This paper delves into the multifaceted effect of multimedia usage in Nigerian elections, exploring its role, challenges, and implications for democratic governance. This study relied on media effects theories, such as agenda setting, framing theory, and social influence theory, to analyse the impact of multimedia on voter perceptions, attitudes, and behaviour, as well as its...
The adaptation of artificial technology in society requires a healthy public discourse. This necessitates nuanced and diverse views provided by mainstream media. However, there has not been empirical understanding of editorial practice towards AI in Indonesia, and whether news outlets have cited balanced voices. Drawing from a similar study in the United Kingdom, this paper seeks...
The advent of the internet and technology has brought ambivalence to the comic industry. On one hand, they provide consumers and comic enthusiasts with easy access to their favorite comics without needing to visit bookstores. On the other hand, they have exacerbated the issue of piracy. This paper is based on a qualitative comparative study, comparing two types of official and...
In the digital era, algorithms have assumed a mediation role historically associated with journalism, limiting and prioritizing information in a personalized manner for each user. This curation contributes to the formation of information bubbles that reinforce selection effects and potentially feed preexisting beliefs. Although it is not a consensual view, several authors believe...
Rapid ecological, cultural and social changes pose huge problems for humanity since they represent a great danger to the future of the planet Earth. These current transformations encourage art-science research which has proven to be a valuable means for communication of such challenges. Creative media artists effectively address and critically discuss the impact of cultural and...
This study explores the coverage of environmental issues in South African broadcast media, focusing on patterns, frames, and source representation, applying agenda-setting and framing theories. Employing a content analysis methodology, 360 prime-time news segments from three major broadcasters – SABC, eNCA, and Newzroom Afrika – were analyzed between July 2023 and June 2024. The...
Following Miranda & Camponez (2019), media regulation or accountability in the Philippines has evolved from mandated/professional in 1965, to mandated/shared, to voluntary/professional in the late 1980s, and to voluntary/shared in the early 2000s. Today, the Philippine Press Institute is leading a multisectoral effort to establish community-based media-citizen councils outside...
This study investigated how the emergence and practice of a fact-checking movement in South Korea have assisted the revival of journalism with a primary focus on truth-seeking and information verification. It examined in what ways Yonhap News Agency (YNA), a leading news agency in South Korea, fact-checked social and political issues, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study...
In the vortex of virtual mirrors, young adults find themselves at the epicentre of body ideals and dietary trends. This study examines the relationship between social media, body image and eating behaviours of urban young adults in Mumbai. It explores usage patterns, analyses the impact of body-centric content on perceptions and behaviours, and assesses the youth’s awareness of...
Despite the continuous efforts made in recent years to improve environmental qualities, pollution still poses a serious threat to human health and harms the planet. Emphasizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Bangladesh is highly determined to achieve all its goals in due time. In this context, given Bangladesh’s current environmental situation, traditional media have a...
News literacy and trust are essential factors to consider in how individuals navigate their media environments. However, studies on news literacy and trust have focused primarily on Western and English-speaking populations. The current study evaluates and compares news literacy, media consumption, and trust among Indonesian and Malaysian samples. Our data was collected in July...
This study investigates the profound impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global media landscape and its consequential effects on journalism. Utilizing the secondary data analysis method, this study explores how the pandemic affected journalists worldwide. The study argues that the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated media commercialization globally due to the ensuing global...
Over the last several years, the concept of data journalism has garnered a significant attention from academics as an innovative journalistic practice. This study investigates the effects of the use of data journalism on journalists working in Jordanian news websites. The study applied quantitative method in collecting data from a sample of one hundred journalists employed by...
The research aims to see the realm of post-truth after the cancellation of Indonesia as the host of the U20 World Cup. Applying the participatory culture theory, this study used a qualitative approach. It founds that the phenomena of post-truth can be seen from the statement of Ganjar Pranowo, the Governor of Central Java Province, in refusing the participation of the Israeli...
This paper delves into the intricate dynamics of the Southern Ocean conflict (2005-2017), an at times highly publicized confrontation between Japanese whaling vessels and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. It examines the pivotal role of cultural factors in shaping and driving this conflict. Drawing upon a range of media representations, including television, print, and...
Sexual harassment via social media may cause some negative impacts, including depression, self-isolation, and even suicide, especially among victims whose pictures or videos are then uploaded by the perpetrators. Applying qualitative literature review, this research aims to conceptually explore problems regarding cyber sexual harassment through social media. The research shows...
The crisis caused by the Covid-19 made local governments take over public communication in order to deliver accurate information about the pandemic to the public. Taking the case of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) provincial government, this article focuses on the role of spokesperson to deliver the Covid-19 pandemic information. In this province, the spokesperson was the Head of public...
This article investigates the role of the General Commission for Audiovisual Media (GCAM) in the policymaking, regulation, and legislation related to the licensing and oversight of the Saudi film industry. It analyzes the regulatory history that led to the establishment of the GCAM and then examines how GCAM has managed the industry. It also explores GCAM’s two most significant...
The persistence of French neo-colonialism has motivated the emergence of new and very aggressive forms of pan-Africanism in most – nay all – Francophone African countries. Indeed, many Francophobic pressure groups operating in Francophone African countries have sought to resist French neo-colonialism in their countries by mobilizing forms of pan-Africanism, which to a great...
This research examines the discourse on rejecting the establishment of the Semen Indonesia factory in Rembang. Taking the murals in Tegaldowo Village, Rembang, as the object study, this study discussed the production of knowledge about the rejection of the factory establishment and power relations in such conflict over the factory establishment. This study applies a visual...
The paper focuses on how a local station of Indonesian public television, i.e., TVRI Yogyakarta, framed the news about the 2010 Mt. Merapi eruption. Applying a textual analysis model developed by Zhongdang Pan and Gerald M. Kosicki, the paper analyses a news program of TVRI Yogyakarta called ‘Berita Yogya’ from 26th October to 14th November 2010. The study finds that TVRI...
This paper aims to reveal the discourse produced by mainstream and alternative media about the conflict of the cement factory construction of PT Semen Indonesia in Rembang, Central Java, Indonesia. This study has applied critical discourse methods proposed by Norman Fairclough, focusing on three discourse levels: texts, discursive practices, and socio-cultural practices. The...
In this current study, Chinese government’s strategic communication efforts were explored in the context of the 2019 Hong Kong protests via state-sponsored media tweets. To understand how the government conveyed the protests and how it is engaged with other stakeholders, tweets were examined inductively in terms of frames and stakeholders. Recognizing the strategic nature of...
Identity has a crucial role in the life of every individual in society. The identity inherent in a person makes it easier for them to understand hidden aspects of themselves. Communication is essential in forming one’s identity because identity consists of the meanings learned and projected to others through communication. Applying the symbolic interactionism perspective, which...
This article sought to reflect upon the online #MeToo movement in India, as it began to unfold, especially October 2018 onwards. The focus lied upon the role of social media, mainly Twitter, in originating, sustaining and popularizing the movement both online as well as giving it a momentum in the real world, especially through mainstream news media. This article made a concerted...