This dissertation explores whether the German news media framework that is constructed around the issue of trafficking in human beings (THB) is biased or framed in terms of gender. The past decade has seen major developments in efforts towards the eradication of THB on an international and national …

Vrouwelijke prostituees worden veelal negatief afgebeeld in protestants-christelijke berichtgeving, zo stellen verschillende vrouwelijke prostituees (Anna, 2016, Dee, 2015 & Zondares, 2016). Zij krijgen vaak de slachtofferrol toegewezen, terwijl zij deze zelf niet ervaren. Volgens deze bronnen is het …

Scriptie over vluchtelingen in de media. Onderzoek naar hoe vluchtelingen getypeerd worden door het NRC-Handelsblad, Trouw en de Volkskrant. Met een kwalitatieve data-analyse zijn er labels gemaakt, en er is gekeken hoe vaak die in verdiepende berichtgeving van deze drie dagbladen terugkomen.

In this chapter, Troxler and Van Woensel will try to identify the possible socio-technical changes that 3D printing effectuates and their larger consequences on businesses, the economy and society at large. To this end, they first track the emergence of three-dimensional printing technology. They draw …

Silvio Berlusconi was Italy's longest serving Prime Minister since the Second World War. As Prime Minister, he exercised control over the three public television channels in Italy. The combination of a strong political figure that controls large parts of public media and has considerable business interests …

Dagelijks worden we via kranten, radio, televisie en internet op de hoogte gehouden van wat er in Nederland en in de wereld speelt. Veel van de berichten hebben direct of indirect te maken met religie of religieuze gevoelens en uitingen van mensen. Dit is niet verwonderlijk, want religie is een belangrijk …

The media are an integral part of how advanced societies are controlled. After almost a century of ‘broadcasting’, a new media logic can be seen to have emerged. It is not centralized, nor does it appear to depend on manipulative power (such as the priming and framing of news and thereby the agenda …

During the elections of 2002, Pim Fortuyn managed to win 26 seats in Parliament with his party LPF (Lijst Pim Fortuyn), even after his tragic death, and established a new record in the political history of The Netherlands. His extensive use of the mass media had a significant role in contributing to …