Articles published in Volume 48, Number 2 (June 2021) of Media Asia

Articles published in Volume 48, Number 2 (June 2021) of Media Asia

Apr 26, 2021 | Announcements, Call for Papers, Media Asia, News, Publications

Articles published in Volume 48, Number 2 (June 2021) of Media Asia

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Editor’s Note: These are the articles included in Volume 48, Number 2 (June 2021) of our peer reviewed journal Media Asia. The information is provided to guide researchers in properly citing these articles.

Issue Title: Rundown on lockdowns and crackdowns

 

Editorial

Arao, D. A. (2021, June). The lowdown on lockdowns and crackdowns. Media Asia, 48(2), 85-88.

https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1904327

 

Articles

Zhang, R. (2021, June). How media politicize COVID-19 lockdowns: a case study comparing frame use in the 

coverage of Wuhan and Italy lockdowns by The New York Times. Media Asia, 48(2), 89 107. https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1884518

Manalo, J. A. IV, Nidoy, M. G. M., & Corpuz, D. C. P. (2021, June). Knee deep in the Hoopla: Analyzing reportage of the

weevil-infested rice issue in the Philippines. Media Asia, 48(2), 108-122. https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1902648

Zhang, D. (2021, June). The media and think tanks in China: The construction and propagation of a think tank.

Media Asia, 48(2), 123-138. https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1899785

Commentaries

Astorga-Garcia, M. (2021, June). Surviving media repression before and during Martial Law in the Philippines.

Media Asia, 48(2), 139-143. https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1881874

 

Reviews

Sarwatay, D. (2021, June). Alternative approaches to studying media policymaking in the Global South (review of Community Radio Policies

in South Asia by Preeti Raghunath). Media Asia, 48(2), 144-147. https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1881288

Sanyal, D. (2021, June). Hollywood with a K: Review of Reel World by A. Pandian. Media Asia, 48(2), 148-150.

https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1877914

Sanyal, D. (2021, June). Beyond the gendered chessboard: review of the miniseries The Queen’s Gambit. Media Asia, 48(2), 151-152.

https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1881289

Sanyal, D. (2021, June). Food for thought: Film review of The Lunchbox. Media Asia, 48(2). 153-154.

https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1881284

    Articles published in Volume 48, Number 1 (March 2021) of Media Asia

    Articles published in Volume 48, Number 1 (March 2021) of Media Asia

    Mar 18, 2021 | Announcements, Call for Papers, Media Asia, News, Publications

    Articles published in

    Volume 48, Number 1 (March 2021) of Media Asia

    Articles published in Volume 48, Number 1 (March 2021) of Media Asia

    Editor’s Note: These are the articles included in Volume 48, Number 1 (March 2021) of our peer reviewed journal Media Asia. The information is provided to guide researchers in properly citing these articles.

    Issue Title: Pandemic semantics

     

    Editorial

    Arao, D. A. (2021, March). Pandemic discourse. Media Asia, 48(1), 1-4.

    https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1881290

     

    Articles

    Raj, A., Anjali, R., & Goswami, M. P. (2021, March). Migrants, miseries, and media: measuring the

    prominence of the miseries of migrants in the coverage of leading Indian English dailies during

    COVID-19. Media Asia, 48(1), 5-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1881283

    Gyamfi, P. A. (2021, March). Comparative analysis of CNN coverage of weather-related disasters in

    USA, Japan, and India. Media Asia, 48(1), 21-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1881281

    Watanabe, H. (2021, March). The discursive construction of the international dispute over the East

    China Sea: A multimodal analysis of evaluations in online newspaper editorials in the Chinese and Japanese press. Media Asia, 48(1), 34-57. https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1881282

     

    Commentaries

    Kanozia, R., Kaur, S., & Arya, R. (2021, March). Infodemic during the COVID-19 lockdown in India.

    Media Asia, 48(1), 58-66. https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1881286

    Young, S. (2021, March). Internet, Facebook, competing political narratives, and political control in

    Cambodia. Media Asia, 48(1), 67-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1881285

     

    Reviews

    Tandon, L. (2021, March). Defending the Web: Review of Reset by Ronald Deibert. Media Asia, 48(1),

    77-79. https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1881287

    Shantharaju, S. (2021, March). The unrealized addiction: review of the book Irresistible by Adam Alter.

