During prolonged social isolation, media exposure is often intensified increases as individuals turn to the Internet, media, television, and newspapers for information, communication, entertainment, more. This exploratory study explores correlations among use, anxiety, wellbeing in China during COVID-19 pandemic. A survey questionnaire was designed measure following five constructs: dependency, attention, wellbeing, collectivism. total of 722 respondents participated from November 2020...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption not only in the global health and economic sectors, but also field of journalism. As media played continues to play a pivotal role disseminating information during crisis, it is critical examine how influences behaviour their target audience. Subsequently, this study aimed relationship between attention, dependency, self-efficacy, prosocial behaviours amid pandemic. A total 905 participants from China responded survey questionnaire, data which was...

By analyzing 120 episodes from 12 podcast accounts, representing central, provincial, commercial, and individual Chinese news outlets on the Himalaya platform, this study examines strategies employed by publishers to balance intimacy professionalism. Our findings show that while all media types prioritize professionalism, their for cultivating differ significantly. Compared commercial provincial media, central achieved best between Individual demonstrated highest scores, whereas excelled in...

As one of the major venues for articulating and disseminating national agendas opinion discourse, newspapers play a critical role in promulgating ideology. Underpinned by Intertextuality Social Actor Theory, this study explores intertextual aspects China Daily’s reporting COVID-19 to unearth hidden ideology behind texts. The analysis reveals diversified voices from multiple actors around globe, with China’s official leaders appearing most frequently. In portrayal social actors, some...

This study explores the factors affecting communication scholars’ data-sharing intentions, a critical component of reproducibility and replicability in open science. We replicate Harper Kim’s (2018) study, which employs theory planned behavior to demonstrate impacts attitudinal, normative, resource factors. Specifically, their original research examines practices among psychologists, our replication aims reinforce findings within field. Data from survey Chinese scholars...

In the era of digital news, news overload and avoidance represent novel crises confronting field journalism. However, most relevant studies are limited to case studies, a clear understanding relationship between has yet be established. To address this gap, meta-analysis 17 papers (with 13,143 participants) was conducted. The results suggest that is positively linked overload. Compared developing countries (r = 0.282), correlation more significant in developed 0.330). readily observable when...

Answers from open-ended questions are a valuable part of journalism surveys. However, due to the expense and difficulties involved in manual coding, current situation, which used analyzed large-scale web surveys, is not satisfactory. This article reviews types, coding tasks, automatic techniques questions. We propose five-step procedure on how analyze through an approach, process as follows: (a) locate type question, (b) choose corresponding task, (c) adopt appropriate techniques, (d)...

The current study adopted a mixed-methods approach to examine both qualitative and quantitative data of Chinese WeChat users’ strategies in response COVID-19 conspiracy theories disseminated WeChat. Thematic analysis based on 30 interviewees suggested interesting patterns about how such were relationship types within groups different debunking used counter the relational outcomes contexts. Quantitative 588 participants information exposures from sources, beliefs, beliefs face concerns...

Meyrowitz’s media context theory proposes that new and their contexts will lead to behaviors. This article adopts as a framework utilizes textual analysis approach analyze what Meyrowitz termed middle region behaviors the contextualization strategies of traditional Chinese news (<em>People’s Daily</em>) on social platform Weibo. The findings reveal three <em>People’s Daily</em>’s Weibo news’ innovation strategies: regionalization (live news, vlog chatbox news);...

Abstract: On Chinese social media, the stigmatization of homosexuals is tightly connected to belief that they have a higher risk contraction than others. However, scientists’ estimation such risks selectively framed on media outlets, and could cause confusion about even polarization around topic. In theoretical framework motivated reasoning, current study showcases cognition-intention link in processing scientific information regarding homosexuals’ high HIV/AIDS prevalence China. An online...

This arts-based research explores the role and impact of digital storytelling in supporting young adults with diabetes China to face diabetes-related stigma promote resilience well-being. Twenty participants recounted their experiences across three workshops shared perspectives on through semi-structured interviews. The results indicate that storytelling, as a health intervention, facilitates comfortable environment for articulate traumatic stigma. It encourages collective support fosters...

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Digital health interventions have emerged as promising tools to promote behavior change and improve outcomes. However, a comprehensive synthesis of strategies contributing these is lacking. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This study aims (1) identify categorize the used in digital over past 25 years; (2) explore differences changes across time periods, countries, populations, delivery methods, senders; (3) serve valuable reference for future researchers...

Trust in online digital news has become a significant concern affecting social cohesion China. Under the framework of folk theories, we interviewed urban and rural residents’ perceptions imaginations credibility China’s journalism environment. The study finds that media giants China are utilised by both residents. Regarding behaviour avoidance, scepticism accounts for only tiny fraction reasons held avoiders. Chinese residents have similar about impact forms, quality information, individual...

We compared the child privacy protections of six top smart speaker manufacturers, all from United States and China, based on qualitative content analysis policies. presented principles revealing similarities differences between those markets proposed suggestions for manufacturers regulators.