Amira Firdaus
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 219693 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Amira Firdaus |
| NOMBRES | Amira |
| APELLIDO | Firdaus |
| FIRMA | FIRDAUS A |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Malaya |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0609-7371 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2013 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
AI algorithms and gendered labor
The commercial and operational success of China’s leading digital platforms, such as Douyin and Taobao, relies on two critical elements: AI algorithms that distribute traffic, and a systematic labor division where male-dominated technical positions develop these algorithms while female-dominated operational roles (e.g. content operations, e-commerce, moderation) manage their outcomes. While existing research documents gendered labor division, emo…
Education arbitrage in Southeast Asia
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) for Journalism Studies
Despite the field's interdisciplinary nature, academic specialization and the academic norm of in-field referencing have limited the scope of possibility that journalism studies may draw upon fields not part of its interdisciplinary repertoire. This paper invites readers to explore Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), a rich analytical tradition from qualitative psychology and health studies and demonstrates its applicability in journa…
Using Social Media For ADHD Education and Advocacy
The rapid popularization of social media accelerates the speed of information dissemination, and the ADHD community is discriminated against and stereotyped by the underground influence of media content quality. Ned Hallowell, as a key opinion leader in the field of ADHD, actively promotes the positive characteristics of ADHD. This article takes his social media content to explore the positive characteristics of ADHD. Research found that ADHD has…
How the social media impact women’s psychological well-being in the patriarchal structure? The moderating effect of social capital
Despite the higher penetration of digital technologies, cultural power still rules in developing countries like Pakistan. Social media uses are gender- and culturally specific, contributing to psychological well-being and developing social capital. The results from Pakistani society recommend ensuring a secure digital experience for women to get maximum benefits from social media and enhance their psychological well-being
Pakistani Women Journalists
Grounded in the intersections of culture, gender and occupation, this paper explores the challenges and barriers faced by "elite" Pakistani women working in a journalistic profession steeped in male dominance shaped by patriarchal values. One-on-one in-depth interviews were conducted with nine highly experienced women journalists from television, radio, digital and print media. The findings reveal a range of occupational hazards confronting women…
English-language news representations of the Fukushima nuclear-treated-water discharge at the initial phase in Japan and neighbouring countries
There is a gap in our knowledge that has not been filled much yet: the interplay between uncertainty and transparency, as well as the social amplification of risk and potential manipulation, interconnected with the media agenda-setting theory in risk communication. To fill this gap, this study investigates how China’s, South Korea’s, and Japan’s leading English-language newspapers present their respective stands on the issue of the Fukushima nucl…
Automatic Coding Mechanisms for Open-Ended Questions in Journalism Surveys
Answers from open-ended questions are a valuable part of journalism surveys. However, due to the expense and difficulties involved in manual coding, the current situation, in which open-ended questions are used and analyzed in large-scale web surveys, is not satisfactory. This article reviews the types, coding tasks, and automatic coding techniques of open-ended questions. We propose a five-step procedure on how to analyze open-ended questions th…
Modern Slavery and Feminisation of Victimisation
This study is conducted mainly to analyse Malaysian crime reporting involving foreign women .Using the concept of othering and thematical discourse analysis as the methodology, this study identifies the main themes of foreign women as victims based on headlines and news text published in The Star, The New Straits Times, The Sun, and The Malay Mail. Foreign women are reported as victims routinely. They were victims under the rhetoric of Modern Sla…
Do Privacy Stress and Brand Trust still Matter? Implications on Continuous Online Purchasing Intention in China
New Father a Male Ally-ship in Women's Movement
The study examines the involvement of men in the women's movement in Pakistan, which is a patriarchal society. The interviews with progressive men and women, who are actively engaged in the feminist movement in Pakistan reveal the changing dynamics of family structure in Pakistan, and discussed the emerging role of the liberal father as male allyship in women's emancipation and eliminating gender inequalities. The study discusses the effects of d…
