India though being the birthplace of the ancient science of sex, it is really a matter
of shame that the post British India, considers it a taboo, to talk and discuss it in
the public. Like many other ancient scriptures and technologies that were all
initiated by India, but are now used and further developed by the western world,
India, in…[Read more]

The purpose of this article was to examine the perception of the audience regarding
the portrayal of women in Indian TV advertisements and the perception difference
among them on the basis of their gender. 125 young adults comprising of 63 males
and 62 females were selected randomly as the sample for the study. Primary data
was collected…[Read more]

This article describes the context that the city of Chihuahua, Mexico witnessed
during the years 2007-2012 regarding the war that took place between the Mexican
government and organized crime groups; centering the analysis on the particular
role that the different types of newspapers (digital and printed) played on
informing the violence that…[Read more]

The northeastern state of Assam in India has witnessed long years of armed
conflict waged by the ULFA and other militant outfits against the Indian state, and
intermittent identity struggles by different ethnic groups and communities
demanding greater autonomy and constitutionally guaranteed privileges. The 2000s
political landscape of Assam…[Read more]

The emergence of new media technologies has redefined how people, particularly
the youth, are exposed to the news. Social networking sites (SNS), in particular,
have widely changed the manner in which news is consumed. SNS platforms have
emerged as news sources where people engage in several activities such as
sharing, commenting and…[Read more]

In his acceptance speech for the Republican nomination to be President of the
United States, Donald J. Trump presented the audience with a stark world of good
vs. evil, chaos vs. stability. We use Burke’s concept good terms and evil terms to
rhetorically analyze the acceptance speech. While Trump used specific references
to real events in his…[Read more]

The paper deals with the problems and prospects for the development of television
broadcasting in the Republic of Kazakhstan in the context of the information society.
The author suggests the mechanisms for controlling and forecasting socially
responsible television and discovers its role in democratic modernization of
society. The paper…[Read more]

With the introduction of the Internet, online news sites are encouraging ordinary
people to discuss and address their issues. Employing critical discourse analysis
approach, this paper analyses the discursive representation of news articles
published on tsheringtobgay.com. A critical discourse analysis of articles published
on the site reveals…[Read more]

Taking a selfie as a social phenomenon is a way that people try to feel better
about themselves. Selfies say us something important about the people who take
them, and then share them and offer useful insights into the uses of social media
in general. It seems that young Kuwaitis are obsessed with taking selfies. Young
Kuwaitis, especially…[Read more]

In South Asia, the public relations departments of the Indian and Pakistani
governments have been playing a critical role in the making of broadcast regulation
policies and enactment of media laws, which helped successive governments and
bureaucracies intervene in the business and functioning of the companies
providing electronic media…[Read more]

Across time, in a variety of forms and spaces -from homes and workplaces to
digital domains of social media- women have become victims of male dominance.
So also are the other vulnerable sections that suffer multi-layered abuse, and
endure sexual harassment in social media. Yet, this phenomenon is insufficiently
explored. Therefore, this…[Read more]

The main focus of this study was to assess the perception and practice of public
relations by municipality employees in Ethiopia. This study used mixed method of
research approach (qualitative and quantitative). Purposive sampling was applied
to collect data from 45 employees of the various municipalities from the 11 zones
in Ethiopia.…[Read more]

The role of television in the development of information society culture in
Kazakhstan has been examined in the article. The features of the functioning of
private television in relation to the state have been analyzed. It has been
determined that the comprehensive state policy in this area is an important factor
in the successful…[Read more]

This study explores how sports media entertains audiences. A survey found that
sports media provides both enjoyable experiences and meaningful experiences
for audiences. In doing so, this study illuminates how and why sports media
entertains audiences. Watching sports can be understood as a hedonic media
experience that is fun and pleasurable,…[Read more]

The present paper aims at analyzing the inevitable relationship of patriarchal
impunity with counterpublic in India with reference to Onaatah of the Earth (2017) by
Paulami Duttagupta. It is apparent that much of the discourse on counterpublic
emphasizes on either countering the existing state agencies as mentioned by
Nancy Frazer where she…[Read more]

The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements are sexual misconduct survivor movements,
interrogating in particular the entertainment and media industries. These
movements aim to dismantle power structures in these industries by raising-up
systemically silenced voices of victims (survivors) of sexual misconduct. I analyze
comedian Louis CK’s apology for…[Read more]

Hindi cinema has been the most celebrated form of entertainment source around the world and since time immemorial. Behind the lyrics of pseudo romantic songs, dialogues, scenes of love and affection display, courtship, and so on, sexual harassment has been seen spreading it’s sickening aura to create some of the meanest examples in Hindi cinema. S…[Read more]

Studies have shown that despite the freedom of content creation and democratic participation, the digital space has also provided platforms for negative discourse with far-reaching implications for national unity and democracy. However, scant scholarly attention has been given to the prevalence and nature of online negative discourse in a…[Read more]

This study examined the communication avenues for combating breast cancer in Orba, a rural community of Enugu State, Nigeria. To accomplish this goal, 200 women from the community were sampled. The results revealed that 87% of the respondents were aware of media messages on breast cancer; however, 74.5% and 65% respectively, claimed that they had…[Read more]

The paper looks at the phenomenon of fake news in the modern media. Attempts have been made to provide the theoretical background of the phenomenon of fabricating information and clarify the signs of false messages. The empirical review deals with the trends in spreading fake news in the media landscape. We rank fake news topics by popularity;…[Read more]