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- Not in my (media) backyard: Climate justice and global media political economyPublication . Fernandes, AdalbertoJournalism's economic crisis affecting the Global South and Semi-Peripheral countries has made them more vulnerable to the mainstream media conglomerates from the Global North. The control of global agendas of information is also an opportunity to influence the political narrative about responsibilities regarding climate change. The objective of this research is to analyse how CNN Brazil and CNN Portugal depict the US climate crisis and to evaluate the influence of CNN's presence in these countries. A qualitative critical discourse analysis suggests that the US is presented as the primordial victim of climate change, being the climate change portrayed as an abstract entity that is non-politically culpable for the catastrophe. Also, the expansion of CNN has reduced Brazilian and Portuguese newsrooms to a translational work of news originally made by CNN headquarters, which is sometimes unethically disguised as original journalistic work. However, there are, even if rare, signs of resistance that read the US crisis through Brazilian and Portuguese concerns.
- Banking reputation and its impact on stock markets: a big data analysis through online commentsPublication . Casado-Molina, Ana-María; Rojas-de-Gracia, María-Mercedes; Alarcón-Urbistondo, Pilar; Ramos, CeliaPurpose Given the substantial number of social conversations on the Internet, companies must remain vigilant about protecting their reputations and businesses. The purpose of this research is to measure the impact on share prices of reputational variables, measured through online comments, at the banking sector level as well as patterns of behavior between these variables and fluctuations in share rices. Design/methodology/approach Using big data and business intelligence techniques, bank reputation was analyzed through online social comments. The sample includes seven Spanish banks. To measure the impact of reputational variables on share prices, an Online Reputation Index was created. These variables were then correlated and filtered with the share price variation rate of each bank on a daily basis under two scenarios: using all share price data and also focusing on times of sharp fluctuations. Finally, multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify patterns in these relationships. Findings The findings reveal that negative comments focusing on attitude, emotions and governance experiences - particularly regarding ethical performance - are the only reputational variables with a clear impact on share price fluctuations in the banking sector. Strong correlations between reputation variables and share prices were observed only when online comments were extremely negative. These behaviors were more frequent during periods of significant price fluctuations. Originality/value This is the first study to analyze the impact of the reputation of the banking sector measured in the online environment on share price, taking into account its multidimensional construct.
- Perceptions and behaviors concerning tourism degrowth and sustainable tourism: latent dimensions and types of touristsPublication . Pinto, Hugo; Barboza, Miriam; Nogueira, CarlaThe current economic model centered on perpetual growth is unsustainable. Without a shift away from this growth-centric approach and rampant consumerism, the environmental and social crises will persist. This article explores tourists' relationship with degrowth and sustainability. Through an empirical investigation, the study explores the relatively uncharted territory of how tourists engage with degrowth. Employing an online survey with a sample of 261 respondents obtained through convenience sampling via online distribution, the research seeks to unearth key facets of tourist behavior and categorize tourists based on their attitudes toward sustainability and degrowth. The findings indicate that degrowth remains a largely unfamiliar concept among tourists. Interestingly, those exhibiting more sustainable travel practices also display a greater alignment with degrowth principles. Conversely, younger tourists appear less inclined towards sustainable behaviors and more resistant to embracing degrowth ideologies. These findings underscore the potential of degrowth in addressing sustainability challenges within the tourism industry while emphasizing the need of including tourists and local communities in fostering a shift toward more sustainable tourism practices.
- As dinâmicas do Alojamento Local no Algarve fora de época alta: Um estudo de caso da Empresa Cozy Days na plataforma AirbnbPublication . Santos, Vitor Ferreira; Almeida, Cláudia Ribeiro deO Alojamento Local (AL) tem tido um crescimento rápido e sólido no Algarve, especialmente na procura em época alta devido à sua sazonalidade e ao seu produto turístico principal de Sol e Mar. Com este estudo pretende-se demonstrar o potencial para o AL fora de época alta. Para o enquadramento da investigação, recorremos aos conceitos de sazonalidade, plataformas digitais - economias de partilha, nómadas digitais e turismo sénior, sendo que estes últimos representam o grupo de turistas mais frequentes fora de época alta. Foram recolhidos os dados da empresa Cozy Days de 2019 a 2024, com a informação dos turistas-clientes, que foram analisados através de uma metodologia quantitativa com a finalidade de entender o potencial económico destas unidades de AL. Verificou-se que a frequência fora de época alta atingiu uma taxa de ocupação de 81,9%, com um peso de 32,7% de toda a faturação anual, aumentando assim o seu impacto económico e consequentemente contribuindo para a economia local, que se tem revelado demasiado dependente da época alta. Essa taxa de ocupação revela a efetividade das estratégias adotadas pela empresa Cozy Days e pelas próprias características dos públicos alvo em si, onde a crescente presença dos nómadas digitais tem vindo a aumentar devido à digitalização do trabalho remoto, com muitos a desejarem combinar trabalho e viagens e os séniores que, vivem de forma mais próspera e saudável, dispõem de mais tempo e recursos para viajar.