In view of the tumultuous, conflictual, and divisive global environment; Russia's military attack on Ukraine; and anti-government uprisings in Iran and elsewhere, this timely book explores the crucial roles that media, war, religion, and politics play in impacting people and forming public opinion around the world. Prominent and accomplished experts in media, communication, politics, journalism, international relations, global studies, and cultural studies around the globe come together to present a vital resource for all decision-makers at local, national, and international levels. Multicultural and multidisciplinary contributors methodically research, assess, write, and present their findings through a variety of content and discourse analysis. This significant collaborative book provides a valuable and much-needed global discourse and analysis of our increasingly divided nations and world. In this eclectic and multidisciplinary volume, contributors focus on various issues including the rise of nationalism, militarism, fake news, climate crisis, media corporations, economic inequalities, inequality, refugee crisis, cultural representations, social media, human interactions, information warfare, propaganda, and emergence of a new world order.
Yahya R. Kamalipour is a professor of communications and former chair of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, North Carolina A&T State University, USA. Profiled in the Contemporary Authors, he has published eighteen books, including the acclaimed Global Media Perceptions of the United States: The Trump Effect, Global Communication: A Multicultural Perspective (3rd edition), Global Discourse in Fractured Times, and Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age. He is founding director of the Global Media Journals network and founding president of the Global Communication Association. John V. Pavlik is professor of journalism and media studies at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA. His books include Disruption and Digital Journalism, Journalism inthe Age of Virtual Reality, Converging Media, Media in the Digital Age, Journalism and New Media and The People's Right to Know. He is co-developer of the Situated Documentary, a form of location-based storytelling using Augmented Reality and 360-degree video. He has served as a judge of the Emmy Awards for excellence in television news and documentaries for more than three decades.
Introduction Yahya R. Kamalipour, North Carolina A&T State University John V. Pavlik, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey I. The Global Context 1. Contemporary Geopolitics, War, and Media: A Historical Context Lee B. Artz, Purdue University Northwest II. Political Ideologies 2. Revisiting the Clash of Civilizations' Debate: What has Changed 30 Years Later? Raymond Taras, Tulane University III. Social Media and Politics 3. Censorship, Social Media Corporations, and their Connections with US Foreign Policy Think Tanks David J. Park, Florida International University 4. The world leaders on social media Alexander Laskin, Quinnipiac University IV. Media and Propaganda 5. Propaganda: Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News, and Manipulation Marina Vujnovic, Monmouth University, and Dean Kruckeberg, University of North Carolina Charlotte V. Media and Conflicts 6. Russia, Ukraine, and the Court of Public Opinion Richard Gershon, Western Michigan University 7. Reporting War and Conflict: Global South Versus Global North News Frames Maha Bashri, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain VI. Woman, Life, Freedom: The 2022 Uprisings in Iran 8. "Say Her Name, Mahsa Amini!" An Overview of The Woman, Life, Freedom Movement in Iran Negin Hosseini Goodrich, Purdue University West Lafayette VII. Media and Representation 9. Critical Analysis of Islam in the Western Press: An Islamophobic Perspective Syed Abdul Siraj and Hina Nawaz, Bahria University, Pakistan 10. Image of Russia in American media Greydina Nadezhda, Pyatigorsk State University, Russia VIII. Climate Crisis 11. Local Crises, Global Catastrophes: Australian Media Responses to Permanent Crisis Hart Cohen and Myra Gurney, Western Sydney University, and Antonio Castillo, RMIT University, Australia 12. Climate Change, Clean Energy, and the Purification of Society Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington, Seattle IX. International Agreements and Treaties 13. NATO Resurgent: Will the Ukrainian Conflict Revitalize NATO for the Long-Term? Richard Rupp, Purdue University Northwest X. Global Information Warfare 14. Cyberspace and Information Warfare - The Threats to Democracy, Governance and National Security Robin Maria Valeri, St. Bonaventure University, and Binneh Minteh, Salem State University About the editors About the contributors Index