Virtual vs. Real Self
The presentation and performance of women's selfhood and identity in Pakistan, in both the real and the virtual world, is dictated and shaped by the male-dominated cultural mores of Pakistan. Therefore, drawing upon Goffman's notion of self-presentation and everyday performance of selfhood, this paper explores digitally active Pakistani women's selfhood and identity presentation through qualitative interviews with ten Pakistani women from diverse…
Intertextuality and ideology
As one of the major venues for articulating and disseminating national agendas and opinion discourse, national newspapers play a critical role in promulgating ideology. Underpinned by Intertextuality and Social Actor Theory, this study explores intertextual aspects of China Daily’s reporting of COVID-19 to unearth hidden ideology behind texts. The analysis reveals diversified voices from multiple actors around the globe, with China’s official lea…
Is the Pandemic a Boon or a Bane? News Media Coverage of Covid-19 in China Daily
During the current worldwide pandemic, media coverage of COVID-19 influenced popular perceptions and provided guidance on how to deal with the crisis. However, prior research may have been limited by a singular approach and the portrayal of COVID-19 in mainstream newspapers in China has not been fully explored. This study utilised mixed-methods research, incorporating automated analysis (n = 308 articles) and manual (n = 52 articles) thematic ana…
Small world sampling
One primary concern in researching journalistic practice and media production is the difficulty of gaining research access to media organizations and their media professionals. This paper theorizes Small World Sampling method for identifying and recruiting participants for qualitative research. Based on an ethnographic interview study involving 32 journalists at six different international news organizations, our Small World Sampling method creat…
Pathways Linking Media Use to Wellbeing during the Covid-19 Pandemic
During prolonged social isolation, media exposure is often intensified increases as individuals turn to the Internet, social media, television, and newspapers for information, communication, entertainment, and more. This exploratory study explores the correlations among media use, anxiety, and wellbeing in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey questionnaire was designed to measure the following five constructs: media dependency, media atte…
Moderating effect of gender between social media needs and psychological wellbeing
This study investigated the correlation between social media usage and psychological wellbeing among university students as well as the moderating role of gender between this relationship. A conceptual model was developed to empirically test and explore the effects of five social media needs derived from the Uses and Gratification theory on Ryff's six dimensions of psychological wellbeing. Structural equation modeling analysis results revealed th…
A Systematic Review
The turn of the 21st century witnessed an unprecedented surge in the use of Social Network Sites (SNSs). The developing world also experienced a similar congruent networking transformation in terms of employment of the emerging SNN tools. Correspondingly, research magnitude on the implication of SNSs use has also grown exponentially with recommendations for conducting studies in less privileged countries. The present systematic review is based on…
Individual Media Dependency, Social Media and Online Parenting Groups in Malaysia
This research paper examines new mothers’ dependency on parenting social networking sites particularly Facebook in Malaysia by adopting the Individual Media Dependency theory. Due to the ambiguity of the phenomena of transitioning into parenting for new mothers, it is apparent that new mothers rely on parenting social networking sites for support and information. This research is based on parenting social networking sites in Malaysia namely The B…
Komunikasi Strategik dalam Pengurusan Komunikasi Organisasi
Strategic communication is an effective communication of information distributions at every level includes individual, group and organization. In terms of organizational management, strategic communication defined as a purposeful communication in order to achieve a specific goal and target. Strategic communication does not only function as a tool of vision and goal interpretation towards targeted audience, but also to achieve both organization’s …
Effects of social media motivations on women’s psychological well-being in Pakistan
Social media use has been increasing apace regardless of geographical and economic boundaries. In particular, its penetration has occurred more rapidly in developing and low-income countries with abounding health and psychological disadvantages. Given the understanding that women are more prone to psychological disorders than men, the current research is an effort to examine social media motives and subsequent effects on the psychological well-be…
Virtual Manifestations of Patriarchy
Women's social media needs and online social capital
