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Satirical news has significant influence on public opinion

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NewsHubSatirical news shows are not only entertaining, they also help reinforce or alter perception, especially in relation to political opinion. New research demonstrates the reinforcing power of the media and makes some telling points for the post-Trump world. The findings, The researchers undertook to assess the impact of satirical news in the U. S., highlighting broadcasts like The Daily Show, where comedy and satire are used to dissect the day’s events. To assess the impact 146 students were asked to participate in an experiment. The students were shown news clips about such topical subjects as climate change, gun control and immigration. The For the videos went to be satirical the researchers added a comical text crawl to the C-SPAN footage. The participants selected the videos they wanted to watch and then underwent a questionnaire. The questions related to their attitudes to the topics they had seen and also their own feelings about being able to influence political change. They were also surveyed on the types of media they normally watch, as well as their political preferences. The findings showed that the students tended to select serious news clips more often than the satirical ones. However, those who said they had a low interest in politics said they moist often watched satirical news. This indicates the role that satirical news can play in shaping opinions. The research showed that the students tended to opt for clips according to their political preferences, so that those who said they voted Republican tended to pick Fox News or Mock the Week, and vice versa for the Democrat or independent supporters. The study found that not only satirical news tends to reinforce established political views it also influenced feelings of what is termed political efficacy; that is the belief that a person can influence political processes. The survey found that the participants‘ political views tended to be strengthened if they viewed videos that agreed with their original beliefs. The research has been Although most satirical news programs are perceived as light entertainment, the political effects should not be understated. The new study found that those who regularly view satirical news end up having their political opinions reinforced to the same degree as exposure to serious news. The findings, from Ohio State University, are important in relation to political opinion and voting intention, especially for people who are not overly interested in politics and who will opt to watch satirical news over serious news. The researchers undertook to assess the impact of satirical news in the U. S., highlighting broadcasts like The Daily Show, where comedy and satire are used to dissect the day’s events. To assess the impact 146 students were asked to participate in an experiment. The students were shown news clips about such topical subjects as climate change, gun control and immigration. The news clips were put onto an overview page , made up of eight squares. The students were told that four of the clips were either taken from a news outlet with a left-leaning bias (MSNBC) or four a right-wing outlet (Fox News). The remaining four, the students were told, were from two satirical news outlets. One satirical news channel was left-wing (The Spoof) and the other right-wing (Mock the Week). However, in reality, all slips were from C-SPAN (Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network), which seeks to be neutral. For the videos went to be satirical the researchers added a comical text crawl to the C-SPAN footage. The participants selected the videos they wanted to watch and then underwent a questionnaire. The questions related to their attitudes to the topics they had seen and also their own feelings about being able to influence political change. They were also surveyed on the types of media they normally watch, as well as their political preferences. The findings showed that the students tended to select serious news clips more often than the satirical ones. However, those who said they had a low interest in politics said they moist often watched satirical news. This indicates the role that satirical news can play in shaping opinions. The research showed that the students tended to opt for clips according to their political preferences, so that those who said they voted Republican tended to pick Fox News or Mock the Week, and vice versa for the Democrat or independent supporters. The study found that not only satirical news tends to reinforce established political views it also influenced feelings of what is termed political efficacy; that is the belief that a person can influence political processes. The survey found that the participants‘ political views tended to be strengthened if they viewed videos that agreed with their original beliefs. The research has been published in the Journal of Communication, in a paper headed “Selecting Serious or Satirical, Supporting or Stirring News? Selective Exposure to Partisan versus Mockery News Online Videos.”

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Боян Кркич – игрок Майнца

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NewsHubНапомним, Боян Кркич перешел в Сток Сити в 2014-м году из Барселоны. В зимнее трансферное окно к 26-летнему нападающему был интерес со стороны клубов английской Премьер-лиги, но Кркич принял неожиданное решение и продолжит карьеру в Бундеслиге.
В текущем сезоне Боян Кркич провел девять матчей в АПЛ, в которых забил три гола.

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Авдеевка в результате обстрелов обесточена – городская гражданская администрация

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NewsHubГород Авдеевка в Донецкой области в результате обстрелов осталась без электричества. Об этом сообщил глава городской гражданской администрации Авдеевки Павел Малыхин в эфире „112 Украина“.
„Город остался обесточенным, сейчас выясняем в чем причина, будем принимать определенные действия. С теплоснабжением пока что все нормально“, – отметил он.
Сегодня утром боевики обстреляли Авдеевскую промзону и штурмовали позиции украинских военных, целью провокации было обвинить украинскую сторону в нарушении достигнутых договоренностей, сообщали в штабе АТО.
Спикер Министерства обороны по вопросам АТО Александр Мотузяник сообщил, что ходе боевых действий в районе Авдеевской промзоны сегодня утром, 29 декабря, погибли трое украинских военны х, один ранен.
Вооруженный конфликт на востоке Украины начался в апреле 2014 года. Боевые действия ведутся между Вооруженными силами Украины и пророссийскими боевиками, которые контролируют часть Донецкой и Луганской областей.
В 00.00 24 декабря 2016 года, по данным Совместного центра по контролю и координации режима прекращения огня, по всей линии соприкосновения был установлен режим тишины. В штабе АТО неоднократно заявляли, что боевики не соблюдают режим прекращения огня на Донбассе.
19 января представитель ОБСЕ в трехсторонней контактной группе по урегулированию ситуации на Донбассе Мартин Сайдик и глава специальной мониторинговой миссии Эртугрул Апакан выпустили совместное заявление, в котором говорится, что в зоне боевых действий на Донбассе зафиксировано обострение ситуации .

