Murder Followed by Suicide: A Newspaper Surveillance Study Using the New York Times Index

Abstract: Murder–suicide is a relatively uncommon event but as reported by the New York Times, it has occurred and continues to occur yearly. Previous research has indicated that those who commit murder–suicides tend to be men, are in or have been in an intimate relationship with the victim, victims tend to be women, and a firearm is most likely to be used. This study uses a newspaper surveillance methodology to examine such cases. Articles from the New York Times as found in the New York Times Index were coded, analyzed, and examined. The cases, 166 in total, support the findings from prior research. The trend data was examined by cross tabulations and chi‐square analysis. The findings suggest that murder–suicides are rare events and when they occur they usually involve a male perpetrator and an intimate partner victim who is either a wife or girlfriend with the event occurring in a private home. A firearm is the most commonly used method for both murders and suicides, particularly if there was more than one murder victim. The authors conclude by suggesting that future research should focus on using the forthcoming data resource in the CDC’s National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) to examine the occurrence of murder–suicide.     

论加强网络新媒体时代公安新闻宣传工作的措施

公安新闻宣传工作是公安工作的重要组成部分。公安新闻发言人制度是推行警务信息公开、保障公民民主权利的重要途径,是构建和谐警民关系的一个必要的组成部分,也是公安机关危机公关中不可或缺的手段。它承担着通过媒体网络向公众提供信息,与媒体网络和公众实现沟通,用政策议程引导传媒议程和社会舆论的职能。公安机关要勇于实事求是,善于做好网络新媒体时代下的公安新闻宣传工作,树立人民警察的良好形象。     

Was Hugo Chávez to Blame? Media Depictions of Polarisation in Venezuela, 1998–2013

This article explores how seven leading western newspapers covered the topic of polarisation in Venezuelan society during the Chávez era. It found that the media largely ignored the debate as to whether Hugo Chávez was the catalyst or consequence of polarisation. It virtually unanimously presented him as a divisive, polarising character destroying democracy, contrary to the lived experiences of many Venezuelans, while ignoring other possible explanations for the polarisation. It also found that there was a strong similarity in how the liberal and conservative, British and American press covered the issue, with virtually no differences in explanations or outlook, thus manufacturing consent for the elite view of the issue.     

试论“气节”的时代性——以元好问与钱谦益为例

"气节"一直是我们评价一个人道德品格的重要标准.但是,我们往往忽略了道德的时代性.元好问和钱谦益在易代时的政治选择有不同之处,可他们都有政治上的"污点".后人,尤其是清代人在评价他们的时候,元被视为"完节"而钱却被视为"失节",这其中固然有不同人格的差异,更有时代的影响.对两人行为及获得评价的分析,可以看出所谓"气节"并非亘古不变的为人准则,而是具有鲜明的时代性.     

《盛京时报》视野下的中东路事件

1929年张学良趁蒋介石推动所谓"革命外交"之机挑起了中东路事件,企图强行收回中方在中东路上应享有的权益。代表日本立场的《盛京时报》对此特别关注,从其发表的一系列文章中我们可以发现其对事件的报道经历了相对客观、恶意挑拨、重新回到相对客观的过程,由此可以比较清晰的发现日本立场的转变。     

Timothy E. Cook: 1954–2006

Abstract

This article describes the organizational and operational aspects of diplomacy's interplay with the news media in Britain. It examines the media's role as a source of information for ministers, officials, and the wider public; the media's effect on official and unofficial thinking; the media's roles in interdepartmental coordination and during international negotiations; and the uses of the media by the government as channels to mold public attitudes at home and abroad. It concludes by considering the implications of advancements in media technology, and greater public interest in international affairs, for media diplomacy.     

The Supreme Court and Issue Attention: The Case of Homosexuality

Previous studies have shown that a small number of Supreme Court decisions that “rearrange[d] the … distribution of political benefits” have drawn the media's attention to the underlying issues involved in those cases. This article provides an additional test of that empirical claim, examining the effects of the Supreme Court's gay rights cases on media coverage of homosexuality from 1990 to 2005. The data indicate that Supreme Court decisions that expanded the scope of gay rights increased coverage of homosexuality in both The New York Times and USA Today, while cases that affirmed the existing scope of gay rights had no such effect.     

不断深化部队的理想信念教育

深化部队理想信念教育,是部队思想政治建设的核心内容。当前,以党的十八大报告为指导,充分认清部队理想信念教育的与时俱进性质,坚定理想信念,坚守共产党人的精神追求;敏锐把握部队理想信念教育面对的现实难题,用正确的态度和方法去分析各种曲折与困难,解除思想困惑;注重内容与方法创新,确保部队理想信念教育具有实际效果。     

思想政治理论新课程方案实施过程中的主要问题及对策

新课程方案对新时期改进高校思想政治理论课教学，进一步提高教学效能具有十分重要的意义。课题组在调查分析的基础上，指出了在实施新课程方案过程中存在的主要问题，阐述了产生问题的原因，并从认识新课程方案的时代特征，把握新课程内容的逻辑性，提高教师队伍素质，转变教学观念，创新教学方式，培养合格人才等方面，提出了相应的对策。     

从普遍必然性到意义多样性——从近现代到后现代知识观念的变化

西方知识观正经历从近现代追求知识的客观必然性、整体性与绝对性,到后现代张扬知识的"游戏"性、意义的可解释性与多样性的变化。后现代知识观是一种人文思维的逻辑,它与量子力学的测不准原理、逻辑学中的"多值逻辑"以及科学解释理论中的转向有其一致性。这显示出人类认识发展的一种趋向,即从对"一"(整体性)的认识,进入到对"多"(差异性)的认识。