Vol. 3 No. 1 (2020)

Open Access

Original Research Articles

Article ID: 335

Social Media and Marriage Equality in Australia: The Media Roles in the Public Sphere and the Agenda-Setting

by Yuhanyin Ma

Insight - News Media, Vol.3, No.1, 2020; 1283 Views, 49 PDF Downloads

Marriage equality or the equal status of same-sex marriage has undergone a rather tough road in Australia, involving diverging opinions in parties at the state and federal levels and constitutional amendments. It appears that people in power set the agenda on the legalization of same-sex marriage. However, it cannot be denied that social media played an almost decisive role in this process because it enabled the gathering of massive public opinion to pressure the government to make changes. To be specific, social media or social networking sites offered platforms for people concerned to share reports about the progress of foreign countries in legalizing same-sex marriage, to express their opinions and to launch campaigns in support of their beliefs. This essay explores the role that social media played in the legalization of marriage equality movement in Australia from the perspectives of the public sphere theory and the agenda-setting theory.

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Original Research Articles

Article ID: 340

On the Digital Hybrid Publishing Model of English Reference Books for Primary and Secondary Schools—A Case Study of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

by Chenluzi Liu

Insight - News Media, Vol.3, No.1, 2020; 645 Views, 9 PDF Downloads

English reference books occupy a large proportion in the basic educational books market, and the innovative publishing model is worth exploring. Another valuable question is the way to apply digital hybrid publishing—a new publishing model—in English reference books. In this article, the above problems are analyzed by taking the digital teaching reference products of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press as examples.

Open Access

Original Research Articles

Article ID: 345

Media Ecology of Citizen Journalism

by Lili Li

Insight - News Media, Vol.3, No.1, 2020; 621 Views, 9 PDF Downloads

The development of everything is closely related to its ecological system. To be exact, it should be the ecological environment of things that gives birth to and promotes its growth. This rule also applies to citizen journalism. To study citizen journalism, it is necessary to make a systematic analysis of its ecosystem and explore the factors in the ecosystem affecting its formation and development. Only by clarifying the ecological background of the emergence and development of citizen journalism can citizen journalism be better applied.