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EU urges China to investigate reports of torture of lawyers detained in ‘709 crackdown’

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NewsHubThe European Union has called on China to promptly investigate reports of torture of three detained mainland human rights lawyers. The EU was “aware of recent information regarding the serious mistreatment of detained human rights lawyers Li Heping, Wang Quanzhang and Xie Yang” – mistreatment that would “amount to torture” if verified, the European Union’s European External Action Service said on Saturday. Xie, who is expected to soon face trial on subversion charges, was beaten, and deprived of sleep, water and medical care by interrogators who vowed to torture him until he “went insane”, according to a statement by his lawyers this month. The interrogators also threatened harm to his family, the statement quoted Xie as saying. Li and Wang were also subjected to various forms of torture while under residential surveillance, including electric shocks that made them faint, the China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group said last week. The three lawyers were all detained in July 2015 during a nationwide round-up known as the “709 crackdown”. About 300 rights lawyers and activists were detained, sentenced or questioned in the sweeping campaign. Four were jailed in August for between three to seven years on subversion charges while eight others, including Xie, Li and Wang, are awaiting trial after roughly 18 months in detention. The EU said it expected the Chinese authorities would investigate “without delay” the accounts and allegations of torture in all three cases. Citing China’s Criminal Procedure Law, the EU also called for those responsible for any mistreatment or torture of the detainees to be punished. “In the meantime, all necessary measures to ensure the safety and well-being of these individuals need to be taken,” it said. Despite being prohibited by law, forced confessions are common in the mainland’s justice system, rights groups say. The EU statement cited the United Nations’ Committee Against Torture’s review of China in December 2015, which said the committee had “serious concern” over reports about the practice of torture and ill-treatment in China’s criminal justice system. Li Chunfu, another lawyer held in the 709 crackdown, was released on bail in a frail state this month. He spent more than 500 days in detention and has since been diagnosed with schizophrenia. The EU said the release of Li Chunfu and another lawyer, Xie Yanyi, was “a positive step”. But it also called for the release of lawyers and human rights defenders who remained in detention, including Jiang Tianyong. Jiang disappeared mysteriously on his way back to Beijing from Changsha, Hunan province, in November and his whereabouts were not known for nearly a month until he was finally confirmed to be under heavy guard at a residential site in Henan province, on suspicion of subversion.

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Назвали втрати серед бійців АТО у районі Авдіївської промзони

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NewsHubВ результаті штурму позицій Збройних сил України в районі Авдіївської промзони 29 січня загинуло троє українських військових. Один військовий отримав поранення. Про це повідомив спікер Міністерства оборони України Олександр Мотузяник.
„Противник продовжує обстріл наших позицій з артилерії та мінометів, втім поки що не переходить до штурмових дій. Українські війська по всьому фронту перебувають у стані підвищеної готовності, щоб зустріти ворога вогнем“, – зазначив Мотузяник.
ЧИТАЙТЕ ТАКОЖ : У МінАТО натякнули, кому вигідна блокада Донбасу

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В Киеве перезахоронили поэта Александра Олеся

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NewsHubВо Владимирском сободе Патриарх Киевский Филарет отслужил панихиду-прощание по ним. В начале молебна Патриарх отметил, что хоть Александр Олесь и умер за пределами Украины, он любил Родину и выражал это в своей поэзии. Проститься с поэтом пришел президент Петр Порошенко с женой.
После молебна Олеся перезахоронили на Лукьяновском кладбище.
Александр Олесь умер в 1944 году. По чешским законам, после погребения родственники или друзья умерших должны платить ренту за место на кладбище, размером в 20 тысяч чешских крон на 10 лет (примерно 20 тысяч гривень — ред.). По словам представителей местной украинской громады, до недавнего времени ренту за могилу Олеся платил, по собственной инициативе, гражданин Чехии и выходец из Украины Владимир Михайлишин. Однако недавно Михайлишин умер, и теперь его сын хочет похоронить отца на могиле Олеся. 3 января прах Олеся эксгумировали и поместили в депозитарий кладбища.
Министр информполитики Юрий Стець отметил в комментарии ZN. UA , что соответствующие государственные учреждения проинформированы о проблеме и пытаются решить ее. В свою очередь, на просьбу об официальном комментарии Министерства иностранных дел по этому поводу, в пресс-службе МИД попросили ZN. UA направить в министерство информационный запрос.

