Theodora A Maniou
Biographic Data
| ID | 285974 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Theodora A Maniou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Theodora A |
| FAMILY NAME | Maniou |
| SIGNATURE | MANIOU T A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cyprus |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4299-5221 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The “gendered price” of press freedom in the digital age
A growing body of research documents that female journalists often face extreme obstacles in their work. The rapidly growing international debate around press freedom, especially after the onset of the pandemic and the technological developments in recent years, has brought to the fore another crucial issue: do female journalists enjoy the same level of press freedom as their male colleagues in the digital age? Although gender has been a longstan…
Hybrid salience in the case of the 2020 US election
Mediterranean Media Systems in the Age of Unrest
Focusing on an oft-neglected geographical region of study, this book critically analyses the state of journalism in the European South and considers challenges that may indicate a profession under duress. Focusing on three Mediterranean media systems, Greece, Cyprus, and Malta, this book summarizes the basic characteristics, threats, and challenges for journalism in the region. The book first examines the “North-South” divide in Europe and the ch…
Examining the relationship between economic growth and media in different economies
This work aims to examine the relationship between economic growth and media corruption, press freedom, and media diversity in 97 countries from 2002 to 2019. Research in this area is limited, even though the media are a significant institution and driver of growth in many economies. We use non-parametric techniques to establish the shape of these relationships without imposing restrictive functional form assumptions. Our findings suggest that si…
Journalistic role performance in Southern European media systems
This work is grounded and inspired by studies on journalism's vulnerabilities in times of crisis, role performance, support systems and calls for collective resilience in the face of emerging/new threats to journalism practice. The study adopts a comparative approach and goes beyond what has already been examined by critically assessing resilience strategies that journalists develop to cope with professional threats that have emerged with the ons…
Platform dependency of news media across different media systems
The distribution and consumption of news through aggregators, search engines and social media platforms have significant impacts on news organizations. One major effect is an increased dependency on these platforms. The level of dependency is determined by factors such as size, market position and reputation. The findings of this study underscore significant theoretical implications concerning institutional changes of news organizations on accoun…
The dissemination of science news in social media platforms during the Covid-19 crisis
This study explores the specific characteristics of science news stories posted on social media platforms during the first phase of the global pandemic crisis (the first semester of 2020). The focus of the study is to enhance our understanding of the selection criteria for science-related news content posted on social media platforms. Our approach takes into consideration the evolving technological environment of these platforms and the new relat…
Newswork in crisis
During crises the newsmedia are expected to provide relevant and accurate information to help citizens comprehend the crisis and act upon it. As a source-driven practice, journalism relies on a variety of sources to validate news and provide perspectives. The disruptive nature of a crisis though raises questions about how journalists select sources and what these choices say about professional autonomy and criticality. Considering source choices …
Do media systems matter? A comparative study of editorials on the migration crisis in the UK, German and Greek traditional press
This study compares the editorial coverage of the 2015 migration crisis in major centre-left and centre-right newspapers in three European countries affected (the UK, Germany and Greece). We test the empirical validity of the ‘national media-system’ hypothesis, and in particular the hypothesised characteristics of the different media systems these countries represent through a systematic content analysis of all editorials referring to the issue o…
Towards the individuated journalistic worker in pandemic times
Drawing on a comparative qualitative analysis using semi-structured interviews, this study examines the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on journalists’ working conditions and practices in Greece and Cyprus. The findings provide empirical evidence that the crisis had a significant impact on journalistic work: changing patterns in labour conditions, advancing the role of the individuated worker; cumulating levels of professional risks and stress; inc…
Managing Sponsored Content in Hybrid Media Systems
Based on the emerging argument that understandings of digital content comprising both editorial and advertising components require alternative cultures for critical inquiry sufficiently sensitive to the online news environment, this study assesses the professional practice of balancing news and sponsored (commercial) information while focusing on preserving traditional journalism values within the realm of reasoned discussions of media ethics. In…
Digital Democracy, Social Media and Disinformation, Petros Iosifidis and Nicholas Nicoli (2021)
Review of: Digital Democracy, Social Media and Disinformation , Petros Iosifidis and Nicholas Nicoli (2021) London and New York: Routledge, 172 pp., ISBN 978-0-36733-210-5, p/bk, $35.96
Who is the ‘Villain of the Piece’
This article presents an overview of the role of the media in nationalism and identity-shaping in post-crisis societies experiencing conflict, focusing on the impact of the recent economic crisis on diversity in political news reporting. The research is based on a time series analysis (2000–2019) of diversity in traditional and online political news reporting, framed by a thematic analysis of journalists’ interviews. Cyprus is used as a case-stud…
