In view of the tumultuous, conflictual, and divisive global environment; Russia’s military attack on Ukraine; and anti-government uprisings in Iran and elsewhere, this timely book explores the crucial roles that media, war, religion, and politics play in impacting people and forming public opinion around the world.Prominent and accomplished experts in media, communication, politics, journalism, international relations, global studies, and cultural studies around the globe come together to present a vital resource for all decision-makers at local, national, and international levels. Multicultural and multidisciplinary contributors methodically research, assess, write, and present their findings through a variety of content and discourse analysis.This significant collaborative book provides a valuable and much-needed global discourse and analysis of our increasingly divided nations and world. In this eclectic and multidisciplinary volume, contributors focus on various issues including the rise of nationalism, militarism, fake news, climate crisis, media corporations, economic inequalities, inequality, refugee crisis, cultural representations, social media, human interactions, information warfare, propaganda, and emergence of a new world order.
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IntroductionYahya R. Kamalipour, North Carolina A&T State UniversityJohn V. Pavlik, Rutgers, the State University of New JerseyI. The Global Context1. Contemporary Geopolitics, War, and Media: A Historical ContextLee B. Artz, Purdue University NorthwestII. Political Ideologies2. Revisiting the Clash of Civilizations’ Debate: What has Changed 30 Years Later?Raymond Taras, Tulane UniversityIII. Social Media and Politics3. Censorship, Social Media Corporations, and their Connections with US Foreign Policy Think TanksDavid J. Park, Florida International University4. The world leaders on social mediaAlexander Laskin, Quinnipiac UniversityIV. Media and Propaganda5. Propaganda: Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News, and ManipulationMarina Vujnovic, Monmouth University, and Dean Kruckeberg, University of North Carolina Charlotte V. Media and Conflicts6. Russia, Ukraine, and the Court of Public OpinionRichard Gershon, Western Michigan University7. Reporting War and Conflict: Global South Versus Global North News FramesMaha Bashri, United Arab Emirates University, Al AinVI. Woman, Life, Freedom: The 2022 Uprisings in Iran8. “Say Her Name, Mahsa Amini!” An Overview of The Woman, Life, Freedom Movement in IranNegin Hosseini Goodrich, Purdue University West LafayetteVII. Media and Representation9. Critical Analysis of Islam in the Western Press: An Islamophobic PerspectiveSyed Abdul Siraj and Hina Nawaz, Bahria University, Pakistan10. Image of Russia in American mediaGreydina Nadezhda, Pyatigorsk State University, RussiaVIII. Climate Crisis11. Local Crises, Global Catastrophes: Australian Media Responses to Permanent CrisisHart Cohen and Myra Gurney, Western Sydney University, and Antonio Castillo, RMIT University, Australia12. Climate Change, Clean Energy, and the Purification of SocietyScott L. Montgomery, University of Washington, SeattleIX. International Agreements and Treaties13. NATO Resurgent: Will the Ukrainian Conflict Revitalize NATO for the Long-Term?Richard Rupp, Purdue University NorthwestX. Global Information Warfare14. Cyberspace and Information Warfare - The Threats to Democracy, Governance and National SecurityRobin Maria Valeri, St. Bonaventure University, and Binneh Minteh, Salem State UniversityAbout the editorsAbout the contributorsIndex
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ISBN
9781538181843
Publisert
2023-08-15
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Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield
Vekt
599 gr
Høyde
238 mm
Bredde
158 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
302

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Yahya R. Kamalipour is a professor of communications and former chair of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, North Carolina A&T State University, USA. Profiled in the Contemporary Authors, he has published eighteen books, including the acclaimed Global Media Perceptions of the United States: The Trump Effect, Global Communication: A Multicultural Perspective (3rd edition), Global Discourse in Fractured Times, and Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age. He is founding director of the Global Media Journals network and founding president of the Global Communication Association.

John V. Pavlik is professor of journalism and media studies at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA. His books include Disruption and Digital Journalism, Journalism inthe Age of Virtual Reality, Converging Media, Media in the Digital Age, Journalism and New Media and The People’s Right to Know. He is co-developer of the Situated Documentary, a form of location-based storytelling using Augmented Reality and 360-degree video. He has served as a judge of the Emmy Awards for excellence in television news and documentaries for more than three decades.