AMIC News Letter

	AMIC Newsletter: December 2012

	AMIC MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 2013 AMIC would like to extend its appreciation to its members who have renewed their membership for 2013. Past members are kindly reminded to send in their renewals to continue their membership benefits, please contact Ms Ivy at membership@amic.org.sg. MEDIA ASIA VOL 39 NO 3: Released on 26 November This issue contains an eclectic mix of articles addressing issues ranging from journalism education for Central Asia, crisis communication in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, online public opinion in China to film censorship in India. Read more >>here	AMIC's Asian Communication Handbook Bags Top Book Prize at the 2012 Asian Publishing Awards The flagship publication of the Asian Media Communication and Information Centre (AMIC) -- “Asian Communication Handbook (6th Edition)” won the BEST BOOK AWARD in Asian Media Industry category of the 2012 Asian Publishing Awards. The awarding ceremony was held at the Crowne Plaza, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last November 30. Board of Management Chairman Cherian George received the award in behalf of AMIC. According to the organizers, some 134 entrees vied for the 17 Awards that were given away that evening. The book, edited by former AMIC Secretary-General Sundeep R. Muppidi, is considered a mandatory read in the development communications in the Asia-Pacific region. It has two approaches in the discussion of communication: The first section entitled, “Theoretical Perspectives,” tackles issues pertaining to the need to integrate new paradigms in media delivery and audience behaviour through the integration of community oriented, culture intensive and context specific research criteria. The second section on “Mediascapes” profiles 26 countries from the Asia-Pacific region containing information on the current media and communication scene. Dr Sundeep R. Muppidi, Chief Editor of the publication, says "I am very happy and excited that the Asian Communication Handbook has won the most outstanding project award in the Best Book on the Asian Media Industry category. The book has involved a lot of work and this recognition is a testimony to the significant theoretical contributions of all the authors. I wish to thank them and UNESCO while acknowledging the hard work of the research team at AMIC that helped in the completion of this project.” Meanwhile, taking second spot in the same category was “Freedom from the Press: Journalism and State Power in Singapore”, a book written by the Chairman of AMIC’s Board of Management, Associate Professor Cherian George. This annual event saw 157 projects from 34 companies in eight countries vying for the Awards that were presented this evening at the Asian Publishing Convention gala dinner.

AMIC MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 2013

AMIC would like to extend its appreciation to its members who have renewed their membership for 2013.

Past members are kindly reminded to send in their renewals to continue their membership benefits,
please contact Ms Ivy at membership@amic.org.sg.

MEDIA ASIA VOL 39 NO 3: Released on 26 November

This issue contains an eclectic mix of articles addressing issues ranging from journalism education for Central Asia, crisis communication in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, online public opinion in China to film censorship in India.

Read more >>here

AMIC's Asian Communication Handbook Bags Top Book Prize at the 2012 Asian Publishing Awards

The flagship publication of the Asian Media Communication and Information Centre (AMIC) -- “Asian Communication Handbook (6th Edition)” won the BEST BOOK AWARD in Asian Media Industry category of the 2012 Asian Publishing Awards. The awarding ceremony was held at the Crowne Plaza, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last November 30. Board of Management Chairman Cherian George received the award in behalf of AMIC. According to the organizers, some 134 entrees vied for the 17 Awards that were given away that evening. The book, edited by former AMIC Secretary-General Sundeep R. Muppidi, is considered a mandatory read in the development communications in the Asia-Pacific region. It has two approaches in the discussion of communication: The first section entitled, “Theoretical Perspectives,” tackles issues pertaining to the need to integrate new paradigms in media delivery and audience behaviour through the integration of community oriented, culture intensive and context specific research criteria. The second section on “Mediascapes” profiles 26 countries from the Asia-Pacific region containing information on the current media and communication scene.

Dr Sundeep R. Muppidi, Chief Editor of the publication, says "I am very happy and excited that the Asian Communication Handbook has won the most outstanding project award in the Best Book on the Asian Media Industry category. The book has involved a lot of work and this recognition is a testimony to the significant theoretical contributions of all the authors. I wish to thank them and UNESCO while acknowledging the hard work of the research team at AMIC that helped in the completion of this project.”

Meanwhile, taking second spot in the same category was “Freedom from the Press: Journalism and State Power in Singapore”, a book written by the Chairman of AMIC’s Board of Management, Associate Professor Cherian George.

This annual event saw 157 projects from 34 companies in eight countries vying for the Awards that were presented this evening at the Asian Publishing Convention gala dinner.

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