    Media Asia, 48(1), 80-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2020.1855826

    Sanyal, D. (2021, March). Not so shining (film review of Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamatke Sitare).

    Media Asia, 48(1), 82-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2020.1857102

      Media and the “New Normal”

      Media and the “New Normal”

      Jan 18, 2021 | Announcements, Call for Papers, Media Asia, News, Publications

      Media Asia
      published by AMIC and Routledge Taylor & Francis Group

      Media and the “New Normal”

      SPECIAL CALL FOR PAPERS

      If you’re researching the “new normal,” perhaps the normal thing to do is to consider Media Asia.

      The peer reviewed journal is published by the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) and Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. Established in 1974, it focuses on studies and practices in journalism, advertising, public relations, entertainment and other aspects of media in Asia.

      Manuscripts should analyze issues related to the media’s role in the “new normal” in Asia. These are some topics worth exploring:

       

      • “New normal” in the context of media studies (e.g., increasing role of the Internet, changing broadcast landscape, relevance of print)
      • Work-from-home arrangements of journalists and media workers

       

      • Changes in media production and distribution
      • Evolving media consumption
      • Marketing trends and the rise of e-commerce
      • Local governance, community communication and social media
      • Scientific and technical information seeking, dissemination and understanding
      • Media and mental health amid the changing environment
      • Media education and the new modes of learning
      • Intensification of digital divide within and among Asian countries
      • Online media and misinformation
      • Prevalence of hate speech and disinformation during lockdown and beyond
      • “New normal” as a tool to repress the media (e.g., lockdown as crackdown, censorship)
      • “New normal” and new “futures” (e.g., risk communication and behavior change)

      Authors are free to submit other topics related to the media and the “new normal.”

      Media Asia accepts original articles to be evaluated by at least two reviewers, as well as non-refereed commentaries and reviews of “new normal”-related books, films, TV shows, plays and other media. Original articles should not exceed 10,000 words, while non-refereed ones should have 1,500 words (if written journalistically) or 3,000 words (if written academically). Please note that original articles and academically written commentaries and reviews should use APA 7th edition citation style. For more details, please go to the Information for Authors section of Media Asia’s website (https://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journalCode=rmea20).

      Authors of refereed articles are assured of a fast turnaround time. Based on our journal accountability report for 2020 (https://amic.asia/media-asia-journal-accountability-report-january-december-2020/), the average number of days from submission to online publication of refereed articles is 161 days.

      For this special call for papers, Media Asia does not have a deadline because refereed manuscripts are published as soon as they pass the scrutiny of at least two reviewers. In the case of non-refereed ones, they are published once approved by the Editorial Board.

      Media Asia is indexed in Scopus, EBSCO Research Databases (Bibliography of Asian Studies, Associates Programs Source Plus, Communication & Mass Media Complete, Communication Source, Military Transition Support Center, Vocational Studies Complete), ProQuest (Business Premium Collection, Asian & European Business Collection, ProQuest Central, ProQuest Central Basic, ABI/INFORM Professional Advanced, SIRS Editorial, eLibrary), Dimensions, IngentaConnect and Informit.

      Interested authors may submit online at https://rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=RMEA.

      The journal’s editor is Danilo Araña Arao (University of the Philippines Diliman). The associate editors are Lisa Brooten (Southern Illinois University Carbondale), Pamela A. Custodio (University of the Philippines Los Baños), Roselyn Du (California State University Fullerton), Ma. Theresa M. Rivera (Far Eastern University Manila) and Nick Y. Zhang (Hong Kong Baptist University). The members of the Editorial Advisory Board are Sarah Cardey (University of Reading), Ataharul Chowdhury (University of Guelph), Minjeong Kim (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies), Srinivas Melkote (Bowling Green State University), Eunice Barbara C. Novio (Vongchavalitkul University) and Paromita Pain (University of Nevada Reno).

