Table of Contents
The Impact of Digital Media Platforms
on the Ethnic-Based Political System in Malaysia . 4
1. Introduction: Malaysia’s Political System . . . . . . 4
2. Challenges of the Ruling Party
after the 2008 National General Election . . . . . . 6
3. Digital Media Platforms in Malaysia . . . . . . . . . 10
4. Law Enforcement for Misconducts
on Digital Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5. The Future of Digital Media
in Political Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
African Journalism Cultures: The Struggle of Free
Expression Against Neo-patrimonial Control . . . . . 16
A. Reforming the personalistic discourse
of governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
B. Defending the right of objective,
critical reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
C. Challenging the “universal control”
of a neo-patrilineal power structure . . . . . . . . . . 18
D. Introducing the language and convictions
of human rights into the public discourse . . . . . . 19
E. The media culture of radical protest . . . . . . . . . . 19
F. The struggle against the repressive legal system 21
G. The influence of money on journalism products
and journalism styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
H. The significance of journalism education,
media councils, and investigative journalism . . . 22
I. Is the “freedom of information” movement
an important value for African journalists? . . . . 22
J. The demands of profitability as an obstacle
to critical journalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
K. Conclusion: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Journalism in India Today: A Brief Overview . . . . 26
A. The middle class and the media . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
B. Right to Information Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
C. Political engagement, journalism, and
social media: A tri-junction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
D. Rise of the new media startups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
E. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Recommended Citation
Baharin, Muhammad Izawan; Waheed, Moniza; Hellmueller, Lea; White, Robert A.; and Soni, Aayush
(2017)
"After Development Journalism: Asia and Africa,"
Communication Research Trends: Vol. 36:
Iss.
3, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/crt/vol36/iss3/1