This article studied women's online social capital in the low-income and traditionally patriarchal society of Pakistan. The research focused on two objectives: to identify the needs of social media among Pakistani women; and to measure the impact of social media needs on their social capital, especially with respect to establishing and bridging social capital. A survey questionnaire was distributed to 240 women. A measurement model was developed,…
Getting the facts straight in a digital era
From the uprising of Tibetan monks in 2008, through to Iran’s Twitter Revolution in 2009 and the 2010 Arab Spring, the journalistic coverage of transnational conflicts is often not only driven but – increasingly – framed by ‘authentic’ reports, uploaded to interactive media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Online sites appear to be affecting both the widening of the thematic scope through ‘authentic’ news of otherwise geographica…
Virtual Manifestations of Patriarchy
Women's social media needs and online social capital
This article studied women's online social capital in the low-income and traditionally patriarchal society of Pakistan. The research focused on two objectives: to identify the needs of social media among Pakistani women; and to measure the impact of social media needs on their social capital, especially with respect to establishing and bridging social capital. A survey questionnaire was distributed to 240 women. A measurement model was developed,…
Is the Pandemic a Boon or a Bane? News Media Coverage of Covid-19 in China Daily
During the current worldwide pandemic, media coverage of COVID-19 influenced popular perceptions and provided guidance on how to deal with the crisis. However, prior research may have been limited by a singular approach and the portrayal of COVID-19 in mainstream newspapers in China has not been fully explored. This study utilised mixed-methods research, incorporating automated analysis (n = 308 articles) and manual (n = 52 articles) thematic ana…
Small world sampling
One primary concern in researching journalistic practice and media production is the difficulty of gaining research access to media organizations and their media professionals. This paper theorizes Small World Sampling method for identifying and recruiting participants for qualitative research. Based on an ethnographic interview study involving 32 journalists at six different international news organizations, our Small World Sampling method creat…
Intertextuality and ideology
As one of the major venues for articulating and disseminating national agendas and opinion discourse, national newspapers play a critical role in promulgating ideology. Underpinned by Intertextuality and Social Actor Theory, this study explores intertextual aspects of China Daily’s reporting of COVID-19 to unearth hidden ideology behind texts. The analysis reveals diversified voices from multiple actors around the globe, with China’s official lea…
Pakistani Women Journalists
Grounded in the intersections of culture, gender and occupation, this paper explores the challenges and barriers faced by "elite" Pakistani women working in a journalistic profession steeped in male dominance shaped by patriarchal values. One-on-one in-depth interviews were conducted with nine highly experienced women journalists from television, radio, digital and print media. The findings reveal a range of occupational hazards confronting women…
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) for Journalism Studies
Despite the field's interdisciplinary nature, academic specialization and the academic norm of in-field referencing have limited the scope of possibility that journalism studies may draw upon fields not part of its interdisciplinary repertoire. This paper invites readers to explore Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), a rich analytical tradition from qualitative psychology and health studies and demonstrates its applicability in journa…
English-language news representations of the Fukushima nuclear-treated-water discharge at the initial phase in Japan and neighbouring countries
There is a gap in our knowledge that has not been filled much yet: the interplay between uncertainty and transparency, as well as the social amplification of risk and potential manipulation, interconnected with the media agenda-setting theory in risk communication. To fill this gap, this study investigates how China’s, South Korea’s, and Japan’s leading English-language newspapers present their respective stands on the issue of the Fukushima nucl…
Getting the facts straight in a digital era
From the uprising of Tibetan monks in 2008, through to Iran’s Twitter Revolution in 2009 and the 2010 Arab Spring, the journalistic coverage of transnational conflicts is often not only driven but – increasingly – framed by ‘authentic’ reports, uploaded to interactive media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Online sites appear to be affecting both the widening of the thematic scope through ‘authentic’ news of otherwise geographica…
Effects of social media motivations on women’s psychological well-being in Pakistan