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Posłanka Nowoczesnej opuszcza studio TVP na znak protestu

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NewsHubPosłanka brała udział w programie Woronicza 17. Tłumaczyła, że w sobotę podczas programu
podano (w domyśle fałszywą – red.) informację o tym, że Ryszard Petru został zatrzymany przez służby pod zarzutem szpiegostwa na rzecz obcego kraju i Sejm chce mu teraz odebrać immunitet. Jak mówiła informacja ta zaczęła żyć własnym życiem w Internecie, mimo że nie jest prawdziwa.
– Jestem zbulwersowana bardzo mocno wczorajszym programem „Studio Polska”, w którym w ramach potem zdementowanej informacji podano newsa, który dzisiaj krąży samodzielnie po internecie – bez powiedzenia, że jest to fałszywa informacja (…) Zrobiła to telewizja publiczna, która nie jest „Super Expressem” finansowanym z prywatnych pieniędzy. Jest telewizją publiczną finansowaną z pieniędzy podatników, która powinna mieć cel, aby informować i prawdę wprowadzać – mówiła posłanka.
– W imię niegodzenia się na takie postępowanie telewizji publicznej opuszczam to studio i nie wezmę udziału w dalszej części programu – dodała na koniec Hennig-Kloska po czym wyszła ze studia.

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LG 2017 OLED TVs now up for preorder, starting at $2,500

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NewsHubLooks like you’ll pay at least $500 more to own a 2017 LG OLED TV compared to the 2016 version.
In advance of any official pricing announcement from LG itself, retailer B&H has posted preorder pages for the 55-inch ($2,500) and 65-inch ($4,000) sizes in LG’s C7 series of OLED TVs. We expect other retailers to follow suit soon.
Those prices are $500 and $1,000 more (respectively) than the current prices for LG’s entry-level OLED TVs, the B6 series .
B&H’s site does not list availability beyond „coming soon,“ and when CNET called the retailer’s representative didn’t have any additional information on when the C7 might ship.
LG did not immediately return a request for confirmation of pricing or availability.
LG’s OLED-based TVs like the B6 deliver the best picture quality CNET has ever tested, for a price that’s significantly higher than comparable LCD-based televisions. I expect the 2017 models to continue that trend. The C7, B7 and all of LG’s 2017 TVs will offer the same image quality , according to LG.
Beyond some styling differences, the 2017 models offer the following improvements over the 2016 versions:
In my opinion, none of those improvements will make a big enough difference in picture (or sound) quality to spend $500 or $1,000 extra on the C7 over the B6. Of course I won’t know for sure until I can test one.
Still on the fence? Check out Should I buy an OLED TV now or wait for 2017 models?
The latest OLED-based televisions from LG combine beautiful styling and jaw-dropping image quality to leave competing LCD TVs in the dust.

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Zoo wants your help collecting deadly spiders

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NewsHubThe poisonous Sydney funnel-web spider is milked for its venom.
A zoo’s request for the public’s help capturing one of the world’s deadliest spiders sounds more like a premise for a superhero origin story than a real call to action.
The Australian Reptile Park in Sydney hopes it can convince locals to catch and donate Atrax robustus , commonly known as Sydney funnel-web spiders, so they can be milked for their venom. Anti-venom — a medication made from spider and snake venom that’s used to treat venomous bites and stings — is in short supply due to a run of spider bites, while funnel-web spider activity is on the rise, the park says.
According to the park’s website, the Sydney funnel-web spider can reach up to 35 millimeters (1.4 inches) in length and prefers to live in burrows made in „shaded areas of well-vegetated private gardens. “
The spiders are very aggressive, and their large fangs and acidic venom can make their bite extremely painful. If untreated, a major bite can cause death within an hour.
Catching venomous spiders is safe, as long precautions are followed, Tim Faulkner, the park’s general manager, told Reuters. However, „only responsible adults should catch funnel webs to assist the program,“ the Australian Reptile Park stressed on its Facebook page.
If any brave Aussies plan to catch spiders for the Reptile Park’s venom program, they should have pressure-immobilization bandages on hand, just in case. The park offers other spider safety tips such as „Do not walk about at night without footwear“ and „Check shoes before putting them on. “
There have only been 13 recorded deaths from funnel-web spider bites. That’s a relatively low number compared with another creature with a higher chance of killing Australians — horses.
Good luck to any potential spider hunters reading this.

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PayPal on Amazon? It might happen yet

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NewsHubPayPal has confirmed it has been in talks with Amazon to potentially enable its users to purchase items and services from the shopping site using PayPal.
„We have been in conversations with Amazon,“ PayPal CEO Dan Schulman told Bloomberg in an interview. „We’re closing in on 200 million users on our platform right now. At that scale, it’s hard for any retailer to think about not accepting PayPal. “
As the largest e-commerce site with an estimated 74.1 per cent of all online sales , Amazon is also one of the last holdouts when it comes to accepting the internet-based payment service.
PayPal, which separated from its parent eBay 18 months ago , is now accepted by hundreds of sites and retailers including Walmart, Best Buy and Netflix.

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