The blogs are a fixture in today’s media industry, growing in number and influence in mass media discourse. Its technical structure provides the possibility of a complete bringing into force of the right to communicate, including the right to report and the right to receive information. The literature review investigated the blog features, the w…[Read more]

The blogs are a fixture in today’s media industry, growing in number and influence in mass media discourse. Its technical structure provides the possibility of a complete bringing into force of the right to communicate, including the right to report and the right to receive information. The literature review investigated the blog features, the w…[Read more]

Fairness industry is a multi-billion business endorsing the notion that being ‘fair’
is beautiful and being ‘dusky’ is always risky. This article explores how the
advertising of fairness cream belittles the existence of women in India. Focusing
on the promotion of whitening brands as a case study, the authors bring out the
co…[Read more]

Fairness industry is a multi-billion business endorsing the notion that being ‘fair’
is beautiful and being ‘dusky’ is always risky. This article explores how the
advertising of fairness cream belittles the existence of women in India. Focusing
on the promotion of whitening brands as a case study, the authors bring out the
co…[Read more]

This article analyses the discussion of nationality and ethnicity on a Bhutanese
citizen journalism site which is particularly used by members of the Lhotshampa
ethnic group. Many of the citizen journalists are based outside Bhutan, either in
refugee camps in Nepal or as part of a worldwide diaspora. Writers on the site
tackle issues relating…[Read more]

This article analyses the discussion of nationality and ethnicity on a Bhutanese
citizen journalism site which is particularly used by members of the Lhotshampa
ethnic group. Many of the citizen journalists are based outside Bhutan, either in
refugee camps in Nepal or as part of a worldwide diaspora. Writers on the site
tackle issues relating…[Read more]

The study examines the discourse of ISIS propaganda during its rise and dispersion
periods, to conclude its ability to convince, when it is devoid of power, compared
with its speech that was at the rising of the organization. The study’s methodology
based mainly on Teun A. van Dijk’s and Norman Fairclough’s approaches to Criti…[Read more]

Job Satisfaction studies, especially in the field of Organization research, have
traditionally been looked at as a measure of motivation and environmental factors.
Factors of burnout related to emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and
personal accomplishment and its different variants have also been related to
diverse conceptualizations of…[Read more]

Job Satisfaction studies, especially in the field of Organization research, have
traditionally been looked at as a measure of motivation and environmental factors.
Factors of burnout related to emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and
personal accomplishment and its different variants have also been related to
diverse conceptualizations of…[Read more]

This paper examines different reasons why female students at Kuwait University
use Instagram. It also explores the different gratifications that students receive
through using Instagram. The current survey targeted eight hundred and six
randomly chosen female undergraduate students. Results found that acceptance
from others, a desire to stay…[Read more]

This paper examines different reasons why female students at Kuwait University
use Instagram. It also explores the different gratifications that students receive
through using Instagram. The current survey targeted eight hundred and six
randomly chosen female undergraduate students. Results found that acceptance
from others, a desire to stay…[Read more]

This article contains research about the phenomenon of digital inequality among
different social groups in Russia. The short literature review, conducted in it,
concerns the factors, which have an impact on the rise and spread of digital
inequality. The types of digital inequality have been analyzed, and each of them
has the relative digital…[Read more]

The paper analyses media consumption in Russia and media business strategies.
The authors describe the media environment and identify the central trends typical
of the transition to digital communication in society. The research approach implies
evaluating the volume and distinguishing features of information consumption
using the main media…[Read more]

This paper examines the social construction of gender by Gulzar in the film
Aandhi and maps it with the cultural and socio-political changes that took place
in the country during that era. Aandhi1
is the first Hindi film that narrates the
dilemma of a modern woman politician – a space largely occupied by men.
Gulzar went against the norms o…[Read more]

Cinema for social change is not a new approach. Odia cinema, earlier known as
Oriya cinema, has been intrinsically connected to the essence of Odia language
and culture in the Indian state of Odisha. Since the inception of Odia cinema, it
has been endeavoring to send social messages by employing visual
communication for social change and…[Read more]

Cinema for social change is not a new approach. Odia cinema, earlier known as
Oriya cinema, has been intrinsically connected to the essence of Odia language
and culture in the Indian state of Odisha. Since the inception of Odia cinema, it
has been endeavoring to send social messages by employing visual
communication for social change and…[Read more]

Spain has become the second most popular destination in the world, and the city
of Barcelona has experienced several incidents characterized by anti-tourism
sentiment. One of them was the ‘tourist go home’ movement, which attracted
interest throughout the world. In this study, quantitative and empirical approaches
were used to collect and ana…[Read more]

The Presidential Elections in the United States have always remained the focus of
attention for public and media. By playing the role of watchdog in the American
society, mass media looks keenly and deeply on the policies, personal life, and
character of Presidential Candidates during Presidential Elections of the country.
The study examines…[Read more]

This study examined users’ attitudes and opinions of using augmented reality
technology in comparison to other non-augmented reality technologies. Broadly,
there were differences between users when using different devices. These
differences help shed light onto the process of implementation of such new
technologies in various sports s…[Read more]

This paper presents the characteristics of highly cited articles (HCA) in
communication subject published from 1989 to 2018 using data from the SSCI of
Web of Science. A total of 1108 articles (2.1%) were considered as highly cited
articles (HCAs) in communication. Further, we have analyzed the year wise
distribution of articles and their…[Read more]