Immigration is a topic that is not an uncommon occurrence within Sweden, especially in regards to the long history of wars and crisis occurred since the beginning of the 21st century. It could take form of individuals fleeing for their lives as refugees from conflict, or as economic migrants seeking a higher quality of life in a new country. The aim of the study was to analyze the critical discourse on how the Swedish media portrays immigrants and refugees in line with Norman Fairclough’s three-dimensional framework and Dijk’s textual analysis from a socio-cognitive approach. The purpose was to focus on gaining an insight on how Swedish media portrays immigrants and refugees. The newspapers that were analyzed was Dagens Nyheter (DN) and Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) which are two of the largest newspapers in Sweden. The results showed that there was a tendency of the Swedish media to lean toward left-wing discourse in comparison to the rest of Europe. However, the perspective of ‘us’ vs ‘them,’ negative economic costs of refugees and less of a voice for the refugees and migrants was found. Some positive actions for future reporting of immigrants and refugees is to give newcomers to Sweden a stronger voice in the media, where a full account of the report is evident and to utilize neutral diction such as, ‘nyanlända’ when addressing refugees or migrants.

University of Macau / Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Department of Communication

The purpose of this study was to investigate how rural Ugandan women engage with discussions of HIV and AIDS on community radio. It explored how this audience may relate such broadcast discussions to their own lived experience of HIV and AIDS. It is explained in the study that, while the Uganda government has an official policy of openly discussing matters of HIV and AIDS, health communication strategies still operate within a context where there is an underlying "culture of silence" that discourages openness about sexual matters. It is also pointed out that there are widespread gender disparities among rural communities, which severely limit women's ability to make use of health communication initiatives aimed at educating them. Against this backdrop, the study sets out to explore audience responses to a particular example of Speak Out and Listen, a weekly programme broadcast on Mama FM, a Kampala-based radio station managed by the Uganda Media Women's Association (UMWA). The study maps out responses to the programme by a particular group of rural women. It is argued that these research participants' comments confirm the importance, noted in literature dealing with health education, of drawing for content on what members of an audience have to say about their own lived context. It is proposed that, despite the existence of a 'culture of silence', the women's comments demonstrate an ability to speak with confidence about their experience of living with HIV and AIDS. Thcy are able, more particularly to discuss the constraints placed by gendered power relations on women's ability to draw on the educational content of programming that targets people living with HIV and AIDS. As such, the comments that such women offer represent a valuable resource for HIV and AIDS related programming. The principal conclusion of the study is that health communication initiatives such as Speak Out and Listen would benefit from facilitating conversations with their target audience about their lived experience of HIV and AIDS, and incorporating such discussion into their programmes

Tabloid journalism has and continues to spark controversy. Scholarly considerations of tabloid journalism often question its contribution to democratic causes. However, little academic attention has been given to the question of how tabloids are understood and evaluated by their audiences. This study considered a range of audience responses to the Daily Sun by analysing the way some of its readers understand and evaluate it. The study examined the appeal of this popular tabloid to some Grahamstown readers. Reception analysis was employed to determine why these people read the Daily Sun. In particular, the active audience theory was used as a framework to conduct the research. To achieve the objectives of the study, qualitative research methods such as focus group interviews and individual in-depth interviews were employed. Looking at the findings, many of the respondents acknowledged they read the tabloid for interpersonal communication, diversion and entertainment. The results also revealed that their lived context plays a major role in their reading of stories. In a wider context, the research contributes to an understanding of the popularity of tabloid newspapers.

Idag råder det en ständig debatt om hur kvinnor porträtteras inom spel och vad för betydelse det har på oss spelkonsumenter. Tidigare forskning och studier påvisar att kvinnliga karaktärer inom spel är betydligt mer sexualiserade än deras manliga motsvarigheter. I det här arbetet behandlas min frågeställning: ” Vad är det för faktorer när det kommer till visuell design inom spelvärlden som gör sexualiserade karaktärsporträtteringar av kvinnliga karaktärer icke konsistenta i jämförelse med deras manliga motsvarigheter?” Genom en djupgående undersökning om karaktärsporträttering och bildanalys av en samling speltitlar från år 2010-2015, kunde en slutsats dras att upprätthållandet av en intern logisk kontinuitet inom karaktärsporträtteringen kan vara ett steg bort ifrån sexualiseringen av spelkaraktärer. / Today there is a constant debate about how women are portrayed in games and what effect is has on us game consumers. Past research and studies show that female characters in games are considerably more sexualized than their male counterpart. In this thesis my question formulation discuss “What are the factors when it comes to visual design in the gaming world that makes sexualized character portrayal of the female character non consistent compared to their male counterpart?” Through a thorough inquiry about character portrayal and image analysis of a collection of game titles from year 2010-2015, a conclusion could be made that the upholding of an internal and logical consistency within the portrayal of characters could be a step against the sexualisation of video game characters.

