The study posits a twelve pronged formulation of indices to measure the over coverage and
under coverage of the Indian states and union territories by newspapers on socio-economic,
demographical and political aspects. Union territories (UT), mainly Delhi and Chandigarh
were unjustifiably favoured on all twelve counts which clearly points out…[Read more]

This paper discusses the effect of social media on the occurrence of ‘Arab Spring’. In the
Arab world no country could claim to be truly democratic and most were autocratic coupled
with desertification (68.4 per cent of the total land area), phenomenal rise in population and
scarcity of water. Moreover, about 60 per cent of the population is…[Read more]

Patriotism and national unity have become favorite brand positioning propositions for
advertisers in India. The paper explores the reasons behind the popularity of these patriotic
themes that also embrace notions of nationhood, communal harmony and national unity in
commercials and public service advertisements. While these patriotic themes…[Read more]

This paper analyses the role of community-based media in information distribution in the
Riverside community, a cultural tourism destination in Chanthaburi, Eastern Thailand. It
has started to produce its own media, and to use social networks to promote itself to the
nation. Exploring the role of community media produced by locals will…[Read more]

Ethnicity has become a key interest of advertisers in diverse societies. Contrary to the
popular argument that ethnic identities are threatened by the intensified influence of media
and consumer culture, they have become the core sites of representation and reproduction
of ethnic identities. It is arguable that in today’s (mass) mediated s…[Read more]

Our study compared the use of fear messages on Facebook by Barack Obama and Mitt
Romney during the 2012 U.S. presidential elections. Results show that written fear messages
embedded in photographs posted on Facebook by both candidates affected the degree to
which those photographs were shared. More specifically, photographs containing…[Read more]

The games that have become a staple on Facebook provide lessons on how to make websites and
Internet marketing more successful. We highlight these points that gamers have accomplished: Provide
ideological agreement, Create a community, Provide a sense of control or autonomy, Create a way for
people to communicate with each other, Recognize…[Read more]

Creation and maintenance of a favourable image is an essential function of public relations
and social media is emerging as an important weapon in this image management armoury.
The social media environment provides an opportunity to reach out to a variety of public in
a more intimate and interactive way especially in the case of celebrity…[Read more]

This study grounds itself in the communication, information sharing, discussion and cocreation potential of ICTs with reference to social media-Facebook. Taking a qualitative
approach, it explores the above as building blocks of new educational paradigms of learner
autonomy; learner-centered education and co-creation of knowledge through…[Read more]

The power of social media is virtually untameable. The advent of social media has shrunk
the world to what Marshal McLuhan once termed ‘global village’. This paper has examined
into the amount of time government and private school students spent on social media
vis-à-vis on physical activities. It has attempted to answer the questions: (i) How…[Read more]

This paper is an attempt to measure the impact of social media on the vanity level of
youngsters in India. An experimental research was conducted on a controlled group of 40
participants with an average age of 23 years. Netemeyer’s vanity scale was administered
on the participants and their vanity was measured. A month later, the participants i…[Read more]

On 28 April 2012, ‘Bersih 3.0’, a rally calling for freer and fairer elections estimated that 250,
000 people gathered to support its cause. Government controlled newspapers the New
Straits Times and Utusan Malaysia accused this rally attended by 20, 000 demonstrators as a
plot to destabilise and overthrow the ruling coalition through chaos and…[Read more]

Social media use is ubiquitous in the United States. Not surprisingly, an academic debate
has emerged about whether or not computer-mediated communication facilitates or hurts
interpersonal relationships. This exploratory case study adds to the conversation by
assessing how Twitter users in the Wichita, Kansas community view the impact of…[Read more]

The digital literacy and awareness are now not just bound with education. The digital expansion is now a part of social, political, cultural, economic, community, and intellectual life. The education systems at business schools need to help future managers to understand and benefit from their engagement with digital technology and digital…[Read more]

As continued production and rendering of service is enabled, in this instance, through varying product range as it pertain mobile tele-communication, MTN in Nigeria is attempting to further its CSR bid through the “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” programme. The need to evaluate its efficacy is premised on continued programming, participation and…[Read more]

In most African states, political openness and tolerance is measured by the non-existence of government censorship, and also the ability of the media to operate without fear. In agreement with the debate posited by Wasserman (2013) including other scholars suggests that the media is capable of building democratic structures as it provides a…[Read more]

VICE Media has risen from a local Canadian counterculture magazine to an international corporate giant. Bloomberg Business has valued the company at over $1 billion, while other reputable outlets have placed VICE’s worth at many times that. Remarkably, through its ascension to mainstream relevancy and despite getting into bed with some of the w…[Read more]

The internet as a communication platform for netizens has become the hybrid space for social mobilization to forward political agenda. A take-off from Manuel Castells’ hypotheses on power and counter-power in the network society, this paper is a reading of “Boycott SM Baguio” Facebook Group Page as a space and site for social mobilization. Using…[Read more]

Bribery among journalists could be seen widely in many places but is a comparatively less
researched topic. It would be surprising for an average news consumer to know that the
sometimes news story he reads in print or views on television might be the product of a
bribe or some sort of incentive received by the journalist who covered that news.…[Read more]

In contemporary era social media and mass movement are playing a crucial role
in global public sphere. Statistics shows that in the countries of Asian continent
active social media penetration is flourishing with times. The paper will attempt
to conduct an explanatory research by using analysis of Twitter Revolution (Iran),
Umbrella Revolution…[Read more]