet society. Taking into account the absence of a special study devoted to the problem in historiography, the purpose of the article is to conduct a comprehensive study of the communicative functions of diplomatic ceremonial in international communication based on the analysis and generalisation of new facts with the involvement of archival materials and other sources introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. In this study, art is considered for the first time from the point of view of the communicative factor of diplomatic ceremonial. For the first time, such a term as "diplomatic counterculture" is introduced into circulation.
  PubDate: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -080
Pragmatic Metaphorisation of Nature Silence Effect in Poetic Discourse
- Authors: Vladyslava Kulish; Maryna Chernyk, Olena Ovsianko, Olha Zhulavska
  Abstract: associated with verbal and non-verbal communication. The purpose of the article is to study the discursive and communicative-pragmatic nature of poetical images of silence in the English-language literary discourse. The universal and cultural functions of this notion were analysed and the main approaches to the poetical silence study were determined. It became clear that the phenomenon of Nature Silence can be actualised with the help of Nature and other landscape images in the field of English literary discourse. Such images must belong to the paradigm of English landscape images represented by Earthy, Aerial and Celestial substantial nature symbols. In terms of discourse-communicative approach to the study of communicative silence, these elements play an important role of the main producers of Nature Silence. This work proposes the new pragmatic and communicative approach of understanding the Nature silence in English literary discourse. The main verbal units that can actualise the poetical image of silence are characterised by the permanent correlation with the different symbols of nature, showing the dominant and peripheral characteristics. Being the pragmatic realisation of silence image, motives of Nature Silence may be considered both as dominant and background.
  PubDate: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -080
Touching Distance: The underlying Russophilia in the Skripal Case Coverage
in Greek Press
- Authors: Panagiotis Paschalidis; George Siakas
  Abstract: Theories of mediatization and domestication provide an analytical framework in understanding how patterns of interpretation are related to the public opinion’s attitudes towards actors and topics. In this study, we focus on the coverage of the Skripal case by major Greek newspapers in March 2018 in a pursuit to determine the variety of dispositions towards Russia. The Greek media’s coverage seems to comply with a disengaged approach: more news than views. The majority of news reports -instead of opinions- can be regarded as an effect of awkwardness or a choice not to provide analysis on Russia, even though the abundant news reports have the exact opposite effect of maintaining the public’s vivid interest. By performing a content analysis on articles with references to Russia, we seek to look beneath this veneer. We suggest that the Greek newspapers’ coverage is linked with more structural traits, such as Russophilia, as we identify several distinct subcultures in the press when it comes to dispositions towards Russia.
  PubDate: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 03:38:00 -080
Non-Verbal Communication Means in the Contemporary Art
- Authors: Svitlana Derkach; Myroslava Melnyk, Volodymyr Fisher, Volodymyr Moiseienko, Tetiana Sovhyra
  Abstract: The relevance of this work is due to the significant spread of various concepts on the basic ways of generating diverse, modern shows of the entertainment genre with a wide range of non-verbal means of communication. Non-verbal communication means serve as mediators in art but due to the fact that in contemporary art, the communication between the audience and the author is not sufficiently arranged, there are gaps in the information message perceiving. The authors aimed to study the communication barriers related to non-verbal communication means, as well as to find the solutions for the problems that arise in this context. The following methods were used: analysis and synthesis, comparison, descriptive method, method of abstraction. Trends in cooperation developing between the authors and the subjects of receiving information were identified. The psychological and social researches’ data on the different signals impact on the information receiving efficiency were analyzed. Features and characteristics of the non-verbal communication means, their relationships, similarities and differences were identified. As a result of the research, the basic concepts of creating a show in the XXI century with the involvement of non-verbal communication, their effectiveness in the development of the industry at this stage, as well as possible directions for future development were described.
  PubDate: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -080
Impression Marketing as a Tool for Building Emotional Connections in the
Public Administration Sphere
- Authors: Nataliia Likarchuk; Olha Andrieieva, Daria Likarchuk, Andrii Bernatskyi
  Abstract: Marketing is an extremely dynamic and intensive phenomenon, and the transformations taking place in the modern market paradigm cause the emergence of impression marketing in different spheres including the political one. This article is aimed at the analysis of the marketing of impressions as a tool in the political sphere. Emotions that influence making decisions were identified. Ukrainian post-Maidan society was studied and the population reaction to President V. Zelensky’s emotional style of communication was analysed. As the result of the study, it was found that emotional marketing affects a person’s feelings, their emotional state and is associated with the creation of positive associations. It can be stated that modern politics is characterized by components of attraction, theatricality, entertainment. Action management in Ukrainian political space is studied and such examples as speeches by politicians, parliamentary sittings, arrests and searches of businessmen are provided. The general perception of the president was evaluated and it was found that the emotional feelings of the population are almost polar. It was concluded that emotions are an indicator of the political situation in the country and in Ukraine, in the political sphere, fear is one of the decisive emotions which, in particular, plays a mobilizing role. Thus, impression marketing is a powerful tool for adjusting the electorate to the emotional rhythm of information perception.
  PubDate: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -080