Media controversy : breakthroughs in research and practice / Information Resources Management Association, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Information Resources Management Association, contributor.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Social aspects.

Mass media.

Mass media--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 volumes (814 pages)) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Hershey, Pennsylvania : IGI Global, [2020]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"This book examines the effect of conflicting opinions and views of news outlets and other mass media outlets on cultures, individuals, and groups. It also examines the role of the internet, mobile phones, and other digital platforms in creating an environment for discussing and sharing the latest controversial news"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Volume I. Section 1. Media advocacy. Chapter 1. Mediating social media's ambivalences in the context of informational capitalism ; Chapter 2. Trans-national advocacy and the hashtag black lives matter: globalisation and reception in the UK and France ; Chapter 3. Rethinking media engagement strategies for social change in Africa: context, approaches, and implications for development communication ; Chapter 4. With a little help from my friends: the Irish radio industry's strategic appropriation of facebook for commercial growth ; Chapter 5. The personalized and personal "mass" media from "we-broadcast" to "we-chat": reflection on the case of bi fujian incident ; Chapter 6. Radical political communication and social media: the case of the Mexican yosoy132 ; Chapter 7. The resistance of memories and the story of resistance: July 15 coup attempt and social movement in Turkey

Section 2. Media and social platform. Chapter 8. We the new media: the disruption of social media in interpersonal and collective communication ; Chapter 9. Social media as public political instrument ; Chapter 10. The politics of immersive storytelling: virtual reality and the logics of digital ecosystems

Section 3. Media credibility. Chapter 11. Modeling rumors in twitter: an overview ; Chapter 12. Contribution of mindfulness to individuals' tendency to believe and share social media content ; Chapter 13. Arabic rumours identification by measuring the credibility of Arabic tweet content

Section 4. Media representation and bias. Chapter 14. Exploring the complexities associated to victimization: addressing media sensationalism and race ; Chapter 15. Racial spectacle and campus climate: media representations and Asian international student perceptions at U.S. colleges ; Chapter 16. Portrayal of women in Nollywood films and the role of women in national development ; Chapter 17. The digital politics of pain: exploring female voices in Afghanistan ; Chapter 18. Islamaphobic discourse and interethnic conflict: the influence of news media coverage of the ISIS beheadings on identity processes and intergroup attitudes

Section 5. Media transparency and press freedom. Chapter 19. The uses of science statistics in the news media and on daily life ; Chapter 20. Naming crime suspects in the news: "seek truth and report it" vs. "minimizing harm" ; Chapter 21. Mediatized witnessing and the ethical imperative of capture ; Chapter 22. Online free expression and its gatekeepers

Volume II. Chapter 23. Information control, transparency, and social media: implications for corruption ; Chapter 24. Free speech, press freedom, and democracy in Ghana: a conceptual and historical overview ; Chapter 25. Press freedom and socio-economic issues in the Nigerian and Ugandan democratic landscape

Section 6. Role of media in politics. Chapter 26. Neo-populist scandal and social media: the Finnish olli immonen affair ; Chapter 27. Interacting with whom?: Swedish parliamentarians on twitter during the 2014 elections ; Chapter 28. Understanding the role of media in South Asia ; Chapter 29. Social media and the public sphere in China: a case study of political discussion on weibo after the Wenzhou high-speed rail derailment accident ; Chapter 30. Media mediate sentiments: exploratory analysis of tweets posted before, during, and after the great East Japan earthquake ; Chapter 31. The role of mass media in women's participation in 2013 Kenya general election ; Chapter 32. Kenya's difficult political transitions ethnicity and the role of media ; Chapter 33. Media coverage of the 2009 Afghan presidential election ; Chapter 34. ISIS discourse in radical Islamic online news media in Indonesia: supporter or opponent ; Chapter 35. The press and the emergent political class in Nigeria: media, elections, and democracy ; Chapter 36. Ethical and legal challenges of election reporting in Nigeria: a study of four general elections, 1999-2011 ; Chapter 37. Communicating democracy through participatory radio in Nigeria: the question of political economy

Section 7. Role of media in public health. Chapter 38. Social media and infectious disease perceptions in a multicultural society ; Chapter 39. Media campaign on exclusive breastfeeding: awareness, perception, and acceptability among mothers in Anambra State, Nigeria ; Chapter 40. Awareness and education on viral infections in Nigeria using edutainment

Section 8. This content was retracted. Chapter 41. The Benefits and challenges of new media for intercultural conflict ; Chapter 42. Art, values, and conflict waged in satirical cartoons: the 10-year rhetorical crisis ; Chapter 43. Postracial justice and the trope of the "race riot" ; Chapter 44. Using media to resolve media engendered ethnic conflicts in multiracial societies: the case of somalis of Kenyan origin ; Chapter 45. Boko Haram insurgency in Cameroon: role of mass media in conflict management.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781522598701

OCLC:

1224945436