Civic Discourse

Intercultural, International, and Global Media, Volume 2
Herausgeber: Sitaram, K. S.; Prosser, Michael

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Presents thought provoking chapters on subjects of vital importance in our intercultural and international arena.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 524
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 787g
• ISBN-13: 9781567504170
• ISBN-10: 1567504175
• Artikelnr.: 21548863

Autorenporträt

MICHAEL PROSSER is Kern Professor in Communications at the Rochester Institute of Technology and Professor at the University of Virginia. He is the series editor for Civic Dicourse for the Third Millennium published by Ablex. K. S. SITARAM is Professor of Radio-Television at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He was the founding chair of the Intercultural and Development Communication Division of the International Communication Association. He is co-editor of Civic Discourse: Multiculturalism, Cultural Diversity, and Global Communication from Ablex.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
SECTION I OVERVIEW: CYBERSPACE, CYBERNETICS, CYBERPOWER
Values and the Limits of the Global Media in the Age of Cyberspace, Tapio
Varis
The Ideology of Technology on the World Wide Web: The "Blue Ribbon
Campaign" in a Global Context, James Brant McOmber
Finding Resources for the Study of Multiculturalism on the Internet, Mark
W. Anderson and Charles Kingsley
Virtual Community as Rhetorical Vision and Its American Roots, Sorin Matei
Communicating in Cyberspace: Internet Users and a Canadian Publication Ban,
David J. Schaefer
Cyberspace and Cultural Identity-A Case Study of Cybercommunity of Chinese
Students in the United States, Wei Wu
The Text of New Relationships: Building Deaf Community in E-Space, Chris
Stephenson
Interactive Multimedia and Multiculturalism: An Exploratory Study, Charles
Kingsley
SECTION II OVERVIEW: NORTH AMERICAN MEDIA
International News for Kids: Defining the World for Atlanta's Children,
Elizabeth P. Lester and Usha Raman
International Students' Perceptions of Americans via U.S. Mass Media,
Daradirek Ekachai, Norman S. Greer, and Mary Hinchcliff-Pelias
Portrayals of Post-Communist Romania in United States Newspapers and
Magazines, Mihai C. Bocarnea, Benson P. Fraser, and William J. Brown
Adult Critical Viewing Skills in a Global Media Environment: Implications
for the Information Age, David J. Schaefer
The "Dream Team" of Martin Luther King and Television: How King Used
Television to Counter Stereotypes and Enhance His Anti-Racism Message,
Barry Pollick
A Survey of Radio Programming Targeted toward Gay/Lesbian Audiences, Phylis
Johnson, Dhyana Ziegler, and Chuck Hoy
SECTION III OVERVIEW: INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL MEDIA
The Effects of Transnational Television Programming on Worldwide Cultural
Diversity, Leo A. Gher
Irish Music as World Music: Changing Audiences for Traditional Irish Music
in the Twentieth Century, Catherine Curran
Tanzania's Emerging Press and Women Journalists: An Ethnographic Beginning,
Melinda B. Robins and Elizabeth P. Lester
Media Reactions to "Bloody Wednesday" in Swaziland, Michael H. Prosser
Political Order and Social Control as Agendas: The Case of India's
Doordarshan, Shashidhar Nanjundaiah
Cultural Imperialism in Foreign Television, Raj Kumar
The Power of Foreign Images: Intercultural Signs in Japanese Television
Advertising, Michael L. Maynard
Interethnic and Nationalistic Divergence in the Middle East and Higher
Education Delivery Systems-Problems and Resolutions, Leo A. Gher
An Ethnography of Technology Transfer in the Philippines: A Case Study of
the Agriculture Sector, Edna D. Garzon
Structured Perceptions of United States-China Relations, John M. Bublic
SECTION IV OVERVIEW: COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN MEDIA
Individual, Organizational, and Societal Influences on Media Role
Perceptions: A Comparative Study of Journalists in China, Taiwan, and the
United States, Jian-Hua Zhu, David Weaver, Ven-hwei Lo, Chongshan Chen, and
Wei Wu
Where's the Truth? A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Chinese and American
Newspaper Coverage of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Bonney Rega and
Lulu Rodriguez
Episodes in Culture Clash: Interactions between Japanese and North American
TV Newscasters, Ray T. Donahue
Television News as Cultural Products: The Cases of Finland and the United
States, Ritva Levo-Henriksson
Flow of Intercultural Information via Electronic Media in Scandinavia,
Juhani Wiio
Sami Radio in Northern Scandinavia, Tapio Varis
Intercultural Discourses: A Look at the Future of Global Communication,
John M. Bublic
Epilogue: The Intercuturalness of Electronic Communications, K. S. Sitaram
About the Editors
About the Authors
Author Index
Subject Index