This thesis rests on the theory and methodology of discourse theory. By viewing social reality as constituted by discourses, meanings that are taken for granted can be challenged.The events of September 11th 2001 resulted in the American war on terror. This thesis explores the impact of 9/11 and the war on terror on the Russian image of the conflict in Chechnya.Discourse theory is applied to shed light on how the conflict over Chechnya is discursively constructed by the Russian state and media. The discourse is organized in three thematic sections: Identity, Enemy Images and Islam. Russia establishes itself as a member of the Western civilisation.

Many people believe that the analogue picture book is a dying media due to the increase of digital media. Contrary to popular belief, the publishing of children?s book in Sweden is continually increasing, which makes mapping the field quite significant. But to regulate the creation of a children?s picture book is problematic, because one does not want to impede the personal style of the writer or the illustrator of the children?s book.If the children?s book creator has an understanding of how to better communicate with children, the children?s book might have a grater impact on the child.

The subject of this essay is the target audience consisting of males in the ages of 25-40 living inStockholm with academic background. The main subject is to describe the target audience in awider perspective and to look at their social media habits and see if there are any differencesbetween the younger and older half of the target audience and to compare the results with theoryabout generation x and y. The split of the target group is made in the middle of the target age rangeso the two subgroups consists of informants in the age of 25-32 and 33-40. The study will beconducted through semistructured qualitative interviews. The aim of the study is to see if there areany differences in social media habits and some basic values between the two subgroups..

Titel: Media Literacy ? En digital klyfta? En studie fokuserad på olika generationer avyrkesverksamma pedagoger och deras uppfattningar kring mediekritisk undervisning.Författare: Marcus EkmanKurs: Examensarbete i Medie- och Kommunikationsvetenskap, Institutionenför journalistik, medier och kommunikation vid Göteborg universitetInstutition: Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation vid Göteborguniversitet.Uppdragsgivare: Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation vid Göteborguniversitet. Kontaktperson: Karin Fogelberg.Handledare: Annika BergströmSidantal: 53, exklusive bilagaMetod: Kvalitativa samtalsintervjuerMaterial: Inspelade samtalsintervjuerCritical Literacy, Media Literacy, Media Syfte: Syftet med min studie är att ta reda på hur olika generationer av yrkesverksammagymnasiepedagoger uppfattar och förhåller sig till den mediekritiska delen i sin egenundervisning.Huvudresultat: Resultatet i min undersökning visar att det finns ett stort behov av att idagundervisa elever i mediekritik. Media Literacy-undervisningen måste omfattas av alla eleveroch på ett tydligare vis för att alla skall kunna tillägna sig de nödvändiga kompetenser som behövs idag, vilket även förespråkas utav högre instanser. De rådande styrdokumenten måste omarbetas och omformuleras kring den här delen av undervisningskontexten.

Explosionen av sociala medier har lett till ökad användning av dessa kanaler vid marknadsföring av produkter och varumärken. På dagens konkurrensutsatta marknad menar vissa forskare att varumärken, både personliga- och företagsvarumärken, är de mest unika differentierande egenskaperna hos företag. Att bygga och hålla ett varumärke starkt är dock en utmaning, särskilt när social media används som den främsta marknadsföringskanalen. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka huruvida det går att överföra personliga varumärken via sociala medier för att bygga ett företagsvarumärke. Studien utgår från ett företagsperspektiv och datainsamlingen har skett genom en intervju med en nyckelperson på e-handelsföretaget byPM.se.

The aim of this study was to examine if there was a relative age effect in students grade in mathematics. The study was built on regression analysis and Spearman rho on student?s month of birth and their grades. It was found that there is a relative age effect in the student?s grades.

Young men who commit sexual abuse is a complex topic. This study is based on litterature on the subject and the material is processed through a qualitative content analysis. The study aims to study how the litterature describes the reasons why young men commit sexual abuse. It also aims to explore what is described to be effective treatment of young men who committed sexual abuse. The study found that most of the young men who commit sexual abuse comes from families where violence and psycohological abuse occurs. Many have themselves been victims of sexual abuse.

