Volume 30, Issue 3, 2021
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2021.5010
MULTILAYER PERCEPTRON ANALYZED THE AUDIENCE PERCEPTION TOWARDS CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT-CAA (INDIA)
Abstract
This study provides an in-depth analysis of the public perceptions on Citizenship Amendment Act- (CAA) portrayed in the media. In a multicultural context, the media and their activities are generally seen as the most important and strategic tool for information flow for the government and policymakers and their actions and activities. Although the media has a certain influence on public policy, it is often hard to see how much it magnifies or restricts / censors messages sent to the public regarding specific policies. The main purpose of this research is to assess the extent of media influence on various public policies on audiences. This research not only examines the specific cases of the CAA’s Media Coverage but also seeks to gain publics feedback on the coverage. Furthermore, this research examines how observers perceived the way media responded and acted on the coverage the controversial bill -CAA while it was passed in the Parliament. Here this study analyzes the CAA's media coverage and its impact on audiences. The research further assesses how multilayer perception is measured and thereby how the media responds to messages that are of public interest to the audience. Although this study raises a particular issue of audience perception of media coverage in the CAA and its aftermath which have caused widespread debate in the public sphere. But a limited amount of research has been conducted on this subject.
Keywords
Media coverage, CAA, Migrants, Ethnic Identity, Refugees, and Multilayer Perception