      For any questions, please send an email to media.asia@amic.asia. Follow Media Asia’s Twitter account on @MediaAsiaJourn.

      Media Asia Journal Accountability Report (January-December 2020)

      Media Asia Journal Accountability Report (January-December 2020)

      Jan 4, 2021 | Announcements, Media Asia, Publications

      Media Asia Journal Accountability Report Header

      Issues published in 2020

      Issues Published in 2020

      Comparative data of manuscripts received from 2016 to 2020
      (refereed articles only)

      Status of refereed and non-refereed manuscripts submitted in 2020

      Rejection data breakdown – refereed articles only

      Turnaround time

      Reviewer statistics

      EDITORIAL BOARD COMPOSITION

      MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2021

      1. Reconstituted editorial board consisting of five associate editors and one editor at the start of the year
      2. Arrested the backlog of pending manuscripts (i.e., the manuscripts pending with editors numbered 91 before the reconstitution of the new editorial board)
      3. Published the backlog of issues in 2018 and 2019 (three joint issues)
      4. Published the issues in 2020 (two joint issues)
      5. Implemented faster turnaround time in handling manuscripts and in replying to authors’ queries
      6. Indexed in Scopus (i.e., application was approved on 8 August 2020)

      OTHER ACTIVITIES

      1. Issued two calls for papers1. Issued two calls for papers
             a. Regular call for papers (5 February 2020)
             b. Special call for papers on media and the pandemic (19 May 2020)
      2. Redesigned cover starting with the 2020 issues
      3. Expanded editorial board to include an Editorial Advisory Board
      4. Revised correspondence templates to ensure more accurate messaging
      5. Updated T & F’s Media Asia website to ensure more accurate information, especially when it comes to journal indexing and abstracting
      6. Created @MediaAsiaJourn Twitter account (5 November 2020)

      PLANS FOR 2021

      1. Ensure publication of four issues (March, June, September, December)
      2. Sustain fast turnaround time

      Marikina City, Philippines
      2 January 2021

      Download Media Asia’s Repression/Assertion issue now

      Download Media Asia’s Repression/Assertion issue now

      Nov 5, 2020 | Announcements, Media Asia, Publications

      Media Asia 47 (1-2) cover

      Download Media Asia’s Repression/Assertion issue now

       

      “Repression/Assertion” is available for a limited time.

      From now until December 31, 2020, all contents of Media Asia’s Volume 47, Numbers 1-2 may be read and downloaded for free (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rmea20/47/1-2?nav=tocList).

      Media Asia is a quarterly peer reviewed journal published by the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) and Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.

      The “Repression/Assertion issue consists of one editorial, four refereed articles and three commentaries.

      Editorial: Realities of repression, intricacies of assertion
      By D. A. Arao, L. Brooten, P. Custodio, R. Du, M. T. M. Rivera, and N. Y. Zhang
      https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01296612.2020.1829364

      The danger of words: major challenges facing Myanmar journalists on reporting the Rohingya conflict
      By N. Lynn
      https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01296612.2020.1824569

      Work-related sexual harassment and coping techniques: the case of Indonesian female journalists
      By D. N. Simorangkir
      https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01296612.2020.1812175

      Social media and disinformation in war propaganda: how Afghan government and the Taliban use Twitter
      By H. M. Bahar
      https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01296612.2020.1822634

      How do leading companies in Greater China communicate CSR through corporate websites? A comparative study of mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
      By M. Zhao
      https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01296612.2020.1822635

      Commentary: COVID-19 and social-politics of medical misinformation on social media in Pakistan
      By M. Ittefaq, S. A. Hussain, and M. Fatima
      https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01296612.2020.1817264

      Commentary: Muzzling the media: the perils of the critical press in the Philippines
      By B. Puente
      https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01296612.2020.1818172

      Commentary: Growth of a young journalist amid the pandemic and media repression
      By Sammy Westfall
      https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01296612.2020.1824342

      Danilo Araña Arao (University of the Philippines Diliman) is the editor of Media Asia. The associate editors are Lisa Brooten (Southern Illinois University Carbondale), Pamela Custodio (University of the Philippines Los Baños), Roselyn Du (California State University Fullerton), Ma. Theresa M. Rivera (Far Eastern University Manila) and Nick Y. Zhang (Hong Kong Baptist University).

