This paper is about how cybercafés in small and medium Asian towns highlight
new aspects of modernity. Especially in the context of Asian modernity, the
introduction of ICT-shaped social spaces in the form of cybercafés leads to
multiple conflicting rhetoric of empowerment and progress on the one hand,
and risk and moral degeneration on the o…[Read more]

This paper is about how cybercafés in small and medium Asian towns highlight
new aspects of modernity. Especially in the context of Asian modernity, the
introduction of ICT-shaped social spaces in the form of cybercafés leads to
multiple conflicting rhetoric of empowerment and progress on the one hand,
and risk and moral degeneration on the o…[Read more]

This paper aims to examine Raunch culture, a strand of post-feminism in the
recent Bollywood movies, The Dirty Picture and Grand Masti. Both these movies
critique the perception that the investment in raunch feminine sexuality empowers
female characters, but if observed profoundly, they celebrate the commodification
of women’s body. F…[Read more]

With the rise of populism, both in American and European politics, one question
seems to circulate on a regular basis. Are voters, particularly American voters,
being conned by false promises and needless fear mongering?

With the rise of populism, both in American and European politics, one question
seems to circulate on a regular basis. Are voters, particularly American voters,
being conned by false promises and needless fear mongering?

Riots broke out in Ferguson, Missouri (USA) after a white police officer shot and
killed a black citizen of Ferguson. We explain how a breakdown of popular
sovereignty in Ferguson contributed to the preexisting hostility in Ferguson. The
rhetorical appeal of “Black Lives Matter” will hopefully lead to the restoration
of a democratic municipal…[Read more]

Riots broke out in Ferguson, Missouri (USA) after a white police officer shot and
killed a black citizen of Ferguson. We explain how a breakdown of popular
sovereignty in Ferguson contributed to the preexisting hostility in Ferguson. The
rhetorical appeal of “Black Lives Matter” will hopefully lead to the restoration
of a democratic municipal…[Read more]

Mindanao is the Philippine’s second largest island in the south. Identifying
Mindanao-based documentaries that have development themes remain unknown
or unacknowledged. Using Phenomenology as theoretical framework and method,
as a result, the researcher found out that similar to other documentary films in
other parts of the country and the…[Read more]

Mindanao is the Philippine’s second largest island in the south. Identifying
Mindanao-based documentaries that have development themes remain unknown
or unacknowledged. Using Phenomenology as theoretical framework and method,
as a result, the researcher found out that similar to other documentary films in
other parts of the country and the…[Read more]

This paper theorizes a model for the representation of risks in online news media.
Its practicability is demonstrated using Malaysian alternative online newspapers.
Anxiety and uncertainty about a risk event are naturally rooted in discourse and
count as discursive event because they appear on the discourse planes of politics
and the media…[Read more]

This paper theorizes a model for the representation of risks in online news media.
Its practicability is demonstrated using Malaysian alternative online newspapers.
Anxiety and uncertainty about a risk event are naturally rooted in discourse and
count as discursive event because they appear on the discourse planes of politics
and the media…[Read more]

The study was aimed at ascertaining the level at which broadcast journalists in
South-East Nigeria deploy the social media in news gathering and transmission.
The survey research method was used while the questionnaire served as the
measuring instrument. The entire 867 broadcast journalists in the South-East
geopolitical zone of Nigeria…[Read more]

The study was aimed at ascertaining the level at which broadcast journalists in
South-East Nigeria deploy the social media in news gathering and transmission.
The survey research method was used while the questionnaire served as the
measuring instrument. The entire 867 broadcast journalists in the South-East
geopolitical zone of Nigeria…[Read more]

The purpose of this study was to provide information regarding a venue for exercise
adherence motivation toward physical activity via social media support. The five themes
identified that positively affected participants’ intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to adhere
to exercise through a social media fitness application were: accountability…[Read more]

In 2014, the MH370, MH17 and QZ8501 flight crash tragedies become a viral issue
and attract the attentions of media and stakeholders, globally, and raise many
crises to the airlines companies, respectively, including the risk of losing their
stakeholders’ trust. The study is to identify the crises management approaches
used for the tragedies…[Read more]

In 2014, the MH370, MH17 and QZ8501 flight crash tragedies become a viral issue
and attract the attentions of media and stakeholders, globally, and raise many
crises to the airlines companies, respectively, including the risk of losing their
stakeholders’ trust. The study is to identify the crises management approaches
used for the tragedies…[Read more]

It is trivially true that comedians make jokes and thus are not serious; they are “just playing.” But watching Louis CK, especially his performances in Chewed Up, Shameless, and Hilarious, it is evident that he has more in mind than simply getting his audience to frivolously guffaw. I will make the case that this is so given the content of som…[Read more]