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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Facebook pages"”.
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Frame Setting and Social Media Engagement: Climate Change Communication on CNN and Fox News Facebook Pages
… process in climate change communication on Facebook, focusing on CNN and Fox News posts and user engagement from 2017 to 2024. Using a Two-Layer Directional Climate Change Framing Model, which incorporates both generic and issue-specific frames along with attitudinal direction, the study …
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It's All in a Meme: A Content Analysis of Memes Posted to 2012 Presidential Election Facebook Pages
… the memes were designed and posted for specific Facebook pages in 2012. </p>
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Visual framing and social networking: a content analysis of the 2012 Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Facebook pages
… Obama and Mitt Romney were framed visually on Facebook during the 2012 presidential election. Frame theory has been studied in various forms of media. However, this study is the first, to the researcher's knowledge, to use frame theory to analyze Facebook. A content analysis of each candidate's …
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SOCIAL ACTIVISM THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA: THE CASE OF CHILD SOLDIERING IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT
… this thesis examines how three popular Facebook pages construct the `problem' of child soldiering. In particular, these Facebook pages made use of text, images, and links that invited members to cast negative judgment on the issue of child soldiering, which was further enhanced by …
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CRISIS COMMUNICATION IN THE UKRAINE-RUSSIA CONFLICT: USE OF FACEBOOK BY UN HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS
… February and May, 2022, on their official Facebook pages, this study investigated organizational crisis communication patterns. Findings suggest that UN humanitarian organizations extensively used "threat" and "need for change" as crisis characteristics to delineate the Ukraine-Russia …
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Online Usage Among College Students: A Comparison of Online Gaming and Facebook Users
… and perceived consequences of online gaming and Facebook. In Study 1, 38 male and 31 female participants completed measures examining online gaming usage, whereas Study 2 included 24 male and 75 female participants who were asked to complete measures examining Facebook usage. Study 1 results …
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The Construction of Candidate’s Political Image on Social Media: A Thematic Analysis of Facebook Comments in the 2014 Presidential Election in Indonesia
… presidential election from the perspective of Facebook users. I analyzed Facebook users’ comments derived from one of the candidate’s Facebook pages, Prabowo Subianto, by employing a thematic analysis to examine an official posting’s comments on June 19, 2014 where a group of celebrities …
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BIRTHPARENTS’ IDENTIFIED NEEDS FOR PRE AND POST ADOPTION SERVICES: IMPACT ON THEIR MENTAL HEALTH
… various birthparent support group websites, and Facebook pages and groups. Results of the research showed that participants that placed a child for adoption prior to 1990 had less access to services than those participants whose adoption occurred after 1990. However, participants in both year …
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Facebook's ‘white genocide' problem: a sociotechnical exploration of problematic information, shareability, and social correction in a South African context
… spaces, but especially within ‘alternative news' Facebook pages. This case study is used as an opportunity to apply a sociotechnical model of media effects to a very real disinformation problem that continues to inflame race relations in South Africa. Three pivotal questions are addressed, …
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Use of and information seeking behaviors on Facebook among Illinois farmers and farm families
… in Illinois using the social networking platform Facebook and for what purpose? Do they use it to seek information related to farming? If so, what types of farming-related information are they looking for? This study aims to examine farmers’ acceptance, use of, and information seeking behaviors as …
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THE USE OF FACEBOOK IN THE EGYPTIAN JANUARY 25TH REVOLUTION: THE SPIRAL OF VOICE PROCESS
… conducted to determine whether Egyptians’ use of Facebook between December 17, 2010 and February 11, 2011 affected their perceptions of majority and minority opinions about President Hosni Mubarak’s government and thus influenced their willingness to express their opinions about that regime, in …
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Self-Reported Oral health Assessment and Attitudes Toward Oral Health for Adults With Cystic Fibrosis
… was distributed online through cystic fibrosis Facebook pages. Individuals with CF who were 18 years old or older, residing in the U.S. and having English as their primary language were asked to respond to the survey. Independent variables were demographic categories, whereas the dependent …
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Mourning 2.0: Continuing Bonds between the Living and the Dead on Facebook
This study examines the burgeoning phenomenon of Facebook memorial pages and how this research about dynamic, online social networking environments can contribute to the existing literature related to Klass et al's (1996) continuing bonds thesis. Contrary to Klass and Walter's (2001) findings that …
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Attitudes and perceptions toward Statistics in undergraduate Dental Hygiene education
… questions, was posted on dental hygiene Facebook pages. The survey was posted to gather data to determine attitudes and perceptions of junior and senior students toward statistics. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, and thematic coding.</p> <p>Results: Of 136 …
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Social media use by public relations departments in Saudi Arabia
… in the STC (n= 262) and Saudi MCI (n= 249) with Facebook pages and Twitter handles. Quantitative data was analysed using SPSS version 21, after data preparation and arrangement in Microsoft Excel 2013 Interview and archival data were analysed using inductive content and thematic analysis, which …
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Daydreams
… of colored slips. Social media websites such as Facebook, twitter and countless message boards give us an opportunity to reinvent ourselves into something else more idealistic on a massive scale. Being a product of the internet and technological phenomena, I have an interest in the influence …
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Social Media use, social anxiety and the relationship with life satisfaction
… meaningful social connectivity. Some suggesting Facebook can provide a 'social compensation'; offering an opportunity of developing positive social relationships and self-exploration (Indian & Grieves, 2014; Selfout et al., 2009; Ellison, Steinfield & Lampe, 2008). Other research argued that …
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Still Dreaming of You: Selena's Discourse with and Continuing Impact on American Musical Culture
… through fan meeting events, Selena tribute Facebook pages, group chats, and vlogs. Her legacy lives on through her family and her fans, who continue to advocate for Selena to be remembered not because of her music, or her beauty, but because of who she was.</p>
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#ReclaimTheCity: the use of Facebook to engage the state and the public on affordable housing delivery in Cape Town, South Africa
… – utilise a social media platform, namely, Facebook, to engage with the State and the public on affordable housing delivery in Cape Town. To understand how Facebook is utilised by these organisations, a qualitative research approach was adopted. First, a systematic review of posts published …
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Reinventing the rattling tin : explaining the dynamics of social networking site fundraising
… content analysis to code the content of charity Facebook pages, and the first to devise and use a ‘shareability’ metric to measure the success of fundraising posts. It also uses a novel technique of recruiting participants for the online survey, treating online social networking as a …
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