Media, Mass Communication and Society

259 Pages·2015·17.29 MB·English

Media, Mass Communication
and Society
Trystan Summers
Media, Mass Communication and Society

Media, Mass Communication
and Society
Edited by Trystan Summers
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Contents
Preface IX
Chapter 1 Design Characteristics in International News Coverage:
A Comparison between the U.S. and Brazil 1
Danny Paskin
Chapter 2 Role of Women Health and Reproductive Health in women Empowerment 7
Nadir Anvarbhai Dawoodani
Chapter 3 Humor on Pause: How Political Cartoonists Satirize Tragedy 10
Bush L
Chapter 4 The Media, Ethnicity and Regional Development in the Lake Victoria Basin 21
Charles Ongadi Nyambuga and David Odhiambo Onuong’a
Chapter 5 Negativity in a Twitter Age: How Politicians are Adapting to Social Media 26
Mia Moody, Liz Cohen and Claire Fournon
Chapter 6 Journalistic Slanting of the Governor Chris Ngige and Chris Uba Prebendal
Political Conflict in South-Eastern Nigeria, 2004-2006 33
Muyiwa Popoola
Chapter 7 Is Ugly the New Beautiful? An Investigation of Perceptions of Beauty by
Young Female Viewers of Ugly Betty in the US 43
Erin L Ryan
Chapter 8 Political Godfather-Son Conflict in South-Western Nigeria, 2004-2006:
The Role of the Press 49
Muyiwa Popoola
Chapter 9 New Yoruba Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions: A New Mode of Communicating
New Concepts and Ideas on Radio 60
Dayo Akanmu
Chapter 10 How Relevant is the ‘Terror Frame’ for Discussing Media Coverage of
Iraq in 2013? A Preliminary Study 66
Martin Hirst
Chapter 11 What Say the Human Wisdom, the Philosophy and Culture and What Says the
Bible on the Sense of the Human Life, on its Destination 73
Olkhovsky VS
Chapter 12 The Role of Community Radio in Empowering Women in India 79
Yalala N
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Chapter 13 Time and Eternity in Science, in General Culture and in the Christianity 83
Olkhovsky VS
Chapter 14 Photojournalism in Pakistan: Ethics and Responsibilities Analysis of
Urdu Newspapers Front Pages 92
Muhammad Wasim Akbar, Muhammad Riaz Raza, Shahid Hussain and Zafar Ali
Chapter 15 Critical Analysis of the Level of Subjectivity and Objectivity While
Reporting Kashmir Conflict: Comparative Study of Newspapers of
Two Provinces of Jammu and Kashmir State 96
Pardeep Singh Bali
Chapter 16 Mass Media of Communication and Environmental Problems:
Islamic Religious Communication Solutions Perspectives 103
Olayiwola ARO
Chapter 17 Coverage of Black versus White Males in Local Television News Lead Stories 110
Trina T Creighton, Curtis L Walker and Mark R Anderson
Chapter 18 Portrayal of Punjab Emergency Service Rescue 1122 in Leading Urdu Media of
Pakistan (A Content Analysis of News Coverage of Nawaiwaqt and Express) 117
Hussain S, Naz A. A. and Shabir G
Chapter 19 Political Visuals Dominate in the Vernacular News Papers: “A Content Analysis
of Front Page Political Visuals of Leading Indian Newspapers” 121
Pradeep Kumar Tewari
Chapter 20 Media and Development in Rural Kashmir 127
Bali PS
Chapter 21 Media Analysis of Women’s Participation in Politics 130
Shafqat Munir, Hassan Shehzad and Aoun Sahi
Chapter 22 Role of Television in Child Development 140
B. P. Mahesh Chandra Guru, Aabid Nabi and Raja Raslana
Chapter 23 Portrayal of Pakistan in the New York Times and the Washington Post:
A Study of Editorials during 2008 to 2010 145
Ghulam Shabir, Tanveer Hussain and Yasir Waseem Iqbal
Chapter 24 Local or Not? The Impact of Political System Factors on Media Election Coverage 149
Bengt Johansson and Erik Wettergren Mörtenberg
Chapter 25 Role of Mass Media in Setting Agenda and Manufacturing Consent:
A Study on Wars to Rise of Radical Group (Hefajat-e-Islam) in Bangladesh 154
Samia Rahman and Syed Mahfujul Haque Marjan
Chapter 26 Programmatic Communication for Religious Peace in Nigeria:
Lessons Learned from Indonesia 162
Nnamdi C Nwanyanwu, Nwokezi J Ikoro and Samuel C Eke
Chapter 27 Working Conditions of Journalists in District Swat at the End of Militancy 167
Yasir Waseem Lqbal and Qazi Farman Ullah
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Chapter 28 Role of Alternative Media in Empowerment of Women 176
Geeta Kashyap
Chapter 29 Association among Domestic Activities, Culture and Role of Educated Women
and Cable Television in War Affected Area Swat 179
Sajjad Ali, Muhammad Shahzad, Zahid Khan and Junaid Nazir
Chapter 30 Development Support Communication: Problems and Suggestions 182
Aamir Shahzad and Bokhari SA
Chapter 31 Gender Matters: Eritrean Women and Mediated Messages of
Foreign Television Channel 188
Indira M and Vijayalakshmi P
Chapter 32 Media Ownership and Control Versus Press Freedom in a Democratic Africa 199
Ali A
Chapter 33 Fragile Democracy, Indications of Failed State and Lack of Good Governance:
Perspective Bangladesh 204
Samia Rahman and Syed Mahfujul Haque Marjan
Chapter 34 Socio, Economic and Cultural Impact of Soap Operas on Home Makers
(A Study in Andhra Pradesh) 212
Anitha K
Chapter 35 Silence-Violence Cycle: Perception Expression Model of Minority Community 218
Achyut Aryal
Chapter 36 M-Theory of Communication: Search for Superstructure and
Substructure Nature of Communication Including Models 222
Achyut Aryal
Chapter 37 Mitigating Insider Threat and Avoiding Unauthorized Knowledge Acquirement
Using Acquaintance Based Threat Prediction Graph 226
Annamma Monisha I and Grace Selvarani
Chapter 38 Subverting Democracy and Thwarting Social Change, an Examination into the
Latin American Mass Media 232
Antonio Castillo
Chapter 39 The Concept and Philosophy of Community Radio Stations in the
Kenyan Context 237
Peter Kibe Ngugi and Charles Kinyua
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Preface
Media and mass communication are the most significant modes of public information delivery and provide platforms
for discussion of socially relevant issues. The chapters included in this book provide comprehensive insights into this
field by discussing topics such as globalization, cultural and social impact of media, news and infotainment, types
of media, public opinion, and emerging trends in media and communication technology. Various theories and
researches have been included in this book that will enhance the understanding of this topic. It is appropriate for
students seeking detailed information as well as for professionals engaged in this area.
This book is a comprehensive compilation of works of different researchers from varied parts of the world. It
includes valuable experiences of the researchers with the sole objective of providing the readers (learners) with a
proper knowledge of the concerned field. This book will be beneficial in evoking inspiration and enhancing the
knowledge of the interested readers.
In the end, I would like to extend my heartiest thanks to the authors who worked with great determination on their
chapters. I also appreciate the publisher’s support in the course of the book. I would also like to deeply acknowledge
my family who stood by me as a source of inspiration during the project.
Editor
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