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Introduction: Global communication governance at the crossroads
No full textThe current historical moment is characterised by a multitude of intersecting dynamics and challenges. The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the vulnerability of the social, economic and political foundations of contemporary societies across the world; recurring wars and geopolitical tensions point to the fragility of international relations; and the looming ecological breakdown questions the very future of human civilisation. Yet while right-wing populism is shaking up politics in many countries, there is growing recognition that these challenges require cross-border collaboration as well as perspectives that complement established (mostly Western) vantage points, and new movements and alliances to forge links to address multiple questions of social (and global) justice. Promises of globalisation and global governance that seemed to hold only a couple of decades ago now sound increasingly hollow, but the re-emergence of nationalisms and isolationist policies do not provide many promising answers. We are at a crossroads with regard to the very future of human existence, but also in the ways our media and communication systems are organised and may develop in the coming years and decades. The respective roles of different actors in shaping our communicative environment are in flux, and their configurations and power relations will have huge implications for our future possibilities for generating and sharing knowledge and contributing our voices to the necessary debates around existential and communication challenges
New economics for the new media
No full textAs a new media form, the cell phone is known as the fifth media form in China, closely following newspaper, broadcast, TV, and the Internet. The SMS (short message services) value-added service is a profitable market in China. \ud
The news which is published by the official newspaper groups represents the most authoritative information in China. In recent years, newspaper groups have set up their news SMS services as a way for traditional media to utilise the new media, to provide value-added information services. However, because this field is a comparatively new, developing market, and there was a lack of management experience and governance rules for service providers (SPs) at the initial stage, many SPs initially exploited an absence of rules to the disadvantage of their customers. A large number of complaints from SMS consumers were voiced in 2004 and 2005, and as a consequence the authorities utilized administrative and technological means to restrict the actions of SPs. This action meant that a number of SMS service providers had to withdraw from the market, and has forced the Chinese market for SMS news services into a phase of redevelopment.\ud
This paper outlines the development of SMS news services by the Yunnan Daily Press Group. It also investigates the potential for cell phone media to become one of the main channels through which news is accessed in China. \u
Intimate banalities: The emotional currency of shared camera phone images during the Queensland flood disaster
No full textThe Smartphone App Economy and App Ecosystems
No full textThe last decade has witnessed the rise of the cell phone from a mode of communication to an indispensable multimedia device, and this phenomenon has led to the burgeoning of mobile communication studies in media, cultural studies, and communication departments across the academy. The Routledge Companion to Mobile Media seeks to be the definitive publication for scholars and students interested in comprehending all the various aspects of mobile media. This collection, which gathers together original articles by a global roster of contributors from a variety of disciplines, sets out to contextualize the increasingly convergent areas surrounding social, geosocial, and mobile media discourses. Features include:comprehensive and interdisciplinary models and approaches for analyzing mobile media; wide-ranging case studies that draw from this truly global field, including China, Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, as well as Europe, the UK, and the US; a consideration of mobile media as part of broader media ecologies and histories; chapters setting out the economic and policy underpinnings of mobile media; explorations of the artistic and creative dimensions of mobile media; studies of emerging issues such as ecological sustainability; up-to-date overviews on social and locative media by pioneers in the field. Drawn from a range of theoretical, artistic, and cultural approaches, The Routledge Companion to Mobile Media will serve as a crucial reference text to inform and orient those interested in this quickly expanding and far-reaching field. [Book Synopsis
Young and connected: Psychological influences of mobile phone use amongst Australian youth
No full textTwo studies investigating psychosocial factors influencing mobile phone use amongst Australian youth are reported. In Study 1, focus groups comprising 32 participants, three major benefits of mobile phone use emerged: self, social, and practical. Additionally, symptoms of behavioural addiction were indicated. Study 2, used a uses and gratifications theory framework to investigate factors underlying mobile phone use, in particular, indicators of addiction. Participants (N = 946) completed a questionnaire assessing level of mobile phone use; uses and gratifications relating to use; and three addiction indicators, withdrawal, loss of control and salience. Three mobile phone gratifications, self, social, and security, were revealed. Social and self gratification predicted level of use and addictive tendency, with self gratification exhibiting the greatest impact on the three addiction indicators. Results of the two studies assist in understanding young people’s use of mobile phones, providing a foundation for future research in mobile phone addiction
Histories of blogging
No full textIn the early to mid-2000s, at the height of ‘Web 2.0’, blogs represented many potential ideals: the ability for anyone to publish what they wanted; the possibility of an audience of millions; the ability to break news and change politics. But these ideals are just a small part of what blogging was, and what it continues to be. This chapter examines the evolution of blogging as practice, genre, and influence, as key elements that defined the ‘web log’ as such have become adopted and standardized in contexts that otherwise might not be considered ‘blogs’. From personal reflections on LiveJournal to international communities of mp3 bloggers, citizen journalism from around the world and news websites live-blogging developments as they happen, blogging took, and continues to take, many forms. This chapter provides an overview of this diversity and the changes of forms and perceptions around blogging, including in response to the popularity of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr
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