Trends in Media and Communication Research in Malaysia
Edited by Fauziah Ahmad
Special issue of Journal of Asian Pacific Communication 23:2 (2013) vi, 134 pp.
Fauziah Ahmad
List of John Benjamins publications for which Fauziah Ahmad plays a role.
Title
Subjects Afro-Asiatic languages | Altaic languages | Communication Studies
Articles
2015 Social media and the arab spring: Dissemination of information among Malaysians Media and communication as antecedents to the transformation agenda in Malaysia: Challenges and realities, Salman, Ali (ed.), pp. 220–230 | Article
The year 2010 has seen the rise of West Asia with the Arab Spring phenomena. The event has triggered the solidarity of at least 8 countries in the region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and has seen the ousting of Hosni Mubarak’s regime. Malaysia is emotionally attached to Egypt through… read more
2013 Interethnic tolerance among multiethnic youth: Accommodating differences in the construction of social citizenship Trends in Media and Communication Research in Malaysia, Ahmad, Fauziah (ed.), pp. 270–285 | Article
A pluralistic nation like Malaysia needs an extremely organised and sensible society in order to be fruitfully tolerant. Living in a plural community demands a strong willingness to accommodate different ethnic expectations. Tolerance is crucial for the achievement of the right kind of community.… read more
2013 Peace journalism: Implications of war and peace news amongst Malaysian audience Trends in Media and Communication Research in Malaysia, Ahmad, Fauziah (ed.), pp. 258–269 | Article
The dilemma between war and peace has often created continuous debates among many people even though their countries are not involved in the act of war. What they see on television or read on the Internet and in the newspapers are enough to incite emotions and feelings. Some took to the streets and… read more