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 role of social networks in the formation of collective behaviour and a
sustainable point of view/position regarding the information events or facts is
studied herein. The purpose of the study is to analyse the reaction of the users of
popular social networks, expressed in quotations and responses to the messages
of mass media resources. A…[Read more]

Along with the rapid expansion of new media in Kazakhstan, traditional mass
media continue to develop, increasingly intersecting and converting to a convergent
form. However, in many respects country’s traditional media are still the main
source of information due to deep-rooted traditions and the state of the modern
media system. Applying the…[Read more]

Along with the rapid expansion of new media in Kazakhstan, traditional mass
media continue to develop, increasingly intersecting and converting to a convergent
form. However, in many respects country’s traditional media are still the main
source of information due to deep-rooted traditions and the state of the modern
media system. Applying the…[Read more]

The article proves the need to search and argue modern approaches to promote
the effectiveness of legal journalism as a factor in civic legal culture based on
retrospective analysis of its development in the period when the Republic of
Kazakhstan was being formed as an independent democratic state. Content
analysis clarifies the content of…[Read more]

This paper uses a cultural approach to provide rich original qualitative data on
the perspectives of female PR training students who newly finished their university
degree in public relations in Bahrain. The research analyzes the relationships
and stereotypes of these women through bridging PR education to the professional
practice of public…[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]

An analysis of Donald Trump’s acceptance speech to the 2016 Republican National
Convention reveals a speech structure built around god terms vs. evil terms with
the threat that evil terms associated with the enemy lead to chaos and god terms,
which were associated to Trump and Republicans, led to stability. Trump’s
performance reinforced the…[Read more]

The study has investigated the role of news channels in portraying Panama Papers in Pakistan. More specifically, it has examined the public perceptions towards coverage of Panama Papers by Pakistani TV channels. A sample size of 400 respondents was drawn from political science, media and communication students, who watch TV channels for collection…[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]

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]

The paper tries to problematize the concept and contexts of digital anonymity by placing it along with literary modernity. The biopower that digital text generates has created and complicated an industry of data and surveillance of user profiles and throws the processes of textual subjectification to more visibility. Anonymity in print has been a…[Read more]

The argument of the paper is that media narratives serve the dual function of (de)legitimation. While manufacturing legitimizing consent for consumerism, media narratives delegitimize the old patterns of existence as well by penetrating deep in cognition and creating anomalous desires that refuse to take cultural rigidities as given. Media screens…[Read more]

The article examines the socio-demographic characteristics of Russian print media readership along with a content analysis of press publications with a view of understanding the role of media in shaping public opinion from the perspective of theory and practice of strategic communication. A timely example of a resonant social process is considered…[Read more]

This study sought to explore an area that is rarely investigated which is the influence of Islam on environmental news reporting in Malaysia. In this case, two methods were employed which include the quantitative content analysis on the Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian newspapers as well as an in-depth interview with a total of 11 journalists…[Read more]

The third Gaza War between Israel and the Palestinian resistance erupted on the 7th of July 2014 and lasted for 51 days leaving behind thousands of victims between deceased and wounded, the majority of whom were Palestinians. The focus of this study is the coverage of the media gatekeeper for 2014 Gaza War; the Hebrew online newspaper Yedioth…[Read more]

The script of The Crucible is built on a structure of binary oppositions, particularly good vs. evil and stability vs. chaos. Revealing the structure deconstructs the binary oppositions and explains how the play challenges audiences to reconsider what they understand about good and evil in their contemporary times.

Social Media has seen significant growth in variety and number of participants throughout the years; to the extent that it became part of the household itself. The heavy and unhealthy reliance on Social Media and the Internet in its entirety amongst UAE families, however, has created a noticeable void in the lack of communication between its…[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]