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]

This study examined the role of digital journalism on insecurity and terrorist attacks
of ISIS as reported by media outlets. This study was anchored on the framing
theory, which stipulates that the digital media as the machinery of development
communication for creating awareness of security issues. The method adopted
was content analysis,…[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]

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]

This paper traces the portrayal of violence in cinema through the ages taking into
consideration two films from two disparate countries and cultures – the Japanese
Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa and its remake, the Indian blockbuster Sholay by
Ramesh Sippy which was set in two different eras. This paper critiques the
representation of…[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]

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]

Globally, very distinct circumstances are faced by newspaper firms in different
countries. While newspaper firms in developed countries are facing the downtrend,
there is a sustained robust growth seen in India. This study seeks to determine if
a relationship exists between Indian newspaper firms healthy performance vis-àvis various innovation…[Read more]

Health and beauty have been proposed as mutually inclusive physical and
psychological constructs, mediated by one’s own personal emotional and spiritual
state of well-being. While it has been widely accepted that health and beauty are
interrelated in the sense that beauty reflects one’s inner health, there has been a
worrying trend in whi…[Read more]

This paper aims to provide an in-depth investigation of the role of social media
images in conveying the meaning of “power” and “empowerment” in public antiviolence campaigns that aim to empower women in the Middle East. The research
raises three qualitative questions of the way anti-violence adverts have represented
Arab women in the social…[Read more]

The study is based on the provision that citizens’ confidence in power determines
the stability of the political and social system and is a prerequisite for the
development of the country. One of the objects of sanctions pressure on Russia
is the interaction of the state and civil society. The purpose of the study is to
identify the e…[Read more]

This discussion paper argues for the need of a new theory, moving away from the
binary applications of public interest or Pigouvian theory and public choice theory.
The growth of media is outlined, and the complexity of the Indian mediascape is
presented as part of the discussion. The cross-media ownership patterns, political
ownership or…[Read more]

Cinema audiences’ behavior interests both industry professionals and academics.
Cinema-going is still indisputably popular form of entertainment in Malaysia. This
study discusses cinema-going in the era of omnipresent screens. It aims to verify
Malaysians’ cinema going behaviors and the sustainability factors contributing to
the Malaysian fil…[Read more]

Representation, primarily understood as ‘presence’ or ‘appearance’ with an implied
visual component, is a critical concept in the cultural milieu. Conceived as images,
performances, and imitations, representations propagate through various media:
films, television, photographs, advertisements, and other forms of popular culture.
As such, r…[Read more]

China is now becoming a fundamental market for the prosperity and growth of the
world’s tourism economy. It promotes the rapid development of foreign tourism
and brings some influences to social life. Chinese tourists are highly concerned
with foreign media at home and abroad; the Vietnamese Media is the same.
Based on the theoretical f…[Read more]

The main purpose of this study is to map out how leading newspapers in the U.S.
are framing different ethnic groups in the Middle East in their daily reporting. For
this analysis, a systematic random sample was drawn from published articles
focused on two main ethnic groups in the Arab region, namely, Amazigh “Berbers,”
and Copts. There are…[Read more]

TThe role of mass media in society keeps the problem of manipulative influence
distinction and the contiguous phenomena, chief among which is objectivity
and authenticity of news items, current. The research provides a detailed study
of the information broadcasting mechanisms in the media area, defines the
problems, impeding an impersonal…[Read more]

This paper examines the New York Times performance about the use of news sources
in reporting unilateral approaches of statehood recognition. Following a critical
perspective, the Propaganda Model is employed as a theoretical thrust. It argues
that the free accessibility granted to the voices of government and its international
allies is among…[Read more]