News of Interest to the Profession
Malcolm R. Parks (University of Washington) and Kory Floyd (Arizona State University) received the 2011 Charles H. Woolbert Award from the National Communication Association. The Woolbert Award honors articles with significant and lasting disciplinary impact. The article cited was:
Parks, M.R. & Floyd, K. (1996). Making friends in cyberspace. Journal of Communication, 46(1), 80-97.
The article is generally considered to be the first systematic study of relationship development in online settings and has been cited over 1000 times.
Edited by Fran C. Dickson and Lynne M. Webb (Peter Lang Publishers, 2012)
SBN-13: 978-1433111020 (paperbound). $36.95.
In this volume, the first book-length work to address effective family communication during times of crisis, leading researchers provide in-depth discussions of communication theory vis-a-vis specific scientific analysis of families in crisis. Three general types of crises are examined: relational crises (infidelity, infertility, identity shifts, parental deployment, death of a child); health crises (mothers with breast cancer, children with disabilities, pediatric cancer, geriatric health crises); and economic crises (job loss, divorce, homelessness, post-hurricane survival).
Each chapter ends with practical advice for families on how to communicate effectively during crisis. Given its presentation of diverse theories, research methodologies, and crises, this volume can serve as a useful textbook for graduate courses in communication and family studies. In addition, the accessible writing style and engaging topics make it an ideal supplemental text for upper division undergraduate classes and a useful resource for practitioners who assist families in crisis.
Chapter authors include Patricia Amason, Christine Aramburu Alegria, Paul Arntson, Mary Z. Ashlock, Deborah S. Ballard-Reisch, APatrice M. Buzzanell, Heather E. Canary, Jennifer Kellie Corti, Lindsay J. Della, Steve Duck, Carla L. Fisher, Kathleen Galvin, Lauren Grill, Joy L. Hart, James M. Honeycutt, Katheryn Maguire, Christopher Mapp, John Nicholson, Jon F. Nussbaum, Jennifer A. Samp, Erin Sahlstein, Allison R. Thorson, Lynn H. Turner, and Kandi L. Walker, among others.
Fran C. Dickson, Editor (PhD, Bowling Green State University, 1983) is Professor and Department Chair of Communication Studies, Chapman University. She is the author of over 25 essays and research reports including articles in the Journal of Applied Communication Research, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, and Journal of Family Communication. Her research focuses primarily on later-life adults' communication in personal and family relationships.
Lynne M. Webb, Editor (PhD, University of Oregon, 1980) is Professor of Communication, University of Arkansas. She has published two scholarly readers and over 50 essays including multiple theories, research reports, and pedagogical papers. Dr. Webb is a past president of the Southern States Communication Association and has served in multiple offices in the National Communication Association. Her research focuses on social media as well as parent-child communication.
COMMUNITY RADIO IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
PETER LANG - International Academic Publishers are pleased to announce a new book by Janey Gordon (ed.): COMMUNITY RADIO IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2012. X, 403 pp., 2 b/w ill., 5 tables pb. ISBN 978-3-0343-0728-4 CHF 70.00 / US-$ 74.95
In the twenty-first century, community radio is fulfilling an increasingly important role in the world's mediascape. This book documents the ways in which community radio broadcasters and activists are using the medium in countries around the world to challenge political corruption, aid the transition to political democracy and broadcast voices that are otherwise unheard. The contributors to the volume are academics and practitioners from five continents, many with first-hand experience of community radio. Each chapter demonstrates the pivotal role that small radio stations can play in developing, sustaining and invigorating communities. The book charts campaigns for the legalisation of community radio and relates them to a theoretical context, while providing illustrations and examples from community radio stations around the world.