Social media use has been increasing apace regardless of geographical and economic boundaries. In particular, its penetration has occurred more rapidly in developing and low-income countries with abounding health and psychological disadvantages. Given the understanding that women are more prone to psychological disorders than men, the current research is an effort to examine social media motives and subsequent effects on the psychological well-be…
Virtual Manifestations of Patriarchy
Women's social media needs and online social capital
This article studied women's online social capital in the low-income and traditionally patriarchal society of Pakistan. The research focused on two objectives: to identify the needs of social media among Pakistani women; and to measure the impact of social media needs on their social capital, especially with respect to establishing and bridging social capital. A survey questionnaire was distributed to 240 women. A measurement model was developed,…
A Systematic Review
The turn of the 21st century witnessed an unprecedented surge in the use of Social Network Sites (SNSs). The developing world also experienced a similar congruent networking transformation in terms of employment of the emerging SNN tools. Correspondingly, research magnitude on the implication of SNSs use has also grown exponentially with recommendations for conducting studies in less privileged countries. The present systematic review is based on…
Individual Media Dependency, Social Media and Online Parenting Groups in Malaysia
This research paper examines new mothers’ dependency on parenting social networking sites particularly Facebook in Malaysia by adopting the Individual Media Dependency theory. Due to the ambiguity of the phenomena of transitioning into parenting for new mothers, it is apparent that new mothers rely on parenting social networking sites for support and information. This research is based on parenting social networking sites in Malaysia namely The B…
Komunikasi Strategik dalam Pengurusan Komunikasi Organisasi
Strategic communication is an effective communication of information distributions at every level includes individual, group and organization. In terms of organizational management, strategic communication defined as a purposeful communication in order to achieve a specific goal and target. Strategic communication does not only function as a tool of vision and goal interpretation towards targeted audience, but also to achieve both organization’s …
Is the Pandemic a Boon or a Bane? News Media Coverage of Covid-19 in China Daily
During the current worldwide pandemic, media coverage of COVID-19 influenced popular perceptions and provided guidance on how to deal with the crisis. However, prior research may have been limited by a singular approach and the portrayal of COVID-19 in mainstream newspapers in China has not been fully explored. This study utilised mixed-methods research, incorporating automated analysis (n = 308 articles) and manual (n = 52 articles) thematic ana…
Small world sampling
One primary concern in researching journalistic practice and media production is the difficulty of gaining research access to media organizations and their media professionals. This paper theorizes Small World Sampling method for identifying and recruiting participants for qualitative research. Based on an ethnographic interview study involving 32 journalists at six different international news organizations, our Small World Sampling method creat…
Pathways Linking Media Use to Wellbeing during the Covid-19 Pandemic
During prolonged social isolation, media exposure is often intensified increases as individuals turn to the Internet, social media, television, and newspapers for information, communication, entertainment, and more. This exploratory study explores the correlations among media use, anxiety, and wellbeing in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey questionnaire was designed to measure the following five constructs: media dependency, media atte…
Moderating effect of gender between social media needs and psychological wellbeing
This study investigated the correlation between social media usage and psychological wellbeing among university students as well as the moderating role of gender between this relationship. A conceptual model was developed to empirically test and explore the effects of five social media needs derived from the Uses and Gratification theory on Ryff's six dimensions of psychological wellbeing. Structural equation modeling analysis results revealed th…
Automatic Coding Mechanisms for Open-Ended Questions in Journalism Surveys
Answers from open-ended questions are a valuable part of journalism surveys. However, due to the expense and difficulties involved in manual coding, the current situation, in which open-ended questions are used and analyzed in large-scale web surveys, is not satisfactory. This article reviews the types, coding tasks, and automatic coding techniques of open-ended questions. We propose a five-step procedure on how to analyze open-ended questions th…
Modern Slavery and Feminisation of Victimisation
This study is conducted mainly to analyse Malaysian crime reporting involving foreign women .Using the concept of othering and thematical discourse analysis as the methodology, this study identifies the main themes of foreign women as victims based on headlines and news text published in The Star, The New Straits Times, The Sun, and The Malay Mail. Foreign women are reported as victims routinely. They were victims under the rhetoric of Modern Sla…