Generation Z's screen culture
Post-crisis Greece is experiencing dynamic audiovisual market growth, faster than the EU average. As Greek TV responds to the challenges of the streaming era, new paths are forged by young viewers/users. This article, based on a survey of nearly 1,000 students, attempts to characterise the viewing patterns of young audiences, who are early adopters and heavy consumers of streaming television. We argue that whereas young Greek media users favour s…
Journalism Training Beyond Journalism Schools
The need for journalism educators to critically reflect on social, economic, and technological global changes has been on the agenda since the early 2000s. In this era of disruption, digitalization offers new possibilities by using the internet, its platforms, and its ability to create new forms of training. This piece presents ways in which a new journalism education model can be implemented to better train student journalists
Populist news and the Greek television industry
This article examines significant changes in the television news industry, from 2015 until 2019, a period characterized by a severe financial crisis that swept throughout the country, bringing to the forefront of the Greek public sphere, new political voices of both the right and the left. Using secondary data to examine media ownership patterns, we adopted a political economic approach to highlight the ways in which television news have adopted …
Transformation of television-viewing practices in Greece
In recent years, digitalization has detached television content from the television screen, and so the television is no longer the only choice for personal audio-visual consumption. The audio-visual market is facing increased fragmentation due to the multiplicity of delivering platforms. Furthermore, the digital touch has brought about far-reaching changes in people’s audio-visual consumption practices. The protagonists of this new digital landsc…
The impact of the economic crisis on media corruption
Although extensive research has been conducted into the role of the media in fighting corruption, media organisations and journalists themselves are not immune to it. The issue of corruption in the media remains understudied and has thus far mainly focused on case-studies of specific countries characterised by corruption as a core societal characteristic, as well as of under-developed and developing countries. This study focuses on the issue of m…
Visual Infotainment in the political news
This article introduces the concept of visual infotainment, the aspects of infotainment found in visual artefacts employed in the news. Using a case study, we examine the photographs published in the digital media to report on the negotiations between the Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot communities, which took place in 2016 and 2017. A four-level visual framing analysis is used to identify a consistent set of frames. It aims to identify the political …
Television beyond digitalization
In an unstable and fragmented global media environment, beset by an economic crisis and technological changes, the future of traditional television seems bleak and uncertain. The age of digitalization brought a series of challenges for non-linear broadcast entities, underlining a pressing need for content reassessment and market restructuring. This study examines the competitiveness of traditional television in contrast to other media (new and tr…
Hybrid salience
This study examines agenda setting in the context of Greek politics while assessing constructs of salience evolving through new journalism trends and advances in digital media. Through an exploration of the rise of Alexis Tsipras and his party, SYRIZA, the authors investigate emerging indices of salience as predictors of public salience. Along with mainstream media salience and conventional public salience, the authors generate evidence on mediat…
Watchdog journalism or hush-puppy silencing? Framing the banking crisis of 2013 in Cyprus through the press
From Ida Tarbell to Bob Woodward, journalists crusading for truth have bravely defended democracy from the incursions of corruption and undue influence despite being forced to live with the ‘consequences’ of their actions. In Cyprus, the debt of major Cypriot banks and their financial bailout culminated in the banking crisis of March 2013. As expected, the crisis has altered modes of everyday life and the images with which it is depicted, leading…
Political conflicts in the cypriot football fields
Sports and especially football have often become a field for political conflict in several societies around the world. In Cyprus the history of football follows the overwhelming history of the country, since, during the twentieth century and until today, the political events that take place in the island are often depicted within the football fields. Mass media and especially newspapers developed a crucial role and several times this role resulte…
The Politicization of Selfie Journalism
While the phenomenon of selfie photographs in the media has been extensively analysed by academics, Selfie Journalism was recently introduced and constitutes one of the most notable phenomena within the digital media environment, raising a number of issues relating to notions of infotainment and impartial reporting, especially in ‘difficult' sectors, such as politics. This paper identifies the specific characteristics of Selfie Journalism in poli…
The utilization of journalistic sources in the national press
This paper discusses the role and utilization of journalistic sources in the process of communicating the transitional path of a society in crisis towards economic and sustainable growth. It is mainly concerned with the general tendency of the press to display a high degree of manipulation of public opinion by reduction of the diversity of sources and/or their misuse. Cyprus was selected as a case study not only because newspapers still play a do…
Generation Z's screen culture
