1st Edition

Dimensions of Media in Asia

Edited By Danilo Araña Arao Copyright 2026
142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the evolving landscape of media across Asia, offering critical insights into contemporary challenges facing journalism, digital communication, and media representation in the region. Drawing from six rigorous research studies, the volume explores diverse dimensions of Asian media systems, from authoritarian resistance strategies to digital platform dynamics. The book provides... Read more

Introduction

Danilo Araña Arao

 

1. Boycotting in journalism: how journalists quietly protest in an authoritarian country

Bahtiyar Kurambayev, Karlyga Myssayeva and Eric Freedman

 

2. Identifying primary frames of official public health reporting in mainland China: a before-and-after policy change analysis using the ANTMN approach

Chuqi Wang And Zhiyu Li

 

3. Towards a taxonomy of English-language news podcasting in India

Sneha Gore Mehendale

 

4. How do leading Japanese cosmetic brands use consumer culture positioning strategies in China? Investigating six Japanese brands' advertisements on Weibo

Xiaolong Zhang

 

5. The effects of technology readiness, risks, and benefits on smart home technology adoption: extending the Theory of Planned Behavior model

Louis Leung and Marsena Cheung

 

6. You still want to have kids, right? Representation of childfree women in Indonesian leading online news outlets

Nicky Stephani

 

Afterword

Danilo Araña Arao

Biography

Danilo Araña Arao is a professor of journalism at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. He is the editor of Media Asia. Based in the Philippines, he taught in South Korea and studied in Germany.