Banks have been some of the biggest operators on the market of business customers financing. When the Swedish Förmånsrättslagen was changed 2004 the banks became more restrictive to allow traditional bank loans. The change made it more difficult for customers to get their loans granted. For that reason customers had to find other forms of financing. Factoring is an alternative that means companies can mortage/sell their claim on customers to finance companies.

Normer och värderingar samverkar för att forma människorna i deras miljö. I socialisationsprocessen utvecklas identiteten som handlar om vad som är viktigt och meningsfullt. Bland de främsta identitetskällorna kan nämnas kön, sexualitet, etnicitet och samhällsklass. Medierna påverkar hur vi förstår olika samhällsfenomen och vilket förhållningssätt vi har till personer och grupper som kallas till exempel flyktingar, invandrare, funktionshindrade eller homosexuella. Hatbrott används som ett samlingsbegrepp för rasistiska, främlingsfientliga och homofobiska brott.

This study examines the closure of public libraries, and the nonprofit organizations takeover of them as a phenomenon. The aim is to understand why the nonprofit takeover is common and what the takeover symbolizes and if the discourse in media invokes the views on libraries and the profession.Interviews were made with librarians, politicians and representatives of a nonprofit organization to study different sides of the phenomenon. Other empirical data were found in local and national newspapers and media-channels. I discovered that public libraries are highly valued by both politicians and the community. The study also showed that a library in a community makes people feel valued.

The purpose of this essay is to study the two cases ?The hijacking of a bus in Årdal? & ?The double murder in Ljungsbro? from media ethics aspects.  The aim for this study is to clear up if the the Swedish newspapers have reported according to the mediaethic rules and to see if there is any differences between the newspapers reporting. The following theories has been used to reach the objective: the journalism task, news values, the liberty of press and speach, media ethical rules and discursive discrimination. The study has used a critical discourse method formed by Teun a. van Dijk to analyse the material, mainly through macro- and microstructures.

The purpose of this essay is to study the two cases ?The hijacking of a bus in Årdal? & ?The double murder in Ljungsbro? from media ethics aspects.  The aim for this study is to clear up if the the Swedish newspapers have reported according to the mediaethic rules and to see if there is any differences between the newspapers reporting. The following theories has been used to reach the objective: the journalism task, news values, the liberty of press and speach, media ethical rules and discursive discrimination. The study has used a critical discourse method formed by Teun a. van Dijk to analyse the material, mainly through macro- and microstructures.

The purpose of this essay is to study the two cases ?The hijacking of a bus in Årdal? & ?The double murder in Ljungsbro? from media ethics aspects.  The aim for this study is to clear up if the the Swedish newspapers have reported according to the mediaethic rules and to see if there is any differences between the newspapers reporting. The following theories has been used to reach the objective: the journalism task, news values, the liberty of press and speach, media ethical rules and discursive discrimination. The study has used a critical discourse method formed by Teun a. van Dijk to analyse the material, mainly through macro- and microstructures.

Syftet med studien var att ta reda på lärares attityder till den digitala klyfta mellan elever och lärares repertoarer och utvecklingen gällande teknik och media. Bakgrunden till detta är några av reaktionerna från de elever jag mött under mina Vfu-perioder, under utbildningen på lärarutbildningen, där min egen repertoar sammanfallit med elevernas och därför lett till positiva pedagogiska erfarenheter.    Studien har genomförts med Grundad teori och i det empiriska materialet har sammanlagt åtta personer intervjuats. Tre djupintervjuer i den första fasen som ledde till ett antal kategorier och därefter följde fyra intervjuer vars frågor baserades på kärnkategorin, uppdatering. I den sista, teoretiserande delen användes en intervjuperson i ett försök att bekräfta eller förkasta teorin. Analysen har lett fram till följande kärnkategori: lärarens uppdaterande av ny media och teknik.

The power of news media to shape public opinion has been widely researched and acknowledged. In the globalized world of today, media representations of different ethnic groups therefore contribute to social segregation or desegregation. This thesis investigates how Spanish news media frame Spain?s most numerous minority of non-European ethnicity: the Moroccans. Using a quantitative content analysis, we have analysed about 200 news articles in the two most read Spanish online newspapers, El País and El Mundo, published during a two-year period, 2010-2012.