Post-crisis Greece is experiencing dynamic audiovisual market growth, faster than the EU average. As Greek TV responds to the challenges of the streaming era, new paths are forged by young viewers/users. This article, based on a survey of nearly 1,000 students, attempts to characterise the viewing patterns of young audiences, who are early adopters and heavy consumers of streaming television. We argue that whereas young Greek media users favour s…
Hybrid salience
This study examines agenda setting in the context of Greek politics while assessing constructs of salience evolving through new journalism trends and advances in digital media. Through an exploration of the rise of Alexis Tsipras and his party, SYRIZA, the authors investigate emerging indices of salience as predictors of public salience. Along with mainstream media salience and conventional public salience, the authors generate evidence on mediat…
Journalistic role performance in Southern European media systems
This work is grounded and inspired by studies on journalism's vulnerabilities in times of crisis, role performance, support systems and calls for collective resilience in the face of emerging/new threats to journalism practice. The study adopts a comparative approach and goes beyond what has already been examined by critically assessing resilience strategies that journalists develop to cope with professional threats that have emerged with the ons…
Towards the individuated journalistic worker in pandemic times
Drawing on a comparative qualitative analysis using semi-structured interviews, this study examines the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on journalists’ working conditions and practices in Greece and Cyprus. The findings provide empirical evidence that the crisis had a significant impact on journalistic work: changing patterns in labour conditions, advancing the role of the individuated worker; cumulating levels of professional risks and stress; inc…
Visual Infotainment in the political news
This article introduces the concept of visual infotainment, the aspects of infotainment found in visual artefacts employed in the news. Using a case study, we examine the photographs published in the digital media to report on the negotiations between the Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot communities, which took place in 2016 and 2017. A four-level visual framing analysis is used to identify a consistent set of frames. It aims to identify the political …
Do media systems matter? A comparative study of editorials on the migration crisis in the UK, German and Greek traditional press
This study compares the editorial coverage of the 2015 migration crisis in major centre-left and centre-right newspapers in three European countries affected (the UK, Germany and Greece). We test the empirical validity of the ‘national media-system’ hypothesis, and in particular the hypothesised characteristics of the different media systems these countries represent through a systematic content analysis of all editorials referring to the issue o…
Transformation of television-viewing practices in Greece
In recent years, digitalization has detached television content from the television screen, and so the television is no longer the only choice for personal audio-visual consumption. The audio-visual market is facing increased fragmentation due to the multiplicity of delivering platforms. Furthermore, the digital touch has brought about far-reaching changes in people’s audio-visual consumption practices. The protagonists of this new digital landsc…
The impact of the economic crisis on media corruption
Although extensive research has been conducted into the role of the media in fighting corruption, media organisations and journalists themselves are not immune to it. The issue of corruption in the media remains understudied and has thus far mainly focused on case-studies of specific countries characterised by corruption as a core societal characteristic, as well as of under-developed and developing countries. This study focuses on the issue of m…
Political conflicts in the cypriot football fields
Sports and especially football have often become a field for political conflict in several societies around the world. In Cyprus the history of football follows the overwhelming history of the country, since, during the twentieth century and until today, the political events that take place in the island are often depicted within the football fields. Mass media and especially newspapers developed a crucial role and several times this role resulte…
The Politicization of Selfie Journalism
While the phenomenon of selfie photographs in the media has been extensively analysed by academics, Selfie Journalism was recently introduced and constitutes one of the most notable phenomena within the digital media environment, raising a number of issues relating to notions of infotainment and impartial reporting, especially in ‘difficult' sectors, such as politics. This paper identifies the specific characteristics of Selfie Journalism in poli…
The dissemination of science news in social media platforms during the Covid-19 crisis
This study explores the specific characteristics of science news stories posted on social media platforms during the first phase of the global pandemic crisis (the first semester of 2020). The focus of the study is to enhance our understanding of the selection criteria for science-related news content posted on social media platforms. Our approach takes into consideration the evolving technological environment of these platforms and the new relat…
Who is the ‘Villain of the Piece’
This article presents an overview of the role of the media in nationalism and identity-shaping in post-crisis societies experiencing conflict, focusing on the impact of the recent economic crisis on diversity in political news reporting. The research is based on a time series analysis (2000–2019) of diversity in traditional and online political news reporting, framed by a thematic analysis of journalists’ interviews. Cyprus is used as a case-stud…
Television beyond digitalization
