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From Western TV Sets to Chinese Online Streaming Services: English Language TV Series in Mainland China

Xiaoran Zhang

Participations: Journal of Audience & Reception Studies, volume 16, issue 2 (2019), pp. 220-242

"In the age of multiple screens, online streaming has in the 2010s become the most significant way of consuming overseas television programs in Mainland China. Due to rather strict government policy and censorship, foreign television series are presently only legally distributed and circulated on li ... more

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Harmful Disinformation in Southeast Asia: “Negative Campaigning”, “Information Operations” and “Racist Propaganda” – Three Forms of Manipulative Political Communication in Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand

Melanie Radue

Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia, volume 18, issue 2 (2019), pp. 68-89

"When comparing media freedom in Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand, so-called “fake news” appears as threats to a deliberative (online) public sphere in these three diverse contexts. However, “racist propaganda”, “information operations” and “negative campaigning” might be more accurat ... more

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Global Digital Cultures: Perspectives from South Asia

Aswin Punathambekar, Sriram Mohan (eds.)

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press (2019), viii, 317 pp.

"Digital media histories are part of a global network, and South Asia is a key nexus in shaping the trajectory of digital media in the twenty-first century. Digital platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, and others are deeply embedded in the daily lives of millions of people around the world, shaping ho ... more

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Collaborating with Refugees: Power, Ethics and Reciprocity in Documentary Filmmaking

Mandy Hughes

Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media, issue 18 (2019), pp. 160-174

"Representing stories through documentary film can offer a means to convey multilayered and sensory accounts of the lived experiences of people in extreme transition, especially former refugees. However, along with the potential of this medium comes the responsibility to engage with participants in ... more

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Who's Listening? From Centre to Periphery. Understanding Narratives on Interethnic Sentiment at the Cambodian Border Through Facilitative Listening Design

Melissa Martin, Karen Simbulan (eds.)

Phnom Penh: Women Peace Makers (2019), 112 pp.

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When Celebrities Speak: A Nationwide Twitter Experiment Promoting Vaccination in Indonesia

Vivi Alatas, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Markus Mobius, Benjamin A. Olken, Cindy Paladines

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) (2019), 55 pp.

"Celebrity endorsements are often sought to influence public opinion. We ask whether celebrity endorsement per se has an effect beyond the fact that their statements are seen by many, and whether on net their statements actually lead people to change their beliefs. To do so, we conducted a nationwid ... more

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Information and Communication Technology for Agriculture in the People's Republic of China

Manila: Asian Development Bank (ADB) (2019), xii, 67 pp.

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Digital Media and Information Literacy Framework

Singapore: Ministry of Communications and Information (2019), 73 pp.

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Transnational Media: Concepts and Cases

Suman Mishra, Rebecca Kern-Stone (eds.)

Newark: Wiley (2019), ix, 246 pp.

"Transnational Media: Concepts and Cases provides a clear and engaging overview of media communication from a global and a region-based perspective. Rather than focusing on just complex theories and industry-specific analyses, this unique book offers an inclusive, comparative approach to both journa ... more

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Futuros Criativos: Economia e Criatividade em Angola, Moçambique e Timor-Leste

Empreza Di’ak, Marta Lança, Orlando Garcia, Sara Almeida, Sara Moreira, Vanessa Rodrigues

Lisboa: ACEP Associação para a Cooperação Entre os Povos (2019), 231 pp.

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#journodefender: Turning Trolling Against Journalists on its Head

Marika Griehsel, Christer L. Pettersson et al.

Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2019), 83 pp.

"This report describes and analyses how online propaganda against journalists across the world - through hate, harassment, threats and fabricated news – undermines independent reporting, sows doubt among the public and makes journalists, in particular female journalists, open for online attacks an ... more

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China's Digital Rise: Challenges for Europe

Kristin Shi-Kupfer, Mareike Ohlberg

Berlin: Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) (2019), 55 pp.

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Citizen Journalism in China

Xin Zeng, Stuart Allan, Savyasaachi Jain, An Nguyen (eds.)

Global Media and China, volume 4, issue 1 (2019), pp. 3-124

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Catalysing Social Change in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Evaluating the LIN Model of Participatory Community Development

Chau Doan-Bao, Evangelia Papoutsaki, Giles Dodson

Community Development Journal, volume 54, issue 3 (2019), pp. 519-540

"In communication for social change, a catalyst can play an important role in creating dialogue within the community, leading to collective actions and providing solutions for common problems. In urban communities of developing countries, this role is more essential because of the complexities of ur ... more

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Philippines: Media Landscape

Pauline Estella, Martin Löffelholz

Maastricht; Brussels: European Journalism Centre (2019)

"The Philippine media landscape is full of contradictions. On one hand, it joins the global trend of technological disruptions ushering changes in the media economy, profession, and consumption. On the other hand, persistent socio-economic inequalities and the urban/rural gap limit the potential of ... more

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Reporting Human Rights, Conflicts, and Peacebuilding: Critical and Global Perspectives

Ibrahim Seaga Shaw, Senthan Selvarajah (eds.)

Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan (2019), xxi, 280 pp.

"This book focuses on the reporting of human rights in broadly defined times of conflict. It brings together scholarly and professional perspectives on the role of the media in constructing human rights and peacebuilding options in conflict and post-conflict environments, drawing on case studies fro ... more

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China's Pursuit of a New World Media Order
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Cédric Alviani

Paris: Reporters Without Borders (2019), 51 pp.

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Mediatized Religion in Asia: Studies on Digital Media and Religion

Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, Xenia Zeiler (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2019), xv, 231 pp.

"This edited volume discusses mediatized religion in Asia, examining the intensity and variety of constructions and processes related to digital media and religion in Asia today. Individual chapters present case studies from various regions and religious traditions in Asia, critically discussing the ... more

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Precarity and Risk in Myanmar's Media: A Longitudinal Analysis of Natural Disaster Coverage by 'The Irrawaddy'

Susan Banki, Ja Seng Ing

In: Myanmar Media in Transition: Legacies, Challenges and Change

Lisa Brooten; Jane Madlyn McElhone; Gayathry Venkiteswaran (eds.)

Singapore: ISEAS (2019), pp. 177-200

"In this chapter we use the twin concepts of precarity and mobilization to explore the tensions associated with media reporting about Myanmar over time, analysing the reporting of the (formerly) exiled media publication The Irrawaddy. The chapter explores coverage through an examination of the sourc ... more

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Myanmar's Pop Music Industry in Transition

Heather MacLachlan

In: Myanmar Media in Transition: Legacies, Challenges and Change

Lisa Brooten; Jane Madlyn McElhone; Gayathry Venkiteswaran (eds.)

Singapore: ISEAS (2019), pp. 267-286

"I begin this chapter with a review of the scholarly literature on music scenes during and after political transitions. Next, I report on how Myanmar's popular music scene developed in the immediate wake of the cancellation of censorship. I argue that the popular music scene is being significantly a ... more

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