Do Privacy Stress and Brand Trust still Matter? Implications on Continuous Online Purchasing Intention in China
New Father a Male Ally-ship in Women's Movement
The study examines the involvement of men in the women's movement in Pakistan, which is a patriarchal society. The interviews with progressive men and women, who are actively engaged in the feminist movement in Pakistan reveal the changing dynamics of family structure in Pakistan, and discussed the emerging role of the liberal father as male allyship in women's emancipation and eliminating gender inequalities. The study discusses the effects of d…
Virtual vs. Real Self
The presentation and performance of women's selfhood and identity in Pakistan, in both the real and the virtual world, is dictated and shaped by the male-dominated cultural mores of Pakistan. Therefore, drawing upon Goffman's notion of self-presentation and everyday performance of selfhood, this paper explores digitally active Pakistani women's selfhood and identity presentation through qualitative interviews with ten Pakistani women from diverse…
Intertextuality and ideology
As one of the major venues for articulating and disseminating national agendas and opinion discourse, national newspapers play a critical role in promulgating ideology. Underpinned by Intertextuality and Social Actor Theory, this study explores intertextual aspects of China Daily’s reporting of COVID-19 to unearth hidden ideology behind texts. The analysis reveals diversified voices from multiple actors around the globe, with China’s official lea…
Using Social Media For ADHD Education and Advocacy
The rapid popularization of social media accelerates the speed of information dissemination, and the ADHD community is discriminated against and stereotyped by the underground influence of media content quality. Ned Hallowell, as a key opinion leader in the field of ADHD, actively promotes the positive characteristics of ADHD. This article takes his social media content to explore the positive characteristics of ADHD. Research found that ADHD has…
How the social media impact women’s psychological well-being in the patriarchal structure? The moderating effect of social capital
Despite the higher penetration of digital technologies, cultural power still rules in developing countries like Pakistan. Social media uses are gender- and culturally specific, contributing to psychological well-being and developing social capital. The results from Pakistani society recommend ensuring a secure digital experience for women to get maximum benefits from social media and enhance their psychological well-being
Pakistani Women Journalists
Grounded in the intersections of culture, gender and occupation, this paper explores the challenges and barriers faced by "elite" Pakistani women working in a journalistic profession steeped in male dominance shaped by patriarchal values. One-on-one in-depth interviews were conducted with nine highly experienced women journalists from television, radio, digital and print media. The findings reveal a range of occupational hazards confronting women…
English-language news representations of the Fukushima nuclear-treated-water discharge at the initial phase in Japan and neighbouring countries
There is a gap in our knowledge that has not been filled much yet: the interplay between uncertainty and transparency, as well as the social amplification of risk and potential manipulation, interconnected with the media agenda-setting theory in risk communication. To fill this gap, this study investigates how China’s, South Korea’s, and Japan’s leading English-language newspapers present their respective stands on the issue of the Fukushima nucl…
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) for Journalism Studies
Despite the field's interdisciplinary nature, academic specialization and the academic norm of in-field referencing have limited the scope of possibility that journalism studies may draw upon fields not part of its interdisciplinary repertoire. This paper invites readers to explore Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), a rich analytical tradition from qualitative psychology and health studies and demonstrates its applicability in journa…
AI algorithms and gendered labor
The commercial and operational success of China’s leading digital platforms, such as Douyin and Taobao, relies on two critical elements: AI algorithms that distribute traffic, and a systematic labor division where male-dominated technical positions develop these algorithms while female-dominated operational roles (e.g. content operations, e-commerce, moderation) manage their outcomes. While existing research documents gendered labor division, emo…
Education arbitrage in Southeast Asia
Sociology (16 obras) · Political science (13 obras) · Psychology (12 obras) · Computer Science (8 obras) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (8 obras) · Social science (7 obras) · Law (6 obras) · Law (6 obras) · Gender Studies (5 obras) · Media studies (5 obras)