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Wie Unternehmen Wikipedia manipulieren

By Guest PostFebruary 23, 2014Media, Politicsard magazin, infosperber, lufthansa, manipulieren, monitor, natalie perren, online enzyklopaedie, unternehmen, us armee, Wikipedia

PR-Agenturen manipulieren Texte auf Wikipedia im Auftrag von Unternehmen. Die perfide Unterwanderung ist kaum zu kontrollieren.

Die Online-Enzyklopädie Wikipedia ist eines der weltweit meistgeklickten Informationsportale im Netz. Weit über anderthalb Millionen Artikel zu kulturellen, historischen und wissenschaftlichen Themen finden sich allein auf der deutschen Wikipedia-Seite. Verfasst werden diese Einträge von freiwilligen Autoren, die dafür kein Geld bekommen. Das Prinzip des Online-Lexikons: Jeder kann Beiträge einstellen, kontrollieren, verbessern – auch anonym. Durch die Intelligenz der Masse soll ein gewaltiger Wissensspeicher entstehen, glaubwürdig und neutral. (more…)

Hollywood failing to keep up with rapidly increasing diversity, UCLA study warns

By Guest PostFebruary 15, 2014Entertainment, Mediaafrican american, america, ana christina ramon, california, darnell hunt, diversity, diversity in hollywood, diversity of america, film, film industry, hollywood failing, oscar winning films, shonda rhimes, the iron lady, tv, tv comedies, ucla, zachary price

When it comes to influential positions in the entertainment industry, minorities and women are represented at rates far below what would be expected given their percentage of the general population, according to a new study done at UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies.

In fact, the report shows, the proportion of female and minority actors, writers, directors and producers in films and TV ranges from just one-twelfth to one-half of their actual population percentage. (more…)

The Death of the Death Penalty?

By Guest PostJanuary 31, 2014General, Mediaamericans, austin, capital punishment, death, death penalty, execution, families, homicide survivor, lwop, marilyn peterson armour, mark umbreit, minnesota, murder victims, parole, social work, texas, traumatic act, trial strategy, ultimate penal sanction, university of minnesota, university of texas, ut austin

Texas leads the nation in executions. Minnesota has no death penalty. So two researchers—one from the University of Minnesota and one from the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)—teamed up to find out something no one had ever looked at before: what the death penalty does for the murder victims’ families. They compared family survivors’ experiences in Texas with Minnesota, the latter one of 18 states with life without the possibility of parole (LWOP) as its “Ultimate Penal Sanction.”

The study used in-person interviews with victims’ families to examine the death penalty process and its long-term impact on the families. (more…)

New report co-authored by International Human Rights Program says murderous violence against journalists in Honduras is on the rise

By Guest PostJanuary 29, 2014Media, Politicsattacks in honduras, honduran media, journalist security, pen canada, violence against journalists

TORONTO, ON – Co-authored with PEN Canada and PEN International, report calls for Honduran government to end lethal violence against journalists and its climate of impunity, and for donor states such as the UK and Canada to work with Honduras on these issues. (more…)

Vampires & Shades of Grey: How Media Shapes Who We Are

By Guest PostJanuary 29, 2014Culture, Mediaabstinence porn, carrie bradshaw, city, clair huxtable, desperate housewives, dexter, empowering, franchise, homer simpson, hope jensen schau, internet era, jake schreiber, Media, sex, shades of grey, social force, Technology, the cosby show, twilight, twilight fan fiction, university of arizona, vampires, warrior princess, xena

Don’t think media shapes how you behave? Think again, says Hope Schau, a UA associate professor of marketing.

Are you a Homer Simpson or a Dexter? How about a Clair Huxtable or a Carrie Bradshaw? Chances are you don’t think of yourself as a doughnut-loving oaf, a brilliant serial killer, an unflappable power-mom/lawyer nor a lovelorn fashionista.

But when you watch these characters on television, your brain is doing something you may not even realize, says University of Arizona associate professor of marketing Hope Jensen Schau: figuring out who you are. (more…)

‘Life as Research Scientist’: Kiwamu Tanaka, Plant Biologist

By BlogArenaJanuary 26, 2014Education, Interview, Media, Natureatp hydrolyzing enzymes, biological nitrogen fixation, ecto apyrases, extracellular atp, kinase domain, kiwamu tanaka, lectin domain, nodulation, plant biologist, plant growth, plant microbe interactions, soil bacteria rhizobia

Dr. Kiwamu Tanaka, an aspiring scientist, is currently doing research on Role of extracellular ATP in plant growth and development at the Division of Plant Sciences in the University of Missouri. He completed his doctoral work at The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences in the Kagoshima University, Japan. Recently we spoke with Dr. Tanaka to know about his research work, especially regarding the study published in Science (DOI: 10.1126/science.343.6168.290), and also about why it is important, how life as a research scientist is, and so on. So let’s hear from Dr. Tanaka: (more…)

‘Life as Research Scientist’: Jo Varner, Biologist

By BlogArenaJanuary 16, 2014Education, Interview, Media, Natureamerican pikas, c elegans, cancer genes, climate change, columbia river gorge, high elevation habitats, jo varner, mammals like pikas, new zealand, organic farms, warming climate

Jo Varner, University of Utah biology doctoral student, is currently conducting research on how small mammals like Pikas are coping with Earth’s warming climate. Her study is concentrated on Pikas in the Columbia River Gorge area in the U.S, which is an unusual habitat for this species. Recently we had the opportunity to talk to Miss Varner about her research, why it is important and how life as a research scientist is. Here is what we learned from Miss Jo Varner: (more…)

Targeted audiences and websites can help magazines weather the onslaught of online competition

By Guest PostJanuary 15, 2014Media, Technologyadvertising dollar, ambarish chandra, digital, magazines in germany, management science, multihomers, print media, print products, scarborough, targeted audience, ulrich kaiser, university of toronto, university of zurich, website

TORONTO, ON — While print media continue to suffer at the hands of their online counterparts, new research from the University of Toronto Scarborough finds that print magazines with companion websites are able to attract more advertising dollars.

“Targeting is as important as ever,” says Ambarish Chandra, Assistant Professor at UTSC’s Department of Management. In a study of magazines in Germany, Prof. Chandra and Prof. Ulrich Kaiser of the University of Zurich found that magazines offering targeted advertising both in print and on the web can charge more from advertisers. (more…)

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