The conference proceedings contain all accepted submissions from the 11th Conference of the Media Psychology Division 2019. / Im Konferenzband werden sämtliche angenommenen Beiträge der 11ten Konferenz der Fachgruppe für Medienpsychologie 2019 veröffentlicht.

The aim of this diploma thesis is to prove the applicability of sociological methods in the research of audiovisual production. The theoretical part of this thesis is based especially on the approaches of the authors G. H. Gallup and R. L. Nafziger and further the methods used in the given type of research are described. Based on the proven empirical research, the subject of which is a trailer for the upcoming film Adam Ondra: Pushing the Limits and which used qualitative and quantitative methods, which were also described in the theoretical section, the thesis demonstrates the applicability and effectiveness of the use of these methods in research of audiovisual production. In the final section of the thesis, recommendations for optimizing the film trailer in terms of more effective targeting of selected audiences are proposed.

本研究以Ha & McCann(2008)從資訊環境、廣告操縱和思考出發點等差異所提出的整合性分析架構，以及Dentsu(2006)提出媒體企畫從AIDMA模式轉化為AISAS的論點，探討新科技環境帶來媒體企畫思維和架構改變的同時，國內媒體代理商如何為廣告主擬定媒體企畫？策略為何？影響因素為何？又如何在資源有限又須更有效地觸達日趨複雜的消費者前提下，認知行銷環境上的變化？本文研究對象為台灣地區綜合媒體代理商之資深媒體企畫、購買及研究人員，主要採取量化的問卷調查，並以質性研究之深度訪談做為輔助。問卷調查採分層方式進行樣本配置，共發出102份問卷，回收101份，回收率為99%。統計分析方式包括描述性次數分配、T檢定、因素分析、相關分析和迴歸分析。 研究發現主要包括以下四個部分： 1.媒體企畫思維將轉向為以「電視」為主的傳統媒體，和以「網路」為主的新媒體之「雙核心」式的跨媒體企畫思維。 2.數位時代的廣告媒體企畫不以單一媒體為企畫重心。傳播媒體必須能與其他媒體有效整合，或擁有獨特傳播功能，才能保有優勢。 3.關於媒體企畫所需求的測量指標，仍以與廣告曝光相關的量化指標需求度較高，但需加上消費者對廣告活動的回饋情形，才能完整瞭解廣告效果。 4.媒體代理商仍傾向以透過媒體虛擬形塑出的集體社群進行傳播，並引導社群間的互動、分享，以及消費者對廣告活動的涉入。媒體代理商所需求的消費者資訊仍以集體社群為主，而非個人化的資訊尋求行為。 / The media scenario has become so complex that the information for media selection and planning is specific to the target, for a sophisticated segmentation of the media in relation to a segmented target, a specific combination, distribution and designing of advertisements in the media. This study explores how media agencies frame media planning packages for advertisers in the new era, changing media planning and implementation due to the new technology environment. It examines what are the influencing factors for media planning and buying agencies’ strategy. How do they cognize the change of marketing environment with the premise of limited resources and the necessity of effectively reaching increasingly complex consumers? The study is based on two theoretical contentions. One is an integrated model that Ha & McCann (2008) raised from the divergence of information processing, consumer or advertiser control, and media or consumer-centered strategies. The other that Dentsu (2006) raised is media planning has changed from AIDMA model to AISAS model. Subjects of the thesis consisted of senior media planners, buyers, and researchers of media agencies. The study adopts mainly quantifiable investigation and qualitative in-depth interviews as an auxiliary source. The sampling for quantifiable investigation adopts stratified sampling. The study was sent out to 102 respondents in total and received 101 returns; the response rate is 99%. The main findings are as follows: 1.Media buyers will change their planning and designing due to various reasons when making media mix decision. Television remains a significant medium for integrated communication, while the internet can be a first communication strategy to reach alternative audiences. 2.While emphasis on different audiences in the digital era, media planners tend to focus on multimedia strategies. For traditional media, it can remain advantageous position if the planners integrated effectively with new media with different effects. 3.Media planners tend to use quantifiable advertisement criteria as measurement before they make decisions. They also use various consumer service feedback to create advertisement campaigns for help understand whole advertising effect. The quantitative and iterative nature of media planning makes it an attractive tool for media planning. 4.Media agencies still tend to conduct interviews and collect information from wide variety of community groups. The growing trend of interactive media needs to engage with community groups for further information for interactive marketing strategies.

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