commbox Malaysia

Public Service Broadcasting and its Role in Raising Civic Consciousness: Case Studies from Asia

Sundeep R. Muppidi, Premila Manvi (eds.)

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) (2012), 148 pp.

"This book explores the role of media in democratic societies and specifically that of PSB's in Asia. It presents case studies from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kampuchea, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Macau, Sri Lanka, and Singapore. These studies document the Asian experience in PSB while exploring if there ... more

External Link (13)

Google Scholar (10)

WorldCat (7)

The Global Journalist in the 21st Century

David H. Weaver, Lars Willnat (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2012), 584 pp.

"The Global Journalist in the 21st Century systematically assesses the demographics, education, socialization, professional attitudes and working conditions of journalists in various countries around the world. This book updates the original Global Journalist (1998) volume with new data, adding more ... more

External Link (8)

Digital Media Preservation: Why Media Organizations Can’t Archive (and What They Can Do Instead)

Anthony Bouch

Arcata, Calif.; Washington, DC: Internews (2012), 40 pp.

"This study focuses on digital archive management and will review the current “state of play” in archive management for content creators. It includes both academic and industry research, as well as the results of site visits to nine media organizations located in Thailand, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and ... more

External Link (12)

Google Scholar (7)

WorldCat (7)

Methodological Pluralism: Interrogating Ethnic Identity and Diaspora Issues in Southeast Asia

Umi Khattab

In: The Handbook of Global Media Research

Ingrid Volkmer (ed.)

Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley Blackwell (2012), pp. 227-244

Google Scholar (8)

A News Portal Without a News Team: Journalistic and Marketing Logics at the Malaysian National News Agency

Amira Firdaus

In: Making Online News, Vol. 2: Newsroom Ethnographies in the Second Decade of Internet Journalism

David Domingo; Chris Paterson (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2011), pp. 141-150

"The internet has offered national news agencies the opportunity to extend the reach of their services to non-media consumers. This chapeter analyzes the case of BERNAMA, highlighting the tensions between journalism and marketing in the process of blurring the traditional definitions of news agency ... more

How Journalists and Self-Regulatory Structures Deal with Ethics and Press Freedom in a Changing Media Environment in Indonesia and Malaysia

Bettina Peters

Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) (2011), 11 pp.

"The paper looks at how journalists and press councils in two very different media systems in the same region – Indonesia and Malaysia – have addressed the question of journalism ethics in the face of a changing media environment. The Indonesian Press Council, set up within the move to democracy ... more

National Studies on Assessing the Economic Contribution of the Copyright-Based Industries

Geneva: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2011), 352 pp.

External Link (13)

Localizing the Internet: An Anthropological Account

John R. Postill

New York et al.: Berghahn (2011), xxv, 150 pp.

"Internet activism is playing a crucial role in the democratic reform happening across many parts of Southeast Asia. Focusing on Subang Jaya, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, this study offers an in-depth examination of the workings of the Internet at the local level. In fact, Subang Jaya is regarded as Ma ... more

Google Scholar (7)

Malaysia: Glaube, Gesellschaft und Politik eines Schwellenlandes

Freddy Dutz (ed.)

Hamburg: Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland (EMW) (2011), 220 pp.

External Link (13)

Islam and Popular Culture in Indonesia and Malaysia

Andrew N. Weintraub (ed.)

Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge (2011), xv, 259 pp.

Southeast Asian Media: Patterns of Production and Consumption. A Survey of National Media in 10 Countries of Southeast Asia

Jeremy Wagstaff

London: Open Society Foundation, Media Program (2010), 128 pp.

External Link (21)

Social Media and Politics: Online Social Networking and Political Communication in Asia

Philip Behnke (ed.)

Singapore: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2010), 140 pp.

"This is a compilation of 13 essays and studies that show the role social networking is playing in political communication in Asia. Each of the 13 chapters describes how various online social communities and networks such as Twitter, Facebook and blogs, are being used as tools in general political c ... more

Audiovisual Media Policy, Regulation and Independence in Southeast Asia

Toby Mendel

Open Society Foundation, Media Program (2010), 46 pp.

"This study provides an overview of the broadcasting environment in the ten countries covered, with a focus on regulatory systems. It outlines the constitutional framework in each country, as well as the status of international law. This is followed by a brief outline of the broadcasting sector in e ... more

External Link (21)

Asia's Media Innovators Vol. 2

Stephen Quinn, Kim Kierans

Singapore: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2010), 137 pp.

"Asia’s Media Innovator’s Vol 2 is the offspring of the earlier book that appeared in 2008. This new volume consists of studies of innovations at media companies in the region. The success of these media companies shows the dynamism in the region, and reflects its potential for growth. Each chap ... more

External Link (9)