GeoPolitics and the Media in Asia and the Pacific

Pulling in Different Directions

Kalinga Seneviratne (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

238 Seiten

2024 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-1399-6 (ISBN)

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This book is a timely publication that focusses on the media's role in fermenting geo-political battles pulling the Asia-Pacific region in different directions, threatening to disturb the peace and the hard-won prosperity of Asia. The book examines the media narratives of the brewing geo-political tensions in the Indian Ocean, the South China Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, questioning whether the media's adversarial culture is to blame for the military focus of the reporting. Looming battles in the Himalayas and the Mekong River regions are also dealt with. The author questions the hypocrisy of the 'rules-based order' and 'debt trap' media narratives, arguing that the West needs to understand the East and respect their viewpoints. The book provides ideas and guidelines for both global (western) and regional media to report geo-political issues without a militarist mindset.

Dr Kalinga Seneviratne is a Sri Lanka born Australian journalist, podcaster, and international communications specialist. He is currently a Research Fellow at the Shinawatra International University in Bangkok, Thailand, and a consultant to the Journalism Program at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. He was the Head of Research at the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) in Singapore from 2005-2012. He has authored two books: 'Myth of Free Media and Fake News in the Post-Truth Era' and 'Countering MTV Influence in Indonesia and Malaysia'. He has also edited numerous other books on communications issues such as 'Mindful Communication for Sustainable Development: Perspectives from Asia' (2018). He has been a prolific feature writer for news agencies and publications, especially in Asia, for the past 30 years. Kalinga is currently a regular contributor to the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. He has also taught at tertiary level in Australia, Singapore, Thailand, India, Kyrgyzstan and Fiji.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.2024
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Wirtschaft
ISBN-10	1-0364-1399-3 / 1036413993
ISBN-13	978-1-0364-1399-6 / 9781036413996
Zustand	Neuware