Contents:
Janey Gordon: Introduction - Peter Lewis: 'It's Only Community Radio': The British Campaign for Community Radio - Brandy Doyle: Low Power Community Radio in the US: The Beginnings, the First Ten Years and Future Prospects - Lisa Brooten: When Commercialism and Militarization Prevail: Examining Community Radio in the Philippines - Evan Light: From Pirates to Partners: The Legalization of Community Radio in Uruguay - S. M. Shameem Reza: From Elite Perceptions to Marginal Voices: Community Radio in Bangladesh - Janey Gordon: Community Radio, Mobile Phones and the Electromagnetic Spectrum - Kerrie Foxwell: The Rise of Community Mass Media: Some Implications for Classic Media Theory - Donald R. Browne: What is 'Community' in Community Radio? A Consideration of the Meaning, Nature and Importance of a Concept - Susan Forde/Michael Meadows: Facilitating Public Conversations: The Role of the 'Citizen' in Community Radio and Alternative Journalism - Nick Rubin: Music Based Community Radio as Alternative Media - Michael Huntsberger: 'My Show is a Public Service': How Values of Free Expression and Professionalism Influence Community Radio Organizations - Mary Traynor: Ducking the Party Line: Lessons in Community Radio from Laos and China - Gabriella Velics: The Changing Situation of Hungarian Community Radio - Kennedy Javuru: Community Radio in East Africa: For or By the Community? - Last Moyo: Community Radio and Cultural Citizenship: Reflections on Radio Islam and Democratic Citizenship in South Africa - Caroline Mitchell: Praxis and Participation in Community Radio Training in Europe - Emma Ward/Tom Buckham/Lawrie Hallett: Practical Community Radio Audience Measurement - Janey Gordon: The Role of University Radio in the Development of Community Radio Stations: A History.
Janey Gordon is a principal lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire, where she is the project co-ordinator for the university's community radio station. She teaches radio broadcasting and her research interests and publications are in the areas of community radio, mobile phones and media pedagogy. She has a background as a professional broadcaster and started her career in radio at the BBC.
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New edition of the International Journal of Internet Science
We are happy to announce the newest issue (Vol. 6, Issue 1) of the International Journal of Internet Science at http://ijis.net
Ulf-Dietrich Reips: Journal Impact Revisited (Editorial)
Michael Opgenhaffen& Leen d'Haenens: The Impact of Online News Features on Learning from News: A Knowledge Experiment
Barbara Stiglbauer, Timo Gnambs,& Manuela Gamsjeger:The Interactive Effects of Motivations and Trust in Anonymity on Adolescents' Enduring Participation in Web-based Social Science Research: A Longitudinal Behavioral Analysis
Taghreed M. Alqudsi-ghabra, Talal Al-Bannai,& Mohammad Al-Bahrani: The Internet in the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (AGCC): Vehicle of Change
Book review: Edith de Leeuw: Handbook of Web Surveys
Please find the issue at
http://www.ijis.net/ijis6_1/ijis6_1_index.html
Global Media Journal
The second issue of the open access Global Media Journal (DE) can be found here: http://www.globalmediajournal.de/current-issue/
In regard to its general focus on Intercultural and International Communication it contains a special edition about "Integration Discourses in the Media".
The topic is reflected in peer-reviewed articles, as well as in an interview and book reviews.
Volume 1, No. 2
Herbst / Autumn 2011
Special edition: Integration Discourses in the Media
Christine Horz & Carola Richter
Editorial
Elisabeth Klaus & Ricarda Drueke
More or less desirable citizens: Mediated Spaces of identity and cultural citizenship (article in English)
Ulrike Irrgang
Beyond Sarrazin? Zur Darstellung von Migration in deutschen Medien am Beispiel der Berichterstattung in SPIEGEL und BILD (article in German)
Dennis Lichtenstein, Christiane Eilders und Julija Perlova
Integrationsprozesse in segmentierten Offentlichkeiten. Die EU als Integrationschance fur die Parallelgesellschaften in Lettland? (article in German)
Magdalena Ratajczak
Representation and Visibility. Roma in the Media (article in English)
Susan Schenk & Mohamed Ahmed
Does Al Jazeera make a difference? The framing of the Iranian election 2009 by Al Jazeera Arabic and CNN International (article in English)
Interview
Produkt eines jahrzehntelangen Kommunikationsprozesses
Interview mit Dr. Sabine Schiffer zu Migrationsdiskursen in den Medien (interview in German)
Buchrezensionen / Book Reviews
Dirk-Claas Ulrich
Mohan J. Dutta: Communicating Social Change: Structure, Culture and Agency (2011) (review in English)
Christine Horz
Margreth Lunenborg, Katharina Fritsche, Annika Bach: Migrantinnen in den Medien (2011) (review in German)