In an unstable and fragmented global media environment, beset by an economic crisis and technological changes, the future of traditional television seems bleak and uncertain. The age of digitalization brought a series of challenges for non-linear broadcast entities, underlining a pressing need for content reassessment and market restructuring. This study examines the competitiveness of traditional television in contrast to other media (new and tr…
Watchdog journalism or hush-puppy silencing? Framing the banking crisis of 2013 in Cyprus through the press
From Ida Tarbell to Bob Woodward, journalists crusading for truth have bravely defended democracy from the incursions of corruption and undue influence despite being forced to live with the ‘consequences’ of their actions. In Cyprus, the debt of major Cypriot banks and their financial bailout culminated in the banking crisis of March 2013. As expected, the crisis has altered modes of everyday life and the images with which it is depicted, leading…
Political conflicts in the cypriot football fields
Sports and especially football have often become a field for political conflict in several societies around the world. In Cyprus the history of football follows the overwhelming history of the country, since, during the twentieth century and until today, the political events that take place in the island are often depicted within the football fields. Mass media and especially newspapers developed a crucial role and several times this role resulte…
The Politicization of Selfie Journalism
While the phenomenon of selfie photographs in the media has been extensively analysed by academics, Selfie Journalism was recently introduced and constitutes one of the most notable phenomena within the digital media environment, raising a number of issues relating to notions of infotainment and impartial reporting, especially in ‘difficult' sectors, such as politics. This paper identifies the specific characteristics of Selfie Journalism in poli…
The utilization of journalistic sources in the national press
This paper discusses the role and utilization of journalistic sources in the process of communicating the transitional path of a society in crisis towards economic and sustainable growth. It is mainly concerned with the general tendency of the press to display a high degree of manipulation of public opinion by reduction of the diversity of sources and/or their misuse. Cyprus was selected as a case study not only because newspapers still play a do…
Television beyond digitalization
In an unstable and fragmented global media environment, beset by an economic crisis and technological changes, the future of traditional television seems bleak and uncertain. The age of digitalization brought a series of challenges for non-linear broadcast entities, underlining a pressing need for content reassessment and market restructuring. This study examines the competitiveness of traditional television in contrast to other media (new and tr…
Hybrid salience
This study examines agenda setting in the context of Greek politics while assessing constructs of salience evolving through new journalism trends and advances in digital media. Through an exploration of the rise of Alexis Tsipras and his party, SYRIZA, the authors investigate emerging indices of salience as predictors of public salience. Along with mainstream media salience and conventional public salience, the authors generate evidence on mediat…
Visual Infotainment in the political news
This article introduces the concept of visual infotainment, the aspects of infotainment found in visual artefacts employed in the news. Using a case study, we examine the photographs published in the digital media to report on the negotiations between the Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot communities, which took place in 2016 and 2017. A four-level visual framing analysis is used to identify a consistent set of frames. It aims to identify the political …
Journalism Training Beyond Journalism Schools
The need for journalism educators to critically reflect on social, economic, and technological global changes has been on the agenda since the early 2000s. In this era of disruption, digitalization offers new possibilities by using the internet, its platforms, and its ability to create new forms of training. This piece presents ways in which a new journalism education model can be implemented to better train student journalists
Populist news and the Greek television industry
This article examines significant changes in the television news industry, from 2015 until 2019, a period characterized by a severe financial crisis that swept throughout the country, bringing to the forefront of the Greek public sphere, new political voices of both the right and the left. Using secondary data to examine media ownership patterns, we adopted a political economic approach to highlight the ways in which television news have adopted …
Transformation of television-viewing practices in Greece
In recent years, digitalization has detached television content from the television screen, and so the television is no longer the only choice for personal audio-visual consumption. The audio-visual market is facing increased fragmentation due to the multiplicity of delivering platforms. Furthermore, the digital touch has brought about far-reaching changes in people’s audio-visual consumption practices. The protagonists of this new digital landsc…
The impact of the economic crisis on media corruption
Although extensive research has been conducted into the role of the media in fighting corruption, media organisations and journalists themselves are not immune to it. The issue of corruption in the media remains understudied and has thus far mainly focused on case-studies of specific countries characterised by corruption as a core societal characteristic, as well as of under-developed and developing countries. This study focuses on the issue of m…
Digital Democracy, Social Media and Disinformation, Petros Iosifidis and Nicholas Nicoli (2021)
Review of: Digital Democracy, Social Media and Disinformation , Petros Iosifidis and Nicholas Nicoli (2021) London and New York: Routledge, 172 pp., ISBN 978-0-36733-210-5, p/bk, $35.96
Who is the ‘Villain of the Piece’
This article presents an overview of the role of the media in nationalism and identity-shaping in post-crisis societies experiencing conflict, focusing on the impact of the recent economic crisis on diversity in political news reporting. The research is based on a time series analysis (2000–2019) of diversity in traditional and online political news reporting, framed by a thematic analysis of journalists’ interviews. Cyprus is used as a case-stud…
Generation Z's screen culture
Post-crisis Greece is experiencing dynamic audiovisual market growth, faster than the EU average. As Greek TV responds to the challenges of the streaming era, new paths are forged by young viewers/users. This article, based on a survey of nearly 1,000 students, attempts to characterise the viewing patterns of young audiences, who are early adopters and heavy consumers of streaming television. We argue that whereas young Greek media users favour s…
Managing Sponsored Content in Hybrid Media Systems
Based on the emerging argument that understandings of digital content comprising both editorial and advertising components require alternative cultures for critical inquiry sufficiently sensitive to the online news environment, this study assesses the professional practice of balancing news and sponsored (commercial) information while focusing on preserving traditional journalism values within the realm of reasoned discussions of media ethics. In…
The dissemination of science news in social media platforms during the Covid-19 crisis
This study explores the specific characteristics of science news stories posted on social media platforms during the first phase of the global pandemic crisis (the first semester of 2020). The focus of the study is to enhance our understanding of the selection criteria for science-related news content posted on social media platforms. Our approach takes into consideration the evolving technological environment of these platforms and the new relat…
Newswork in crisis
During crises the newsmedia are expected to provide relevant and accurate information to help citizens comprehend the crisis and act upon it. As a source-driven practice, journalism relies on a variety of sources to validate news and provide perspectives. The disruptive nature of a crisis though raises questions about how journalists select sources and what these choices say about professional autonomy and criticality. Considering source choices …
Do media systems matter? A comparative study of editorials on the migration crisis in the UK, German and Greek traditional press
This study compares the editorial coverage of the 2015 migration crisis in major centre-left and centre-right newspapers in three European countries affected (the UK, Germany and Greece). We test the empirical validity of the ‘national media-system’ hypothesis, and in particular the hypothesised characteristics of the different media systems these countries represent through a systematic content analysis of all editorials referring to the issue o…
Towards the individuated journalistic worker in pandemic times
Drawing on a comparative qualitative analysis using semi-structured interviews, this study examines the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on journalists’ working conditions and practices in Greece and Cyprus. The findings provide empirical evidence that the crisis had a significant impact on journalistic work: changing patterns in labour conditions, advancing the role of the individuated worker; cumulating levels of professional risks and stress; inc…
Mediterranean Media Systems in the Age of Unrest
Focusing on an oft-neglected geographical region of study, this book critically analyses the state of journalism in the European South and considers challenges that may indicate a profession under duress. Focusing on three Mediterranean media systems, Greece, Cyprus, and Malta, this book summarizes the basic characteristics, threats, and challenges for journalism in the region. The book first examines the “North-South” divide in Europe and the ch…
Examining the relationship between economic growth and media in different economies
This work aims to examine the relationship between economic growth and media corruption, press freedom, and media diversity in 97 countries from 2002 to 2019. Research in this area is limited, even though the media are a significant institution and driver of growth in many economies. We use non-parametric techniques to establish the shape of these relationships without imposing restrictive functional form assumptions. Our findings suggest that si…
Journalistic role performance in Southern European media systems
This work is grounded and inspired by studies on journalism's vulnerabilities in times of crisis, role performance, support systems and calls for collective resilience in the face of emerging/new threats to journalism practice. The study adopts a comparative approach and goes beyond what has already been examined by critically assessing resilience strategies that journalists develop to cope with professional threats that have emerged with the ons…
Platform dependency of news media across different media systems
The distribution and consumption of news through aggregators, search engines and social media platforms have significant impacts on news organizations. One major effect is an increased dependency on these platforms. The level of dependency is determined by factors such as size, market position and reputation. The findings of this study underscore significant theoretical implications concerning institutional changes of news organizations on accoun…
The “gendered price” of press freedom in the digital age
A growing body of research documents that female journalists often face extreme obstacles in their work. The rapidly growing international debate around press freedom, especially after the onset of the pandemic and the technological developments in recent years, has brought to the fore another crucial issue: do female journalists enjoy the same level of press freedom as their male colleagues in the digital age? Although gender has been a longstan…
Hybrid salience in the case of the 2020 US election
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