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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"spiral of silence"”.
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Trump and the Spiral of Silence
… election with Elizabeth Noelle-Neumann’s theory of the spiral of silence. Through conducting in-depth qualitative interviews with conservative students or alumni from the University of Houston and Texas A&M University, it was found that several participants from the University of Houston felt …
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The Consequences of Mistrust in the News Media: Media Skepticism as a Moderator in Media Effects and as a Factor Influencing News Media Exposure
… show that audience trust in the institutions of the news media is fading. Most research to date has focused on the reasons for this decline in audience trust and ignored its outcomes. This dissertation seeks to explore the consequences of audience skepticism toward media institutions. …
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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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Climate Change Conversations with Children: Making Sustainability Meaningful, Tangible, and Actionable
For many of us, negative emotions surface when confronted with the environmental issues we face as a society. Young people in particular can experience high levels of eco-anxiety due to climate change. Adults do not feel informed enough to facilitate constructive conversations with young people …
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WHAT EVOKES QUALITY OPINIONS ONLINE? AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF ONLINE POLITICAL DISCUSSION CONTENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS INFLUENCING PEOPLE'S INTENTION TO EXPRESS DISAGREEMENT ONLINE
… to express opinions online. Guided by the spiral of silence theory, the research used a survey to test whether fear of isolation and opinion congruency work online. Second, the study explores how psychological constructs, including self-efficacy, collective efficacy, and proxy efficacy …
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International journalism: political crises and their impact on foreign correspondents: the case of the failed coup attempt in July 2016 in Turkey and its impact on European correspondents who live and work in Instanbul
… doctoral dissertation investigates the impact of political turmoil on foreign correspondence. More specifically, it adopts as a case study the impact of the failed coup attempt of July 2016 in Turkey on the European correspondents who have worked and lived in Istanbul before and after the coup. …
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When Politicians Misread the Public: Experimental Evidence that Politicians Underestimate Climate Policy Support and Norm-Based Solutions
Because of the systemic influence of politicians’ decisions, and the striking disconnect between public demand for climate action and governments’ limited responses, this thesis investigates: Do politicians underestimate public support for climate policies? The social norm literature shows that …
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Democracy And The Press In The Middle East
… specifically, and Islam. The primary purpose of this research is to gain not only broad, but also in-depth understanding of Arab governments and their control of media. One of the key issues discussed is the role of the Arabic media channel, Al-Jazeera, in the Arab region.</p> <p>A literature …
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An analytical tale of the social media discursive enactment of networked everyday resistance during the #feesmustfall social movement in South Africa
… culture, society, and actual experiences of social actors in South Africa. They offer an unexpected opportunity for the broader consideration and inclusion of community members’ voices in governance decision making and policy processes. They also offer opportunities to engage, mobilise and …