mohammad solgi; vahid mostafapour
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the present qualitative research aimed to Investigation and Identification of motivations to join the Instagram social network. The approach of the present study was qualitative and the research method was virtual ethnography. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. After conducting 61 ...
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the present qualitative research aimed to Investigation and Identification of motivations to join the Instagram social network. The approach of the present study was qualitative and the research method was virtual ethnography. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. After conducting 61 interviews with users of the personal Instagram page of one of the researchers using theoretical purposive sampling method, theoretical saturation was obtained. The findings showed that the main motivations for Instagram membership include 7 main motivations: Get information, leisure and entertainment, connection and communication, curiosity, self-expression, emotional discharge and role modeling. Considering the spread of the tendency to Instagram social network and the effects of this social network on various cultural, social and political aspects in our country and the research vacuum, especially in the form of qualitative plans to identify the motivations for membership in this network in our country, Qualitative can be considered as a new and pioneering research in this field and encourage researchers to pay more attention to this issue and provide a basis for studying this field in future research.According to the results of this research, it can be said that people with different motives are looking to join and use Instagram social networks. People's motivation to join the Instagram social network is not one-dimensional, but has a multidimensional and multiple nature and can vary from person to person and from culture to culture.
Datis Khajeheian; Somayeh Labafi; Afshin Omidi
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Framing is one of the effective ways through the media that shape public opinion about the events and issues of the day. Planning to design appropriate news frames to enhance the quality of life of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients and increasing community awareness of this disease is necessary. In this ...
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Framing is one of the effective ways through the media that shape public opinion about the events and issues of the day. Planning to design appropriate news frames to enhance the quality of life of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients and increasing community awareness of this disease is necessary. In this regard, the aim of this study was to identify and analyze the news frames in relation to MS. Following a qualitative research approach, the research’s population consisted news reports released by the ISNA, IRIB, IRNA and MEHR about this disease and 133 reports (from March to October 2016) was selected through purposive sampling. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The final findings of the study revealed that three main frames called "specification of MS", "problems of MS patients" and "Support and Hope" and sub-themes associated with each of these frames have been introduced and analyzed. This research as a starting point in the field of media policy in relation to MS is that more research will be needed.