       

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      [Call for Book Chapter Abstracts] Environmental Journalism in the Global South

      Oct 24, 2020 | Announcements, Call for Papers, Member Updates, News

      Dear AMIC Members:

      We–Ramon Tuazon, Sadia Jamil and Therese San Diego Torres–are pleased to open the call for book chapter abstracts for our forthcoming publication, “Environmental Journalism in the Global South.” We invite you to submit your abstracts.

      Below are the details. We have also attached the PDF of the call here.

       

      Call for abstracts

      Environmental issues continue to grow in scope, indicating the timely need to address pressing areas of concern: global warming; climate change; food security and public health safety; overpopulation; water, land, and air pollution; increased carbon footprint; deforestation; and natural disasters. These issues go beyond the realm of science into the areas of politics, public policy, and economics. As environmental concerns grow, the need for a well-informed public becomes more critical (Jamil, 2020). Public opinion and perceptions about environmental issues are shaped by many sources including government and non-government organizations, the academe, and the media. Journalists and the news media, in particular, are among the important sources of information about the environment. A major challenge is how to convey complex concepts and impart a sense of urgency in addressing problems in a way that engages the reader. In the past two decades, environmental journalism has evolved to serve this purpose and has represented people’s diverse perceptions of the world. Over time, people have become more and more interested and concerned about what is happening in the environment. As more information comes to light about how environmental issues impact people and the globe, the interest in and recognition of the importance of environmental journalism have likewise increased. The rise in public awareness has translated to an even greater need for environmental journalism studies. Much of the work on environmental journalism has been done by Western scholars (Sachsman and Valenti, 2020; Valenti, 2017; Rogener and Wormer, 2017; Ale, 2015; Bodker and Neverla, 2014; Bodker, 2012; Carthew et al., 2012; Wyss, 2010; Frome, 1998), and limited attention has been paid in the Global South to reflect upon different aspects of environmental journalism (Acharya and Noronha, 2010). Thus, this edited volume welcomes contributions from scholars in the Global South to cover the following key areas:

      – Journalists’ attitudes and motivations towards environmental journalism;
      – The influence of contextual factors, such as religious, cultural, ethnic and socio-political environments, on journalists’ practice of environmental journalism;
      – Coverage of environmental issues by mainstream, ethnic and diasporic news media;
      – The role of religious, political and cultural factors in shaping and influencing news media discourses on diverse environmental issues;
      – Challenges and prospects for the practice of environmental journalism;
      – The role of economic, intellectual and technological resources to foster environmental journalism;
      – Environmental journalism pedagogy in the Global South.

      Submission details and guidelines:

      Please submit your abstract of 500-700 words by 20th November, 2020. All abstracts will be assessed based on:

      – Clarity of research problem;
      – Conceptual soundness of study;
      – Theoretical and methodological strength;
      – Contribution and impact of the study.

      Abstracts should be submitted to Dr. Sadia Jamil (sadia.jamil@ymail.com), Ramon Tuazon (ramon.tuazon@aijci.com) and Therese Patricia S. Torres (therese.torres@aijci.com). All authors should submit a bio of 200 words with complete institutional details when submitting their abstracts.

      Timeline

      – Abstract submission deadline: 20th November, 2020
      – Notification to author/s: 10th December, 2020
      – Full chapter submission: 15th April, 2021
      – Review process by editors: 16th April, 2021 – 15th May, 2021
      – Revision deadline: 1st July, 2021
      – Anticipated submission of full book manuscript: 30th September, 2021

      Publisher

      The full book will be submitted to Palgrave Macmillan in 2021 and is envisioned to be published as part of the ‘Palgrave Studies in Journalism and the Global South’ book series: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/16423 (series editors: Bruce Mutsvairo, Saba Bebawi and Eddy Borges-Rey).

      On behalf of Sadia Jamil and Therese San Diego Torres, I look forward to hearing from you. 

      Best regards,
      Ramon R. Tuazon