Abstract: This paper explores the dynamic interplay between digital media and artificial intelligence (AI), and their impact on the media industry. Digital media, encompassing platforms and content accessible through electronic devices, has revolutionised communication, content natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning, creation, and consumption. The rise of AI has transformed digital med... PubDate: Sat, 31 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: Undernutrition and hidden hunger pose significant threats to the well-being, growth, and development of children, youth, economies, and nations. Adolescents commonly fall short of recommended daily intakes of vegetables, fruits, and foods rich in calcium, iron, and other essential micronutrients. Limited access to healthy and nutritious foods can lead to nutritional deficiencies. Nutrition e... PubDate: Sat, 31 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: Many firms utilize Nollywood in Nigeria as a marketing platform for product placement. Within this context, this study investigates product placement in the movie Namaste Wahala in the global film industry and its effect on brand recall among Nigerian undergraduate students from Caleb University and the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH). The aim is to determine if ... PubDate: Sun, 31 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: This study conducted a content analysis of tweets from the top five pharmaceutical companies to examine the levels of engagement between these companies and their audiences. The research also investigated the relationships between different types of tweets, including topics and message frames, and user interactions. The results revealed that pharmaceutical companies were more inclined to eng... PubDate: Sun, 31 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: This study aims to assess practical communication interventions used by development agents in the agricultural sector in the Sidama Region. Using the descriptive design, the researchers employed a quantitative data-gathering method. A cluster random sampling technique was used to identify two districts from the region. All development agents found in the two woredas were selected and include... PubDate: Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: This study examined how the use of social media among youth influences their offline civic participation outside the election period in Tanzania. Unlike previous studies, this study used multidimensional aspects of civic participation. Civic participation was studied using the concurrent qualitative dominant mixed-methods approach. The study conducted four focus group discussions (FGD) with ... PubDate: Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: Film Noir has always been an elusive category, determined by vague definitions. Even scholarly work has its focus on thematic connections, and standards of tone and mood and periodization of both classical noir and neo-noir has always been problematic. Kathrina Glitre and Patrick Keating have championed an approach that categorizes noir as a visual category, determined by changing technical ... PubDate: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: Effectiveness and compliance to intervention measures that mitigate the spread of COVID-19 has heavily relied on awareness and willingness of the public to adhere to directives. In this study, Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) interventions in response to COVID-19 are analyzed with the aim of identifying opportunities and gaps that can inform ongoing and future efforts. The study focuses ... PubDate: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: The rate at which cancer claims the lives of people around the world has been a matter of global concerns. In keeping with the desire to fight cancer and save the world, the United Nations and Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) established world cancer day aimed to unite the global community on the fight against cancer. As a global fight and awareness creation for preventive measu... PubDate: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +010
Abstract: Among the most popular online platforms for commenting following a news story are Facebook, Twitter and on the news website itself. Using personality characteristics, including from the Big-Five schema (extraversion, neuroticism, openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness) and the Dark Tetrad frame (Machiavellianism, psychopathy, narcissism and sadism), as well as personal m... PubDate: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +010