Papers by Olesya Venger
Men and Masculinities
Prostitution clients’ attitudes toward gender equality are important indicators of how masculinit... more Prostitution clients’ attitudes toward gender equality are important indicators of how masculinity relates to the demand for commercial sexual services. Research on male client misogyny has been inconclusive, and few studies compare men in different markets. Using an online survey of 519 clients of sexual services, we examine whether male client attitudes toward gender role equality are related to the main methods customers used to access prostitution services (i.e., through print or online media vs. in-person contact). We found no differences among men in these markets in attitudes toward gender role equality in the workplace and home. This is in a context where all clients had more egalitarian attitudes toward women’s roles than the U.S. male population in the General Social Survey (GSS). However, clients in in-person markets were less supportive of affirmative action than in online markets in a context where all clients were less supportive compared to the national average. These...
Journal For Virtual Worlds Research
Online environments encourage their prospects, including children and teens, to register and prov... more Online environments encourage their prospects, including children and teens, to register and provide information about themselves in order to participate in online activities. Many sites' privacy and terms of use policies tend to provide hard-to-understand explanations about their data-using practices, contributing to a widespread confusion regarding the differences between what counts as non-personal versus personal data, and whether this data could be used for behavioral targeting or selling. Little research has been done on online advertising self-regulations and repercussions stemming from privacy-related dilemmas associated with them (Markham & Buchanan, 2012). Given the push of advertising networks to substantiate self-regulatory policies regarding online advertising (Luft, 2008; Lal Bhasin, 2008), this study investigates how privacy and terms of use policies reflect media self-regulations and privacy-related dilemmas worldwide (Federal Trade Commission, 2000; European Com...
Journalism
Drawing on previous research about journalistic news sources, this study explores the use of expe... more Drawing on previous research about journalistic news sources, this study explores the use of experts and other sources in coverage of the London suicide bombings (7 July 2005) in British, American, and Russian newspapers. Using content analysis of news reports of these attacks, it assesses the differential usage of information sources across newspapers published in countries with different media systems. The comparative analyses indicate that the use of government officials, non-government experts, and other journalistic sources in this context varies both between and within nations’ media systems. However, despite their media systems-related differences, ideological orientation, and source utilization, the cross-national newspaper coverage of the London bombings often reflected similar themes and a common dialogue that affirmed each nation’s shared mourning and condemnation of the bombings.
Journal of Promotion Management
Journal of Criminal Justice
Communications
Migration was one of the most important issues in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. While Hill... more Migration was one of the most important issues in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. While Hillary Clinton promised an immigration reform that would create a path to citizenship, Donald Trump said he would deport illegal aliens, build a wall between the United States and Mexico, and suspend immigration from countries with a history of terrorism, capitalizing on some of the public’s fears through his rhetoric. We examine the ways mainstream national and regional press covered this issue from the Republican National Convention through Election Day. This content analysis of 12 news outlets finds that political themes drove the coverage more than anything else, with Donald Trump or a member of his team most often serving as theme sponsor. Though about half of the stories were neutral or balanced in tone, negative stories were sponsored either by the Trump team or other actors.
Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising
Social Indicators Research
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 2017
Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising, 2015
Global Media Journal, Apr 1, 2007
Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising, 2015
Drawing on Victor Turner’s framework of social drama, this article employs Robert Entman’s appro... more Drawing on Victor Turner’s framework of social drama, this article employs Robert Entman’s approach to framing, developed in 1974 and revised in 1993, to analyse a series of demonstrations that erupted due to widespread fraud allegations after the elections of the Iranian President in 2009. Analysing the coverage of mass demonstrations, dubbed the ‘Green Movement’, this study investigates how Iranian and the US media have framed events/practices of public persuasion, expressed across political spectrums, given secular, religious, and nationalistic sentiments. Focusing on news framing during times of major social/political upheavals, this study spotlights the media’s use of religious rhetoric as a means of strategic communication. Findings demonstrate that news coverage symbolically reflected political tensions in the countries. The United States and Iranian media were on the opposite poles, with Iranian media vilifying and the US media glorifying the ‘Green Movement’ and opposition. The study juxtaposes the frames used by the media to cover the Arab Spring demonstrations that happened after the Iranian ‘Green Movement’ to those constructed by Iranian and the US media during the ‘Green Movement’ of 2009. Implications about the role of media and religion during popular mobilization movements are drawn.
This study examines the case of an iconic digitally-manipulated news photograph, a controversial ... more This study examines the case of an iconic digitally-manipulated news photograph, a controversial product of political propaganda featuring Majid Tavakoli, a student leader of the Iranian opposition in 2009, human rights activist, and political prisoner. The photograph depicts Mr. Tavakoli wearing a chador, traditional women's clothing in Iran, and appears to be digitally manipulated with the help of image-editing software. Published during the "Green Movement" protests of 2009, it triggered controversy and the production of a series of political memes mocking the Iranian authorities. This study analyzes how misogynistic shaming tactics utilized to discredit Mr. Tavakoli failed, transforming his digitally-manipulated image into the symbol of resistance. Accounting for the role of social media in raising awareness about the public's discontent regarding gender inequality, human rights violations, and media censorship in Iran, the study extends the typology of standard photojournalistic icons (Perlmutter, 1998) by adding the dimension of credibility to categorize ambiguous digitally-manipulated photojournalistic content in contentious times.
Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising, 2015
ABSTRACT
Journal of Advertising, Jan 1, 2009
Using text analysis, this study compares the alcohol advertising strategy in Ukraine and the Unit... more Using text analysis, this study compares the alcohol advertising strategy in Ukraine and the United States within the context of regulatory, historical, cultural, and economic factors. Results showed that Ukrainian magazine ads contained a larger number of violations than the American ads, which complied with the letter of the law, if not the spirit. The message strategies also told different cultural stories that refl ect the different ideologies for the two countries, which means that specialized advertising approaches are needed for each country. American ads situate alcohol as part of normal life, whereas Ukrainian ads demonstrate conspicuous consumption and celebrate the change to a market economy. They must not only sell the product but also teach Ukrainians how to be part of the consumer culture.
Global Media Journal, Jan 1, 2007
Little has been done to assess the impact of the global media on the Ukrainian Orange Revolution ... more Little has been done to assess the impact of the global media on the Ukrainian Orange Revolution so far. The world's perception of Ukraine has changed thanks to the widely broadcast Orange Revolution by the world's major TV-channels, dominating headline news for some time in late 2004. Still, the real impact of these reports on the media in Ukraine as well as in Serbia has not been studied seriously. This paper will try not only to answer some of the questions that may be posed about the Ukrainian media in times of the Orange Revolution, but also to compare the situation that was faced by the Serbian and Ukrainian media during revolutionary times in the context of media globalization.
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Projects by Olesya Venger
(Sounding board for Sex tourism, Sex trafficking, and Sex work) is about technology and its role ... more (Sounding board for Sex tourism, Sex trafficking, and Sex work) is about technology and its role in lives of human trafficking victims as well as human trafficking industry.
Explores successful but controversial advertising practices. Passionate about social change, it u... more Explores successful but controversial advertising practices. Passionate about social change, it uses Olesya's marketing and advertising expertise to promote responsible advertising.
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Papers by Olesya Venger
Projects by Olesya Venger