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Country Image Formation in the Online Media: The Case of United Kingdom in the Lithuanian Online Media

International Journal of Economic Practices and Theories

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Title Country Image Formation in the Online Media: The Case of United Kingdom in the Lithuanian Online Media
 
Creator Stravinskiene, Jurgita
Dauksaite, Ieva
Dovaliene, Aiste
 
Subject Marketing
country image, Lithuania, online media, the role of online media, United Kingdom
M31
 
Description It is noticed that country image is being formed mainly by international TV and radio broadcasting, articles in international newspapers and journals, exchange programmes of students (or employees), sport events, however the most effective way to disseminate information about country is the use of online media. Despite the actuality of this topic the studies in this field are still fragmented. There is lack of comprehensive analysis of online media and its role in forming a country image from social, economic, political and cultural perspectives. So the research problem could be stated as follows: How do the online media contribute to the formation of the society’s opinion about the country image? The aim of the article is to develop a conceptual model for country image formation in the online media and test it empirically. The case of United Kingdom in the Lithuanian online media was chosen for qualitative research. Content analysis and focus group study methods were applied. The content analysis revealed that a socio-cultural influence is the most dominant aspect of the online media for country image formation. However after eliminating news about sports events no dominant aspects of online media were found. Nonetheless after focus group study it was found out that the majority of respondents excluded economical influence as the dominant aspect of online media in country image formation. In summary, research results revealed that the role of online media in country image formation should be analysed from the economical perspective.
 
Publisher International Journal of Economic Practices and Theories
 
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Date 2014-02-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
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Identifier http://www.ijept.org/index.php/ijept%20/article/view/Country_Image_Formation_in_the_Online_Media_The_Case_of_United_Kingdom_in_the_Lithuanian_Online_Media
 
Source International Journal of Economic Practices and Theories; Vol 4, No 2 (2014): Special issue on Marketing and Business Development; 146-161
2247 – 7225
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.ijept.org/index.php/ijept%20/article/view/Country_Image_Formation_in_the_Online_Media_The_Case_of_United_Kingdom_in_the_Lithuanian_Online_Media/ijept_4_2_5