This comprehensive collection examines the complex relationship between media and conflict across diverse Asian contexts, offering critical insights into how news coverage shapes public understanding of violence, protest, and social tensions.
From domestic violence reporting in China to the framing of political upheaval in Iran, the six research studies reveal how media narratives both reflect and influence conflict dynamics across the region. The volume demonstrates how different media systems- from hyperlocal digital platforms in India to international news outlets covering Kazakhstan- employ distinct framing strategies that impact audience perceptions and policy responses. It analyses the role of technology in conflict reporting, examines accessibility challenges for persons with disabilities in media consumption, and explores how digital stressors affect contemporary news engagement. Each study employs rigorous methodological approaches including comparative content analysis and validation of measurement instruments.
This work is essential reading for postgraduate courses in media studies, international relations, and Asian studies programmes, providing both theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence for understanding media's role in contemporary conflicts. This book was originally published as a special issue of Media Asia.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction 1. Media coverage of domestic violence-related issues in China 2. Framing conflict in Kazakhstan: a comparative analysis of Kazakh, Russian, and U.K. news outlets 3. Riots or revolution? A framing analysis of the Mahsa Amini protests in U.S. and Iranian media 4. Hyperlocal digital news media in Indian languages: creating value propositions for the audience, but what's holding them back in sustaining their ventures? 5. A study on the promotion of broadcasting for persons with disabilities using new media, focusing on the visually or hearing impaired 6. Urdu adaptation and validation of Multidimensional Digital Stressor Scale Afterword
